she says, “…except possibly the absence of pavements, between walking in city streets and in country roads.” (Keller, pg. 93) Her connotations give a symbolic meaning to her thoughts. By using different diction techniques, Helen Keller creatively reveals her thoughts.By using particular syntax such as simple sentences, one level sentences, and short sentences, Keller appeals to a broad audience. She tells events using simple sentences for better clarity. After she got her canary she describes, “I went to fetch water for his bath.” (Keller, pg. 30) She is known because “the cause for (her) excellence of her letters because of her simplistic expression.” ( , Pg. 124) Many of her detailed images are made from single level sentences. At her second year of college she describes it as “very lively.” (Keller, pg. 75) She appeals to the audience by making her autobiography to the point and clear. Most all of her sentences in her autobiography are brief. In her English classes, she “wrote my compositions and translations on my typewriter.” (Keller, pg. 63) She gives very comprehendible syntax, which allows her descriptions to be easily understood.Keller employs different patterns of imagery to add more detail in her autobiography. She uses personification many times to add more elements to her writing. At the ocean she says, “the air throbbed with their pulsation.” (Keller, pg. 43) “Helen Keller made beautiful, almost poetic accounts of events in her memoirs.” ( , Pg. 69) Next, she used similes to give more detail in her descriptions. At Christmas time, she expresses her joy as “(her) cup of happiness overflowed.” (Keller, pg. 30) Her Descriptions of her emotions add symbolism to her writing. She also effectively uses metaphors to explain her reasoning. When she was learning about telephones, she describes the inventions &...
