Krista Ramsey discusses the benefits of children playing
with Legos that they don’t get from other activities.
“Because this is not just the World According to Legos, this
is the World According to You.” This is
a quote from Krista Ramsey’s column that is very powerful. This line shows how kids become very creative
by playing with Legos. Because she makes
the World According to You a proper noun, the reader thinks of this as an
actual place they can go. It makes the
imagination that comes with Legos seem without end. This line is very impactful on the reader of
the column.
Krista Ramsey uses high diction in all of her columns. She uses figurative language and
sophisticated words to enhance her writing.
She also uses many proper nouns to say where she gets her facts
from. Overall, her writing is very
impactful and she makes readers think about things they might not have thought
about before.
Questions for Krista Ramsey:
How are you personally impacted by all of the people you
interview?
Where did you study to become a columnist?
How do you find ways to incorporate so much figurative
language in your writing?
Very nice analysis of her writing! I like how you saw what that quote meant, it is very powerful.
ReplyDeleteWhen you ask,"Where did you study to be a columnist?" do you ask that in pure curiosity or do you ask that in terms that mean you want to become a columnist?
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