What I Love About The South Analysis

Rodney Atkins’ hit song What I Love about the South says, “If you need a Dixie Fix just come on down,” How could you not want to just hop on a plane and go down south? That is exactly the response Rodney Atkins tries to get across in his song. This song is an amazing example of a rhetorical equilibrium; Rodney does a great job of persuading others to agree with him on his outlook about how great the south is. Rodney uses rhetorical appeal such as ethos logos and pathos, in his song What I Love about the South, to achieve a depiction of his opinion of what the south is like. “Whhhheeeewwww whhhhhheeewww!!!” Before the lyrics even began, you hear the happy and upbeat sound of guitars, banjoes, and a fun filled beat that automatically puts you in a happy mood. Rodney does this because if you are already in a happy or feel good mood you are more

You are already intrigued and you do not even know it. Using words like southern girls with a southern draw, sweet tea, swimming pools, crawfish, and deer jerky allows most people to envision themselves being a part of the southern life. The background music helps capture the audience’s interest, and with the audience’s interest captured, Rodney is in the best position to begin his execution of effective rhetoric. The audience that Rodney Atkins is trying to reach out to in his song What I Love about the South is the people who live in the south. He is trying to get them to see how their memories about the south are the same. Sitting back reminiscing and sharing their stories will allow the people in the south to see