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Motion: - Answer "Motion encompasses the realm of entities that do not respond to words, Burke labels this realm as nonsymbolic. Motion is the processes going on without any intervention from humans. Example: The snowflakes falling from the sky. " Dramatism: - Answer "Kenneth Burke developed a critical technique called dramatism. The foundation of dramatism is the concept of motive: the reasons why people do the things they do. Burke believed that all of life was drama (in the sense of fiction), and we may discover the motives of actors (people) by looking for their particular type of motivation in action and discourse. He set up a ""pentad,"" which are five questions to ask of any discourse to begin teasing out the motive. You may recognize these questions as similar to the six news reporter's questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how.