The authors I chose for the op-ed assignment kept their pieces to roughly two
pages. I feel this is to allow sufficient length to tell a story and get a point across
without dragging out or rambling on about a certain point of view. The leads
generally started out with a personal element, whether it was about the author or
about a person(s) they were using as an example. In the first sentence, a character
is established. In the pieces I selected, the last paragraph referred back to the
character established in the lead, resulting in a complete circle of the narrative.
This allows conclusion and lets the reader to get a sense of completion and ability to
fit all of the puzzle pieces together.
The tone of the three pieces was that of encouragement and persistence.
These pieces brought emotions out of readers, giving them a sense of strength and
clarity. Through the words and point of views of the authors, readers are given the
tools to think about something they might not have necessarily thought about and
are gives awareness to issues of gender and culture that might not have been
realized.
The style of writing in these pieces is very personal and relatable. By the
pieces starting out with a character, the reader is automatically brought to a more
personal level with the piece and perhaps the author. The authors weren’t
necessarily worried about using big, scholarly words or metaphors. They focused on
words and examples that are used in our everyday lives, which create a connection
between the reader and the author.****After discussing in class, I continue to agree with the analysis above.****
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