The Long Fall Of One Eleven Heavy Language Analysis

The Power of Language conveying Tragedies
Would you truly have understood the fear of 9/11, had you not seen the crash? Unfortunately, the SR111 did not have the luxury to be taped live, but just had a plain article in the newspaper. However, Paterniti was able to transform this tragic accident into a story called the “ The long fall of one eleven heavy”, where he records the events of the incident, and uses several English elements, so the reader can clearly visualize the tragedy. Paterniti’s visual and kinesthetic olfactory imagery allows the reader to envision the tragic environment, as if he was there through using his choice of words, combined with his paragraph structure.

Notably, Paterniti communicates his story through visual and

For instance, “an ominous wreathing” of the “smoke” invokes a strong sense that helps the reader understand how dangerously smoke was coming into the cockpit that harmed the pilots, causing the plane to crash. The “ominous” smoke would display that it was not a minor burnt fuse, but a severe problem existing on the plane. Had Paterniti described the smoke plainly, the reader would have a poor understanding of how unsafe it was to have smoke in the plane and how dreadful it was to the pilots. Consequently, imagery such as the SR111 being “plunged” into the “dark sea” emphasizes how effectively Paterniti uses visual imagery to enhance the reader’s understanding of the tragedy. Having a plane being plunged into the sea, one can visualize an incredible impact that damaged the plane and had severe causalities. If the author had referred to the crash without detail, it would not have enhanced the story’s tragedy since the reader would not be able to apprehend the plane’s destruction. Lastly, imagery intensifying the story’s

For example, at the moment of the crash, the pilots were “now breathing frantically” , which was followed by a paragraph consisting of “then nothing”. Paragraph development in this scene allows the story’s suspense to reach its peak in the paragraph, which is then followed by a shorter one that transitions from the suspense to a tragedy. For instance, the atmosphere in the paragraph was tense, causing the pilots to breath rapidly; however, the following paragraph concludes the tense atmosphere of the pilots finding a solution and transitions to a tragic one, where there is no more contact with the pilots, hinting that a tragedy has befallen them. Beyond this, Paterniti’s powerful vocabulary also enhances the passengers’ suffering when he refers to the word “ran” when the pilot was checking the emergency manual rapidly. Thus, Paterniti’s choice of word would assist the reader in understanding the situation the pilot was in. For instance, when an individual runs, he creates a tense environment where his goal is to rush as fast as he can, thus the author’s vocabulary allows the reader to recognize the incredible speed at which the pilot was reading and the stressful atmosphere he was in since the plane was internally collapsing. In addition the author’s choice of words illustrate a strong