Stephen Henderson uses diction very effectively. Explaining the story: "Some city functionary swooped in to confront the Quades..." "Swooped" conjures the image of a hawk or another bird of prey, like the city tries to hurt people and it flies overhead until it spots an opportunity and comes and hurts them.
Besides the fees, the Quades are "ordered to appear before the city's Department of Administrative Hearings, presumably to explain their menace." With a sarcastic tone as well, "menace" aptly fits this situation. The way the City jumped on them to fine them would make it seem as though they did something worth the City's time to deal with... which, of course, they simply misunderstood and broke a law which doesn't require government attention while there are many other, bigger problems at hand.
"Let's start with the fact that their house and block are an oasis in an area that is just a disaster." Rather than spend time trying to "fix" (if you can call it that) a worse-off area, the City officials spend time dealing with a house in a great area--an 'oasis'--instead of time in the real desert.
The whole ordeal must be so unbelievable to the Quades, especially since they see empty cans left out by curbs all the time! "Surreal barely seems a sufficient word..." It's even stranger than a bad dream.
These and other instances of strong word choice give the whole article more ground to stand on, and they make the article easier to agree with.
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Dear Eric,
I like your use of bolded words. They really stick out and catch my attention. Thanks for being so cool.
I used diction too buddy. I thought it was a pretty good idea. Too bad I left your class we could then I'd get to class on time. Have fun. Your Cool.
hey ERIC! Nice diction. i agree with you. good luck tomorrow!
Eric, I apologize for martyp's comments. I told him to add comments of substance. Apparently, he's a fan of the bold option. I wonder when he'll come around to the glory of italics.
Italics are glorious, they add emphasis, but BOLDED words are even better. They add emphasis and JUMP off the page.
But seriously, bold is good for highlighting examples of diction.
Nicely done, Er. I went with logos because that was the first literary tool that came to mind, but after reading your blog I realized that there were a lot of effective words that strengthened his column. Way to point that out. Annnnnd I must say I have to agree with Marty- the bolded words add a nice touch. :P
diction! I didn't catch that while I was reading the article. I totally agree with you and think that diction was used well in the article too.
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