Final Blogging Assessment

     Within the book, the author uses a variety of sentence structure and lengths to add emphasis to specific pieces. One specific line in the chapter Waiting for David, is when the author is describing a scene and says, "The world burst into flames" (70). I chose this quote because this short sentence structure used by the author, expresses the situation taking place and gets directly to the point. This quote adds value to my conversation because it adds imagery and a hyperbole that allow the reader to imagine what is going on without actually reading the chapter. This short sentence structure allows the reader to have a different view on the topic just with a few words. This short quote allows the writer to explain to the reader what they need to know and allows the reader to quickly interpret what is being explained to them.

     Some syntax and diction choices I utilized within my blog to enhance my writer's voice is when I said, "Hyperboles can help the piece sound more interesting just by making the sentence not sound as familiar to the reader." Here, I added a long sentence to explain a hyperbole to insure my reader's understand what I am discussing. If I didn't add this sentence some readers may have became confused of why I was referring to the sentence I was explaining. I also used casual diction when I was saying, "making them quick and easy to comprehend." By using the words "quick and easy" I am making my sentence less complicated allowing the reader too completely understand every word.

     Within my piece, I use technology to enhance the conversation. I used dictionary.com to help explain other words the author could have used to make his/her text more intriguing. By using this technology, it allows the reader to consider other words they could use and the source that help them identify more elevated diction. This could not only help in their writing, but could help them learn more terms to help understand in further pieces.

Why do you think this author wrote this piece?

     When we were younger, we all read poems by Shel Silverstein,with their interesting features. Whether it was Where the Sidewalk ends or any other of his amazing pieces.But one specifically stands out to me. Below is the poem Bear in There, by Shel Silverstein. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

There's a Polar Bear

In our Frigidaire--

He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.

With his seat in the meat

And his face in the fish

And his big hairy paws

In the buttery dish,

He's nibbling the noodles,

He's munching the rice,

He's slurping the soda,

He's licking the ice.

And he lets out a roar

If you open the door.

And it gives me a scare

To know he's in there--

That Polary Bear

In our Fridgitydaire.

http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poems/best/shel_silverstein

     This poem is based on an interesting topic. Silverstein is discussing a polar bear throughout this whole poem and describing it in many ways. I feel like Silverstein wrote this to entertain his audience, due to this poem not giving actual facts about the polar bear. The author uses comedy by saying, "He's slurping the soda," to further express this piece of being used for entertainment purposes. I enjoyed how Silverstein used a variety of imagery throughout this piece to further engage the audience.
   

Important lines from Uglies

     Throughout the book Uglies, there are many important lines intended for the audience to dig deeper into. Many of them are a variety of short and long sentences. One specific line in the chapter Waiting for David, is when the author is describing a scene and says, "The world burst into flames" (70). The author uses this short sentence structure to express the situation in which Shay throws a "sparkler". This short sentence structure allows the reader to have a different view on the situation at hand.  

     In this sentence, the author uses a hyperbole to over-exaggerate the situation. Hyperboles can help the piece sound more interesting just by making the sentence not sound as familiar to the reader. Also, by using a short sentence structure, the author is drawing more attention towards the sentence. These short sentences get right to the point, making them quick and easy to comprehend. The author uses casual diction in this sentence, to get directly to the point without using to complicated word choice.

     Although the author uses a lot of casual diction within this piece, he could have used some  elevated diction to make the text a bit more complicated. On dictionary.com, I found that the author could have changed the term, "bursts" into "erupts" or "gusts". This would have allowed the reader to consider the words being used.
 Below is a link of a variety of other words the author could have incorporated within their piece.
http://thesaurus.com/browse/burst

Vocabulary: Uglies

      In Uglies by Scott Westerfled, there is a variety of elevated diction being used. This elevated diction allows the reader to go more in depth with the passage without the author directly stating some of the words. It allows the reader to consider what is being written.
      Examples:

• "Her paranoia made a lot more sense now"(112). Paranoia means, a baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others. Westerfeld uses this to go more into detail with the topic, without actually going there himself.

• "The new uglies screamed in unison, scattering away from the flailing body plummeting towards them"(80). Plummeting means, to  fall, dive, drop, swoop. Westerfeld uses this word to make the act of falling more interesting then just using the word "falling" and it makes the reader more interested in what is occurring.