Article 5 Response: The Secret to Being Memorable and Persuasive

For this week’s blog, I read an article named “The Secret To Being Memorable and Persuasive.” In this article, Joe Romm mentions many incredible ways to be remembered. The overall point of this article teaches readers how to be memorable and persuasive by using figures of speech to his or her advantage. Using figures of speech catch people’s attention and it makes the person using figures of speech stands out. It has been proven that it tends to stick in people’s brain because it can be catchy. Advertisement, songs, and famous sayings all have a catchy phrase and that phrase usually what helps it become memorable.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

“Popular songs have a catchy “hook” or phrase that is repeated many times. Last summer’s monster hit ‘Call me maybe’ has one of the cleverest, hardest-to-get-out-of-your-head hooks you can squeeze into three words, ‘Call me maybe.’ The words ‘me’ and ‘maybe’ have both rhyme and alliteration.”

This excerpt is important because it is true that there are tons of songs on the radio or in movies that are catchy. I can relate to this because just recently I have listened to a song named, “Feel this moment,” and the beat, rhythm, and lyrics as well as the way the singer sings the song stays in my head for several days. It is so catchy, and the repetition and the rhymes of the lyrics made it quite memorable just like any other song.