Jason Reynolds Commencement Speech In his Commencement Speech, award winning author Jason Reynolds exaggerates statements and tells short amusing stories about real incidents in order to emphasize that sometimes doing the right thing has consequences, ultimately moving the audience to help others and to never lose sight of what's important. In his speech, Jason Reynolds exaggerates simple statements in order to create a powerful effect for the audience. Reynolds states, “... until finally two young ladies shuffled into the circle, scooped Confucius up like a live grenade, and tossed the fish back into the tank.” Reynolds compares the fish to a grenade to exemplify the tension that was in the room. Another example is when he states, “...spread