In English class, we were assigned a couple of columns to read, and make a blog post about it. When I started reading these blogs, I was quite bored. I didn't know what I would make my post on, until I read the last two columns. These columns were both by Dave Berry, and they were both funny. So, I decided to do my post on these two articles: "The Mother of all Parties," and "A Ruff and Ready Playmate."
His first text, "The Mother of All Parties" was about how some parents take their parties too seriously, and spend too much time and effort into them. He mentions someone that, "removed the ceiling with a chainsaw."(Barry) Ya. Really. The diction in this article is not elevated, but more of a casual one, like he is talking with friends. This could be used to appeal to more people, and make him sound friendly. He, like most column writers, gives us his opinion on a situation, but gives it too us in more of a humorous way. By using his own daughter, and the fact that she is about to turn four, is one strategy that can make us relate to him, which can make it funnier that it really is in my opinion. The syntax, or sentence structure that he uses, is interesting. There are definitely no bad examples of syntax in this column, since Barry is a veteran of column writing. His use of syntax is interesting when he starts writing SENTENCES IN ALL CAPS. This is definitely interesting because it is a way for Barry to let us know how emotional and it also puts emphasis on what he is saying. One example of this is when he is imitating his wife. He says, "BUT WE WILL HAVE A YELLOW BRICK ROAD." Obviously, this is a silly thing emphasize, but also added humor because it was so silly to capitalize.
Dave Barry's second column article was called "A Ruff and Ready Playmate." This article was about dogs, and why dogs were the best pet. Since I also like dogs, I wouldn't disagree with him. His reasons though, were what gave this article humor. He says that when a dog passes by 5 light stands, and starts barking furiously at the sixth, which is exactly the same, the dog is actually saving us from a dangerous entity. Something that I picked up while reading this article was the use of rhetoric. Or more specifically, the personification part of rhetoric. One example of personification that Barry uses is when he says that the light thinks, "Whew, that was close. "(Barry) This is a clear example of personification because as we all know, lights cannot think, but humans can. In this text, Barry also uses CAPITALIZED words, but were more for actions, or sounds. For example, "WHOOSH," or "WHAM." This article was also humorous and fun to read.
This here, is the legendary Dave Barry.
His first text, "The Mother of All Parties" was about how some parents take their parties too seriously, and spend too much time and effort into them. He mentions someone that, "removed the ceiling with a chainsaw."(Barry) Ya. Really. The diction in this article is not elevated, but more of a casual one, like he is talking with friends. This could be used to appeal to more people, and make him sound friendly. He, like most column writers, gives us his opinion on a situation, but gives it too us in more of a humorous way. By using his own daughter, and the fact that she is about to turn four, is one strategy that can make us relate to him, which can make it funnier that it really is in my opinion. The syntax, or sentence structure that he uses, is interesting. There are definitely no bad examples of syntax in this column, since Barry is a veteran of column writing. His use of syntax is interesting when he starts writing SENTENCES IN ALL CAPS. This is definitely interesting because it is a way for Barry to let us know how emotional and it also puts emphasis on what he is saying. One example of this is when he is imitating his wife. He says, "BUT WE WILL HAVE A YELLOW BRICK ROAD." Obviously, this is a silly thing emphasize, but also added humor because it was so silly to capitalize.
Dave Barry's second column article was called "A Ruff and Ready Playmate." This article was about dogs, and why dogs were the best pet. Since I also like dogs, I wouldn't disagree with him. His reasons though, were what gave this article humor. He says that when a dog passes by 5 light stands, and starts barking furiously at the sixth, which is exactly the same, the dog is actually saving us from a dangerous entity. Something that I picked up while reading this article was the use of rhetoric. Or more specifically, the personification part of rhetoric. One example of personification that Barry uses is when he says that the light thinks, "Whew, that was close. "(Barry) This is a clear example of personification because as we all know, lights cannot think, but humans can. In this text, Barry also uses CAPITALIZED words, but were more for actions, or sounds. For example, "WHOOSH," or "WHAM." This article was also humorous and fun to read.
This here, is the legendary Dave Barry.
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