Like poems, the most fascinating essays frequently use literary devices
Like poems, the most fascinating essays frequently use literary devices like pathos, hyperbole, and monologue to draw readers in and keep them reading all the way through. This brief reflection will highlight a few of the methods used by Colorado and the Bat authors in their respective essays.
The Bat
For instance, the author of the piece "The Bat" describes how the creatures became frightened after hearing "a roaring tumult of sound" and fled from the cage through the forest's path, adding that "not even their skirts catching on the brambles would slow them down (25)". Such a phrase is a classic example of the use of pathos- language expressions that evoke feelings of pity or rather sorry by the reader. Moreover, the same essay uses the technique of personification while giving a vivid description of the situation touching on the terrorization of the neighbors' backyards. For example, the author says that "my house escaped being vandalized (24)," a statement that attributes human qualities to a home, a non-living thing.
Colorado
In the second essay, Colorado, the narrator applies personification as well as exemplified in the descriptions regarding Glenwood Springs. For example, the narrator talks of the "roaring Fork Rivers (2)" yet in the real world, rivers cannot roar. The narrator also uses another technique, tone that borders on regret, anger, and satisfaction because of the change of place from Glenwood Springs to the Salt Creek. Essays often employ various techniques to not only entertain their readers but also make their authorship relevant and representative. However, the methods used in the themes have been a success going by own experience while reading the two pieces.
