Monday, August 1, 2011

Ready to Swim 103 Miles with Sharks

Again, I have found another very intriguing article written by Lizette Alvarez. It is titled "Swimming From Cuba to Key West, Without Leaving the Water." This article was soley based off of interviews. I didnt happen to find a single biased oppinion or judgement from Alvarez. She again was very consise in her writing. Although I'm sure unintentional, Alvarez used a bit of alliteration in a few of her sentences. Now considering this article consisted mainly of interviews and statements of facts, I didn't find a single personification or onomatopia usage. Perhaps more of a story or narrative would alter the interest of more readers. It could just be her type of writing, but a high suggestion would be to add more similies, metaphors, or simply any rhetorical device. Because this was written with only facts and interview, there was no point of view or plot. This was well written, but could definitely be more interesting if written differently.