The Dogs Could Teach Me Analysis

In comparison to “The Flowers” by Alice Walker and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flattery, “The Dogs Could Teach Me” by Gary Paulsen had the best descriptive writing. The use of action verbs is one of the things that really sets his story apart from the others. The author used great verbs throughout the story, such as shot, scooted, flying, and snowballed. “The Sniper” did have a few descriptive verbs, such as whizzed and oozing, but not nearly as many as Gary Paulsen used to tell his story. Conversely, “The Flowers” had hardly any descriptive verbs, but it had tons of adjectives that made you feel like you were there. “The Dogs Could Teach Me” contained lots of adjectives too, but the author was much more conservative with his adjectives. What really