#8220;like Prometheus, to draw fire from the sky.” Keller, pg. 57) She connects two ideas by relating them metaphorically. Her imagery patterns add symbolic characteristics to her way of thinking.Helen Keller uses a subjective, first person, and simple tone to tell the story of her life. Her subjective tone exemplifies her emotions. When she went to the World’s Fair, she “thought they were angel visions which the artist had caught and bound in earthly forms.” (Keller, pg. 56) Her tone is very emotional and poetic in the way she thinks of encumbrances. Next, by employing a first person point of view she makes the events in her life seem very personal. One of her first trips to Baltimore she says, “there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy.” (Keller, pg. 13) “Her accounts of life give us a new perception of her way of thinking.” ( , Pg. 148) Her simple, elegant portraits like, “slender, fingerlike leaves on the outside opened slowly, reluctantly.” (Keller, pg. 63) Keller’s lucid writing technique gives clarity and pleasantness to the tone.She uses educated vocabulary with many descriptive adjectives in her writing. Her intelligence is shown through her scholarly language. She makes effective thoughts like, “the keys which unlocked the treasures of the antediluvian world for me.” (Keller, pg. 26) Her knowledge of a vast vocabulary makes it easy for her to communicate her ideas uniquely and precisely. Next, she has many descriptive adjectives that allow for good narration. One of her first impressions of college was “that it was not quite the romantic lyceum I had imagined.” (Keller, pg. 72) She has a diverse vocabulary that includes exceptional adjectives that she uses to convey her sentiments. Keller’s vocabulary enables her to give unique thoughts about her life.Her subject is focused on her accomplishments ...
