How Does Twain Use Analogies In Two Ways To See A River
Anisa Witham
Professor Vettese
ENGL 100 D1
17 September 2017
Reading Response 2
Two Ways to See a River
1. Twain uses analogies in this short piece. In the first paragraph Twain says.” A broad expanse of the river turned to blood; in the middle distance the red hue brightened into gold…” (1). Twain is comparing the way the river shined to blood because they both are red. Using analogies puts imagery into the readers head of how the scene looked. If Twain was just to compare this river to another river that he had seen it doesn’t put images in your head unless you have seen the compared thing before. When you use analogies, you are comparing two unlike things but it is still able to put that image into your head.
2. In the last paragraph Twain
Professor Vettese
ENGL 100 D1
17 September 2017
Reading Response 2
Two Ways to See a River
1. Twain uses analogies in this short piece. In the first paragraph Twain says.” A broad expanse of the river turned to blood; in the middle distance the red hue brightened into gold…” (1). Twain is comparing the way the river shined to blood because they both are red. Using analogies puts imagery into the readers head of how the scene looked. If Twain was just to compare this river to another river that he had seen it doesn’t put images in your head unless you have seen the compared thing before. When you use analogies, you are comparing two unlike things but it is still able to put that image into your head.
2. In the last paragraph Twain