Analysis Of Saskia Verlaan's Perspective Of Fear

Persuasive writing is a difficult task for many authors as it requires the integration of various techniques. These techniques may include but are not limited to connotations, analogies, and imagery- all being manipulated to ensure that the audience is being seduced. The techniques as the aforementioned ones are manipulated in the sense that the author uses them to support themselves. The author may use different words to increase the impact, or use the imagery of words in order to make the situation seem realistic. Increasing the reality of an argument through the aforementioned tactics, as well as many more will promise a successful persuasive essay. Saskia Verlaan does an incredible example of persuasive writing in ‘Perspective of Fear’ by incorporating different techniques to connect with the audience including inclusive language, imagery, and …show more content…
This may be true; however, repetition also helps to reinforce an argument, establishing the fact into the reader's mind. In this short story that was analyzed, the repetition of Verlaan’s fears were evident. The fears of confusion, spiders, rats, and etc. were all emphasized and repeated quite a few times. ‘Fear is a powerful presence in the mind. Long after the incident is past, it remains vivid in the memory.’ The aforementioned quote expresses how constant the thought of fear, or fear itself is imprinted in the author's mind. It has been written in a way that allows the reader to bond with the author on this point as she empathizes it over and over again with varying repetition. The fact that this short story was being told in this exact way may very well be one of the reasons that it can be considered a successful persuasive piece. There are many other techniques besides repetition that may ensure that a written piece attempting to be a persuasive piece will actually do so if used in the correct