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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Razor-Sharp By Dave Berry

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Have you realized something different about criminals lately? No it isn't that they became more viscous but they are actually becoming less intelligent, many people referring to the new wave of criminals as ¨Not Exactly Razor-Sharp.¨ The text ¨Not exactly Razor-Sharp¨ written by Dave Berry is an essay written using comedic effect to give readers the ¨funny¨ full of “puns” type of story that this essay is. Dave Berry uses his comedic story to show that sometimes people's bad intentions can have a humorous effect for a story later in time. The text ¨Not Exactly Razor-Sharp¨ is a comedic writing using low-level comedy. Low-level comedy is comedy that everyone can relate to as well as understand, we wouldn't say that this article is high-level …show more content…

The writer used elements that were descriptive such as people's names, what they looked like, surroundings, and specific names. The author uses juxtaposition in his writing, to help contrast humorous reality with cartoons or made up things. Evidence to support these claims would be in the 7th paragraph. The paragraph says ¨we turn to an amazing story from Oklahoma City, Okla., Oklahoman (motto: ¨Located in Oklahoma¨) the next way author uses humor in his writing is again in detail, the text it says ¨The third business was a Wal-Mart” this gives a specific name of the store where ¨Oklahoman¨ went. ¨crime spree by a man who robbed three businesses by threatening cashiers with an ax. The third business was a Wal-Mart, and when the man entered the store he was spotted by a Wal-Mart employee… without regard for personal safety, walked up to this man ans…. And…. and put a sticker on the ax. This was to show that the man had the ax when he entered the store.¨ This excerpt from the text shows that the author uses perspective and details into a story to give it an exaggerated effect that can make the audience laugh, smile, giggle, …show more content…

In the text the author uses a series of low level comedy that is easily understandable to the audience, which can make the story funnier if everyone gets it. The author also uses different perspectives and stories to give his essay or own story a unique humor that is diverse and humorous. Taken from my own personal experience while reading this story I can say that there was indeed a smile, a laugh, and a chuckle that came along with the stories. I think that the use of humor in this story really shows the author's voice throughout the whole

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