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    Questions on Writing Strategy 1. The author uses the "I would..." repetitively to show that his confused feeling as a child was so vivid in his memory. This vivid memory and the author’s way of expressing it makes the reader feel more part of the time period that it was written in. 2. The last paragraph is effective because White uses very descriptive details‚ such as "buckled the swollen belt" to explain the accounts of his son jumping in the water just like he had once done and as the son jumped

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    "Once More to the Lake" is an essay first published in Harper’s magazine in 1941 by author E. B. White. Once more to the lake” is a personal and autobiographical writing shared by E.B.White and therefore‚ the main character is the author itself and White’s beloved family. In abstract “Once more to the lake” is a renowned writing of E.B.White in which the author narrates a story recalling his childhood experience of resorting to a lake in Maine‚ however the story pertains more with how the author

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    OnOnce More to the Lake White‚ E.B. “Once More to the Lake.” The Norton Reader. 13th ed. Linda Peterson et al. New York: W.W. Norton and Company 2012. 79-83. Print. In E.B. Whites essay “Once more to the Lake”‚ E.B. White writes of childhood memory going to the lake camping with his father as a young boy and now taking his own son to the lake. Most of the essay is very descriptive detail of memories camping at the lake as a child and White conflicting growing older as he makes new memories with

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    nce More to the Lake E. B. White’s Once More to the Lake is a very well written essay. The back and forth reflections of his childhood to adulthood is engaging. The way he compares his child self to his son arrests the whole essay. White’s story captures the essence of childhood memories. Reflecting beautifully will bring beauty‚ this is what White did. Retrospect is the main idea of White’s Once More to the Lake. Throughout the essay‚ White constantly reflects on his childhood and days at the

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    Rhetorical Analysis of E.B. White?s ?Once More to the Lake? E.B. White?s ?Once more to the Lake? provides keen insight into the life of a middle-aged man reflecting on the past‚ present‚ and future. The setting of the essay primarily resides at a lake that offered the author endless amounts of pleasure as a child. Now as an adult‚ the author wishes to relive this experience and try to recapture his youth. Throughout the essay a major theme develops: Although the passage of time produces a link between

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    Melanie Brown Final Draft AP English Description and Narration "Once More to The Lake"‚ by E.B. White portrays desscription and narration‚ refelcting the general sentiment by describing the experiences with his son that he shared with his father at a later time. White utilizes adjectives to emphasize that his son reminds him deeply of himself. Illlustrative description conveys how personality traits of families get passed down to younger generations. White sees and describes

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    Once More to the Lake” Response Once More to the Lake was written by E. B. White. This essay is about a boy and his childhood‚ but more than that. E.B. White talks about his childhood and decides to take his son to the same place. He talks about all the familiar smells‚ and what the cabin looks like. White keeps confusing his own childhood with the present. White taught his son all the things that his dad taught him. He also taught his son how drive an outboard boat‚ though the sound irritated

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    September 31‚ 2012 Once More to the Lake In this story the author relives his childhood memories on a lake in Maine where his father used to take him and his siblings. In the story the author has moments where he “seemed to be living in dual existence” where he sees himself as his son and sees himself being his father at the same time. The author says “I would be in the middle of a simple act‚ I would be picking up a bait box‚ or laying down a table fork‚ or I would be saying something‚ and suddenly

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    Once More to the Lake Argument Essay In Whites essay “Once More to the Lake‚” the narrator ends with a chilling sensation. As White watches his son hop out of the lake‚ he has an epiphany concerning his old age. “As he buckled the swollen belt suddenly my groin felt the chill of death.” the concluding sentence is not only effective‚ but also perceives the purpose of the entire essay. With a little attention‚ it’s easy to see how the essay leads naturally to a sense of death’s approach or inevitability

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    After reading all of the descriptive essays I found that I liked the “Once More to the Lake “By E.B White. His essay is easily readable and his diction is simplistic. His descriptions and imagery include Whites past and present memories. The narration is first person through the eyes and voice of the author. On the other hand I feel that his theme is more elusive. This retrospection allows the reader to slip behind the wall of time and memories to watch a son and father enjoy the America dream a

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