Blogger Reflection

1.       Phrases that demonstrate my writing voice are, “If I had to rate this book from 1-10 I would give it an 8.5 probably.” This shows my personality because adding probably to the end really shows that I am being casual and very informal, so the reader can infer that I’m a very casual, laid back person. Another phrase, “Read this book, you won't regret it!” This really shows my enthusiasm in trying to get people to read the book because I add an exclamation mark at the end, which shows that I really liked the book and was excited about it. Lastly, “I also got the chance to see the movie in theaters and I will not lie and say I liked the movie much better.” This shows my informal and casual personality again because I say, “I will not lie” which conveys a very informal voice and brings out my casual personality.

2.        My post featured a ton of informal diction like I talked about in question 1 but I will use some different examples. Some informal diction in my blog post were, “Now saying that I think it's a great book don't get me wrong” saying don’t get me wrong brings out informal diction because I would say “don’t get me wrong” in an everyday argument, say with my parents. Another example of informal diction is when I say, “I can't wait to read the third one” this is informal diction because I could have used more formal words instead of wait; I could have said I have no patience to wait for the third book. I use very good punctuation in my blog post. Some examples are, “Read this book, you won't regret it!” Also ,” I think the author did a good job of getting me to keep reading by making it interesting”  Adding exclamation marks to the blog really makes the blog less boring and more interesting for the readers. Also adding an exclamation mark to the end of the blog brings out my voice using syntax!

Catching fire theme part 2

Early in the year i blogged about how the theme for Catching Fire was Bravery. Yes i still agree with the theme being bravery. I think that at the end of the book Katniss was very brave. She had to leave Peeta in the Arena. But also Peeta was brave when he was left alone to survive in the harsh environment. I think that them figuring out that the Arena was a clock really helped him. He could stay away from any attacks and know how to navigate easier. Also them standing up again to President snow was very brave!

Catching Fire Review

I Finally finished my book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. If i had to rate this book from 1-10 I would give it a 8.5 probably. Now saying that I think it's a great book don't get me wrong, I just find reading very boring. If I was a big reader then yeah it would get a better rating. I think the author did a good job of getting me to keep reading by making it interesting! I would definitly recomend this book to people because it is a great serious to read and I can't wait to read the third one. I also got the chance to see the movie in theaters and I will not lie and say I liked the movie much better. But that is biased because I don't like reading. But this is a very entertaining and interesting book. Read this book, you won't regret it!

Catching Fire Voice

The author of Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins conveys a very exciting voice. An example that proves that her voice is exciting is on page 342 when Katniss is yelling at Mags and says, "'Mags!' I cry 'Spit that out. It could be poisonous.'"(Collins 342)  This conveys an exciting voice because Katniss is like yelling at Mags and it made me feel excited because I didn't know if Mags would die or not. Another example is on page 326, "I quickly scan the pile on my side and find maces, swords, bows and arrows." (Collins 326) This is exciting because their are many weapons that she finds which is exciting. A last example is on page 358, "'Run!' I scream at the others. 'Run!'" (Collins 358) This is very exciting because yelling run gets you really curious and interested in knowing what they are running from. This examples proves that the voice Suzanne Collins has in the book is excited.