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Descriptions of the Okefenokee Swamp
Summary: Rhetorical devices used by two unidentified authors used to acheive a purpose in writing about the Okefenokee Swamp of southeastern Georgia and northern Florida.
One sees it as "the primitive swamp and wildlife refuge in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida" while another sees it as "the mother of vegetation" and the "father of mosquito." Views about the Okefenokee Swamp vary within different people. While the author of passage one has an objective view, the author of passage two has a subjective view. These views of the two authors are able to be seen while reading with the different styles of writing within the two passages.
According to passage one, the Okefenokee Swamp is "25 mi wide and 40 mi long and covers an area of more than 600 sq mi." With this information given by the author, one is able to see the use of factual and informative information within the passage. This gives passage one its "objective" view. When reading passage one, the author lists specific flowers suchs as "hearts, lilies, and rare orchids...
This section contains 401 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |