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A Comparison Of Once More To The Lake And Miss Dennis School Of Writing

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As I read a couple of sample readings from “The Norton Sampler,” I was impressed by the variety that it bestowed. “Storm Country,” “Once More to the Lake,” and “Miss Dennis School of Writing” all had similarities with one another. Also, they were created by artists with completely different writing styles. I enjoyed the diversity of writing in the three passages.
When I first started to read “Miss Dean’s School of Writing” I was immediately intrigued. Alice Steinbach had a way with starting a story that would grab anyone’s attention. The dialogue flowed throughout the text as well. In addition, she wrote as if she were thinking out loud; I never read anything similar to that, making it refreshing to read. I would recommend this title to anyone in search of an excellent …show more content…

The few passages of dialogue accentuated the importance of it. With the detail and personification the author used, I was able to paint a picture, in my mind, of the scene form the essay written by Paul Crenshaw. I have never seen a twister before, but after reading Crenshaw’s essay I felt I could have described what it was like, due to the dialect and personification in the text. If you are blind and are wondering what a tornado would be like, then “Storm Country” would have been able to, with its description.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, in my opinion, E. B. White’s short story as not up to par, I could not picture anything as the story unfolded. As I read, I spent too much of my time attempting, but failing, to visualize the author’s story, when I should have been able to picture it clearly without the extra effort. If “Once More to the Lake” had more dialect I would have been able to see it clearer. To clarify, White had no issues describing or setting the scene. I think there was only so much describing one could do, and this story needed help from the characters voice in the

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