Final Blog Post

1. 1.   What specific words/phrases demonstrate your writer’s voice? How / why do these words/phrases showcase your personality as a writer?

There are many words and phrases throughout my blog post that I believe really show my voice. I thought I did a really good job on keeping my blog post casual and it was almost like I was having a conversation with the reader even though they weren’t really there talking to me. One thing I think I did well on was giving my opinion on something, which helped the reader hear my voice throughout my blog post. I said, “A romantic novel would not be a romantic novel without some type of dilemma. There’s always something that puts a twist on the story in 9 out of 10 love books you read.” This gives the reader a little bit of background information and allows them to get to know me and my view on several things. And maybe other can relate too. Towards the end of my blog post in all caps I highlight one word which was “HIGHLY’. This word being in caps really helped putted emphasis on the word and the whole sentence letting the reader know I feel confidently about what I am saying.

         2.  What purposeful diction AND syntax choices did you make to enhance your writer’s voice? You must choose to discuss at least one diction AND one syntax technique from the list below. Make sure to include textual evidence from your post where you included the diction and syntax choices you discuss.

Throughout my blog post I used casual/low diction so it wasn’t very hard to understand it was just like a conversation with someone about my book. I added a few personal examples or text to self in there that increased my writer’s voice. I varied my sentence length’s from short to long and broke it up into paragraphs so people did not feel like they were reading one large heavy paragraph which is usually not peoples favorite.  In one sentence all I said was “Sadly.” It was just a short quick sentence carrying on the conversational piece of the blog and adding voice at the same time by giving my opinion on parents having more power than children. It also allowed me to end the topic I was talking about and transition into a different one more casually. Towards the beginning of my blog I asked a question which was just a normal question you could ask in a conversation as if you were literally face to face talking to someone about this book. I said, “It’s one of the most popular books, so why not give it a try?”  This is a great example of syntax and is an example of a rhetorical question. This question is not needed to be answered it is just me putting my opinion out there and giving my view on what I am talking about.

A Chilled Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called "It"

      I recently started reading the book A Chilled Called "It". Let me tell you, this book did not take very long to fall in love with. It was for sure a harder topic to grasp but it was very interesting to me to read about something you very rarely hear about, an abusive home life. So far this book is about a little boy who is treated VERY poorly. His mom abuses him and he has no opinion on anything and no control over his life. In class recently we have been talking about elements of a column. My group had to study engaging beginnings which went hand in hand with me starting a new book. The author started off the book with a short little story. Rather than describing what was going to happen in the book. You know what cathces my interest, personal expieriences. Knowing this story was true made me look at this book in a whole new way.  Personal examples are always a good way to begin a book. Hearing about this littles boys home life instantaneously gave me a huge respect for mine. It opened to my eyes to things I dont hear about oftenly but are for sure definite problems. Within the first paragraph the other uses good diction, syntax, and many different types of figurative language to real you in and engage you in his book.

        The second paragraph says "SMACK! mother hits me in the face and I topple to the floor."

        I loved how the author puts smack in all caps really showing the affect this word has on this story. SHowing the abuse the innocent little boy recieves. He uses words like topple verses fall which is much more interesting to your reader. Seeing the word topple verses fall and little things like that add strength to his writing. It did not take long for me to realize that this book was a good choice and was going to be hard to put down. The beginnings of a book is what determines wether you will continue reading or abandon the book. In my case the beginning of this book did nothing more than make me want to continue reading it. Give this book a try and open your eyes up to things you may not see or hear about everyday.