Final Post

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

I think the first sentence, when I say, “I thought I would tell you about my favorite books and recommend them to you!” helps showcase my personality as a writer. The way I wrote it makes you read it enthusiastically. It shows that I am excited to recommend my favorite books to people and it shows that I am passionate about these books. It also makes the post more conversational and friendly, like I am glad to tell you about my favorite books and I want to talk to you about them. I think another part that shows my voice is when I say, “I think this is a book everyone should read at one point of their lives.” This shows how powerful and important this book was to me. It shows my voice because it’s meaningful and it shows that I really care about people reading this book. I think those two lines best show my voice and personality as a writer.

 

2. What purposeful diction and syntax choices did you make to enhance your writer’s voice?

One diction choice I made was when I said, “This is a story about a boy and his dad traveling on a long road in a post-apocalyptic world. Their home was destroyed and they have to decide where to go next.” This has purposeful diction because I included connotation in these two sentences. Instead of just saying ‘father,’ I said ‘dad.’ The word ‘dad’ has a more personal connection than the word ‘father.’ When we think of a father, we think of just having a biological connection, but when we think of a dad, we think of a man who raised us and was there for us as we were growing up. This makes you realize that this book has a strong connection between the dad and his son, because if I had just said ‘father,’ it wouldn’t make the reader think they had as much of an emotional connection as they do. I also used the word ‘home’ instead of ‘house.’ A house is just a building, but a home is where you feel safe, and saying that their home got destroyed instead of their house leaves a much bigger impact.

One syntax choice I made was when I ask rhetorical questions. I asked, “how far is too far?” and “is Alex really a criminal, or is he a victim?” I added these two questions because they were questions that I asked myself while I was reading. It lets the reader see what I was thinking while I read the book. It also gives the reader a better idea of what the book is about. They are able to see what kinds of questions and thoughts the book provokes, so it gives them more of an idea. Also, these ideas were part of the main ideas of the book, and instead of just stating them, putting them in the form of a question makes it much more interesting and creative.