David Johnson, the author of “Practice and Preparation,” uses imagery to emphasize his theme of hard work and never giving up results in success by incorporating visual and tactile imagery in his essay. Johnson’s first use of visual imagery is expressed in paragraph two. Johnson sets the paragraph up in such a way that the reader could conclude before they finish reading it that Johnson would make his tackle, but surprisingly Johnson is met with a tackle from another player, causing him to “fly(ing) towards the ground.” For a football player, getting thrown off of his feet is dissatisfying and embarrassing, especially when he was “two steps away” from their tackle. Johnson also exemplifies his lesson with the kinesthetic imagery; “I dove into
