Blog 1: Analyzing Texts

   



 

The text begins with a description of Kashmir, which gives me context of the place the author is referring to. The author uses vivid imagery to describe to the reader the place of Kashmir. A prime example of this is the first few words in the sentence, “... the yellow mustard fields…”. This imagery engages the reader's sense, and causes the reader to feel more of a part of the story line. Imagery is continued into the second paragraph when stating, “... a smell in the cold air of charcoal…”. This again, has caused me to better connect to the story, through my senses. 

The author additionally uses personifications frequently. A prime example of this is in the first paragraph when it is stated, “...the drama of clouds…”. The use of personification here also highlights the use of meaning and interpretation. As the reader I know not to think of the word “drama” literally. Instead, I know dram refers to the complicated look of the cloud, which adds to the imagery of this piece of writing. 

A common theme throughout this piece of writing is the author allowing the audience to feel involved. The author continues to do this by using the second person narrative in the first paragraph. This is easily gathered through the author's use of “it” and “the”. Since the author uses the second person, they are allowing the reader (me) to feel closer to the narrator. The reader is pulled into the setting of Kashmir. 

The author continues to make their writing even more interesting by switching the point of view. In the second paragraph the author switches to first person. I was able to see this with the wording of “I” and “we”. The use of first person adds credibility to the setting of the story, and it allows the reader to feel connected to the narrator's thoughts. The narrator speaks of a book that they had read as a child and connects it to the hike that they are on now, which shows the audience the narrator's inner thoughts. 

The structure of the text is done in a chronological order. The structure is also done so that the first paragraph is a background of the setting of Kashmir. It gives the reader time to emerge into the setting. The second paragraph allows the reader to feel involved in the narrator's journey.


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  1. The Cat in the HatJanuary 14, 2022 at 4:10 AM

    In this paper I believe it would have been beneficial for it to be written in chronological order. I’m not saying that it needs to be analyzed line by line, but it would be clearer and easier for the reader to follow if it was ordered chronologically. It would also be easier to provide quotes in a chronological order.In my last paragraph I even stated that the text was written in chronological order, this should’ve been a sign for me to write my analysis in that order too. This also means that my expression could have been clearer. I do believe I have a clear understanding of the text. I was able to recognize the importance of “vivid imagery” within the text, and that “...the author allows the audience to feel involved.” With the imagery there is more of a description of the setting, and I was able to better explain the context. It would have been more beneficial If I directly stated that imagery correlated with the context, this would have been a great buzz word. This also means that my ideas for the content were developed clearly, but could have been more effective with the use of buzzwords. On the other hand, directly stating the audience’s involvement was a great buzz word because I was able to point out clearly how point of view did this. With the imagery that I mentioned characteristic features were honed in on. I do believe it was written very clearly, but more short quotes could have been used for more of a detailed response. To add, I was able to recognize the use of personifications, but there were so many more literary devices used. I could have made my analysis more effective by stating the uses of metaphors and even nouns. With all of this being said I think I scored a ⅗ for section A01, and an 11/20 for A03..

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