Rhetorical analysis
Throughout history, horses have been symbols of power and grace. Enormous herds of mustangs where once seen galloping on the American frontier. Alice Walker brings you to her reality, with the story of a beautiful horse named Blue. She uses great imagery, personification and socially thought provoking analogies to build emotional sentiment for her central ideas and effectively persuade you to see her point of view. She incorporates her techniques so well that one is left with an entirely new, or at the very least, greatly supported view of a horses life and animal captivity. The Story Am I Blue starts off with Alice Walker in the first person, recalling a time she spent renting a small house in the country. Soon after, she discovered a horse by the name of Blue strolling the grass plain, occasionally being ridden by the nearby children who owned him. Alice eventually approaches the horse one day and feeds it an apple, reestablishing her ability for subtle communication. From this, she got a sense of how truly lonely Blue was. She continued to feed Blue apples sporadically, and de
To conclude, I believe Alice Walker did a fantastic job through her use of imagery, personification and analogy, to place the reader directly in her shoes. Once through reading the story, one can't help but feel sorry for Blue. Alice's arguments of fair animal treatment arise as clear and understandable because of her great use of imagery, personification, and analogy. Alice Walker can produce fascinating scenes of beauty and sorrow which any reader can appreciate and enjoy. Alice Walker's extraordinary use of imagery, effectively creates scenes of beautiful country life in the readers mind. One can magnificently picture "a large meadow" running strait from a porch "into the mountains." Her Descriptions of Blue "flipping its mane," added with the scenery of the five acres, develops a full scene that one can truly observe and feel. This technique of imagery not only captures the readers attention, but gives the reader a first hand view from the eyes of the writer. This leads to a greater effect when Alice surfaces arguments from her experience. Alice's great use of imagery helps to enhance all aspects of her story.
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Approximate Word count = 756
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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