Final Blog Assessment

For my post with the best voice I chose Symbols for the Characters. I think I am a very casual writer and don’t use a lot of complicated words. I also would say that a lot of people can relate to my posts. A phrase that represents my writing voice is “I think a rocking horse fits Abby very well because she is so worried about her husband’s health she doesn't even sleep or do anything for herself,” (Paragraph 1). When I say ‘she doesn’t even sleep’ it adds my voice because it has a little sarcastic tone in it. This simile, “Donna, Janie's husband's ex-wife, is like a little girl trying on her mommy's high heels. They are way out of place on a little girl,” (Paragraph 4) lets the reader know my personality and how I see things and compare things in the book.

            An example of low/informal diction that I used is, “Her mother has Alzheimer’s and need to be cared for 24/7,” (Paragraph 2).  This is informal diction because 24/7 is something I would use every day like talking to my friend in the halls at school or something. An example of punctuation would be “I wonder what in her life will make her realize how important friends are. Do you have any guesses,” (Paragraph 5). This is because I ask a rhetorical question and it isn’t just something the reader just reads and forgets about. I add the question to allow the reader to remember and think about what I said and ask.

I have completed seven blog posts. I completed twelve comments.