Annie Dillard uses many different forms of humor and idioms in her essay, “It’s not talent; it’s just work.” These techniques not only help grab the reader’s attention, but they also help develop the central idea in the piece. Dillard uses several idioms in her essay. One example is ‘off the hook’. She uses this to help explain that humans like to call others talented instead of hard working so there is no excuse for them to not be able to do tasks. Also, she says ‘it’s the only show in town.’ When she uses this idiom she is making a point that there are never not enough books to read.
Dillard also uses humor to help develop the main idea. She says that doing something can be achieved with a little help from caffeine. She uses this line of
Dillard also uses humor to help develop the main idea. She says that doing something can be achieved with a little help from caffeine. She uses this line of