Blogger Final Assessment

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

I usually try to write the way I would talk to people by typing like I am talking to someone instead of just writing an assignment. One way I demonstrate this is when I say, “Drop a comment down below,” in my review of Animal Farm. This shows my writer’s voice writing it more laid back than saying something like, ‘Leave a comment and I’ll respond.’ I also demonstrate my writing voice by saying what I actually think, such as when I say, “There were some points of the book that I had even forgotten that the characters were animals.” This shows that it is my voice because others could just say, ‘The animals acted like humans,’ or, ‘the animals are like humans.’ This also shows my writing voice by showing that I write what I think instead of being a dead writer and being boring such as some people who have no voice, and don’t use any writing techniques.

 

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.

     When I write, I like to describe my thoughts to the reader, such as if I am talking to them in real life. This is shown when I say, “There were some points of the book that I had even forgotten that the characters were animals.” This is describing the thought that you can get so lost in the book that you forget you are reading about animals talking, but they are talking and acting like people. I also like to vary my sentences in my writing. They vary from short, “Why do you think those who come into power become so corrupt,” to medium, “This is a very good read for a 140 page book that demonstrates monarchies, or even dictatorships very well,” to long, “I would recommend this book for most people because this book is a fantasy, but it makes it seem like all of the animals seem like they are people.” This makes it seem like I go more in-depth for some things rather than another. The sentence length also conveys importance of some things over another, such as the reason I would recommend the book to a question to evoke comments. The reason for recommendation is more important, so it is longer.