Joe Theisman Analysis
. Collapsing to the ground in a heap of a mess, shrieking in utter pain, questioning the capabilities of medical professionals, Joe Theismann’s blasphemous language burned the ears off millions of fans when his leg sustained a compound fracture ending his career.
Metacognition:
Periodic sentences arouse the reader because of the mystery and suspense that climaxes through the first branches. The branches of this periodic sentence provide context for why Joe was yelling so obtrusively—the pain was gut wrenching. Pain is a common trigger for foul language because the victim is stunned with immense discomfort. Joe Theismann, who was one of the best quarterbacks in the nation until his leg snapped in half ending his career, is extremely well known for his football skill and football death. In addition to the context, I used the Greek and Latin root “pheme” meaning utterance, to help demonstrate a verbal response as a result …show more content…
Sherry and Carrie, two complete strangers, possessed an uncanny resemblance to one another with their chocolate eyes and luscious locks like the resemblance Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers shared from The Parent Trap.
Metacognition:
The context from this sentence comes from describing the initial relationship of the girls to be one of unfamiliarity. It emphasizes the supernatural feel to the word. A simile is included to compare the similarities between two subjects. In this sentence, the descriptions of the girls illustrates an image that reader is able to envision vividly showing no major differences of appearance. I used The Parent Trap to compare my made up girls with because the situations are so similar. Both sets of girls are strangers to one another and there is a striking resemblance between each pair.
Anadiplosis Sentence:
1. Enjoined at the insistence of her friends, Francis denied the manager position, the manager position that would have annihilated any shred of balance remaining in her life.
Metacognition:
Periodic sentences arouse the reader because of the mystery and suspense that climaxes through the first branches. The branches of this periodic sentence provide context for why Joe was yelling so obtrusively—the pain was gut wrenching. Pain is a common trigger for foul language because the victim is stunned with immense discomfort. Joe Theismann, who was one of the best quarterbacks in the nation until his leg snapped in half ending his career, is extremely well known for his football skill and football death. In addition to the context, I used the Greek and Latin root “pheme” meaning utterance, to help demonstrate a verbal response as a result …show more content…
Sherry and Carrie, two complete strangers, possessed an uncanny resemblance to one another with their chocolate eyes and luscious locks like the resemblance Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers shared from The Parent Trap.
Metacognition:
The context from this sentence comes from describing the initial relationship of the girls to be one of unfamiliarity. It emphasizes the supernatural feel to the word. A simile is included to compare the similarities between two subjects. In this sentence, the descriptions of the girls illustrates an image that reader is able to envision vividly showing no major differences of appearance. I used The Parent Trap to compare my made up girls with because the situations are so similar. Both sets of girls are strangers to one another and there is a striking resemblance between each pair.
Anadiplosis Sentence:
1. Enjoined at the insistence of her friends, Francis denied the manager position, the manager position that would have annihilated any shred of balance remaining in her life.