Who is the Speaker? What is the Occasion? What is the context for this speech? Where was the speech delivered? How and when? What historical events prompted or influenced this speech? How did the context of the speech help the speech to “hit home” with its listeners, meeting its target audience at exactly the right moment? Who is the Audience? Who was this written for? Identify the audience of the speech, and use specific examples from the speech to prove that your identified group is indeed the audience. Why was this written? Clearly identify the Purpose of the speech. Why was this speech written? What is its “point”? What is the speaker trying to prove or support?
