Monday, October 27, 2014

Examples of imagery in student writings

These are from the prompt "Is it better to live in a big city or a small town?"

Love the imagery/word choice in this intro:

People can always come to love the hustle and bustle of a big city, or the quiet calmness of the starry night above an isolated rural community. However, the unchanging consistency of everyday life in a small town can only enthuse one for so long, whereas the abundant variety of a metropolis is unwavering.

The repetition/pathos in this conclusion does several things at once:

You deserve to live in a place where you can enjoy both social and political stability, not one or the other. You deserve to live in a place that benefits you. You deserve to raise a family under the best possible conditions. You deserve to have your cake and eat it, too.

More imagery/word choice, different parts from the same paper:

These such towns and their country lifestyle have an allure and charm that no steel and concrete behemoth can hope to match.

However, these small benefits of city life come with the price tag of long hours answering emails in  your beige cubicle and deciding between Wendy's and McDonald's for dinner.

Trading pantsuits and professionalism for a more relaxed life is a no-brainer.

A simile and quick imagery:

Somehow, quick as the wind blows, the entire town is alert to what is going on...


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