My strengths as a writer involve writing about my past, writing based off of observation, and having my diction have an impact on my entire paper. When I write about my past, I like to write explicitly, never leaving out a single detail. For example, the Personal Narrative was written about when I went on a skiing trip with my family. I wrote in phrases like 'a white blanket' or 'crunching in the show'. I love to write like this because it appeals to me and sometimes anyone who reads my blogs or papers. When I write based off of observation, I see an object and describe what it is, how it came to be, and what was it made for.
For example, I once wrote about a flower in my background last summer. It was a tiger lily, and I described it as golden brown in the middle with neon orange streaks spreading out like splatter paint. The gardeners planted the lily there a couple of months ago, and it had just bloomed. Another example would be the journal I used to write to express feelings. It was pretty much the equivalent to a diary. I once wrote about a duck I fed bread to in the park. When the duck got too close, he bit my hand, leaving me with red bite marks for the rest of the day. While writing in my diary, I punctuated every sentence with an exclamation point. That labeled me back then as a dramatic person. But in the middle of my freshman year, I learned of a term called diction. Diction is a choice/use of words when writing. It helps a writer make their paper more dramatic. I learned how to properly use diction by using the right situation to write the words down. I hope that I can improve more on other literary devices in the future.
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