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In the story “True Height” there is a boy named Michael Stone. There is one thing about him that is different, he is blind. Imagine yourself being blind. How would that affect you in your everyday life. You wouldn’t be able to see anything, you wouldn’t know how the world looks, you wouldn’t be able to see color or shapes. But there is one thing about Michael Stone that in extraordinary, he is really good at pole vaulting. Even though Michael Stone is blind he doesn’t let some things get in the way. One thing his father tells him is “If you want something, work for it!” And Michael uses that phrase to conquer the highest to make it to the national record.
The first rhetorical device that I want to use is simile, a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing. In the story he uses a lot of similes to describe where he is, and how he feels. One of the similes that is used in the story is “The Astroturf he was sitting on was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics” this simile is saying that he can feel that the astroturf is hot but he is comparing it to the competition he facing without seeing them, because he can hear the cheering of the crowd. Also another one of the similes that are used is “He would soar like an eagle” this is saying that like he was running so fast he couldn’t tell how far he was but all he knew is that he was running so fast he felt like he was flying. And the last simile used is “Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay” this means that when he was getting ready for this time to pole vault he realized that it could mean that he could set the national record and it hit him that he had to do really good other whys he would be letting a lot of people down.
The second rhetorical device being used is pathos, pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience. It is used in the story to describe Michael’s emotions. Michael has to do the pole vault but is afraid to do it, so in the story it tells the audience what he is feeling since he can’t see. In the story it says that “Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle” this is saying that even though he couldn’t see how far he was she felt like a eagle flying high in the sky. He felt nervous before doing the first jump on the pole vault but once he cleared it he felt like he was on top of the world but once he knew he had to do it again he got even more nervous. When Michael was getting ready to do his last jump he knew he had some fierce competition that could beat him from hearing all the screaming from the stands. When it came to be his time to jump his thought of his mother reading him the story from when he was little and he realized he knew what he was doing and he has this. When he was doing it he was really nervous but before he realized it he got over and hearing all the screaming made him feel bittersweet.
The third rhetorical device being used is oxymoron, an oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory. In the story it says “The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight, he knew it was his time to fly”. Oxymoron is the part when it says “The silence is deafening” because silence and deafening are totally opposite of each other.
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In the story “True Height” there is a boy named Michael Stone. There is one thing about him that is different, he is blind. Imagine yourself being blind. How would that affect you in your everyday life. You wouldn’t be able to see anything, you wouldn’t know how the world looks, you wouldn’t be able to see color or shapes. But there is one thing about Michael Stone that in extraordinary, he is really good at pole vaulting. Even though Michael Stone is blind he doesn’t let some things get in the way. One thing his father tells him is “If you want something, work for it!” And Michael uses that phrase to conquer the highest to make it to the national record.
The first rhetorical device that I want to use is simile, a simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing. In the story he uses a lot of similes to describe where he is, and how he feels. One of the similes that is used in the story is “The Astroturf he was sitting on was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics” this simile is saying that he can feel that the astroturf is hot but he is comparing it to the competition he facing without seeing them, because he can hear the cheering of the crowd. Also another one of the similes that are used is “He would soar like an eagle” this is saying that like he was running so fast he couldn’t tell how far he was but all he knew is that he was running so fast he felt like he was flying. And the last simile used is “Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay” this means that when he was getting ready for this time to pole vault he realized that it could mean that he could set the national record and it hit him that he had to do really good other whys he would be letting a lot of people down.
The second rhetorical device being used is pathos, pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience. It is used in the story to describe Michael’s emotions. Michael has to do the pole vault but is afraid to do it, so in the story it tells the audience what he is feeling since he can’t see. In the story it says that “Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle” this is saying that even though he couldn’t see how far he was she felt like a eagle flying high in the sky. He felt nervous before doing the first jump on the pole vault but once he cleared it he felt like he was on top of the world but once he knew he had to do it again he got even more nervous. When Michael was getting ready to do his last jump he knew he had some fierce competition that could beat him from hearing all the screaming from the stands. When it came to be his time to jump his thought of his mother reading him the story from when he was little and he realized he knew what he was doing and he has this. When he was doing it he was really nervous but before he realized it he got over and hearing all the screaming made him feel bittersweet.
The third rhetorical device being used is oxymoron, an oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory. In the story it says “The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant robins in flight, he knew it was his time to fly”. Oxymoron is the part when it says “The silence is deafening” because silence and deafening are totally opposite of each other.
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His palms were sweating. He needed a towel to dry his grip. A glass of ice water quenched his thirst, but hardly cooled his intensity. The Astroturf he was sitting on was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was set at 17 feet. That was three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone confronted the most challenging day of his pole-vaulting career.
The stands were still filled with about 20,000 people, even though the final race had ended an hour earlier. The pole vault is truly the glamour event of any track-and-field competition. It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. It also has the element of flying, and the thought of flying as high as a two-story building is a mere fantasy to anyone watching such an event. Today and now, it is not only Michael Stone's reality and dream - it's his quest.
As long as Michael could remember, he had always dreamed of flying. Michael's mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. Her stories were always ones that described the land from a bird's eye view. Her excitement and passion for details made Michael's dreams full of color and beauty. Michael had this one recurring dream. He would be running down country road. He could feel the rocks and chunks of dirt at his feet. As he raced down the golden-lined wheat fields, he always out-ran the locomotives passing by. It was at the exact moment he took a deep breath that he lifted off the ground. He would soar like an eagle.
Where he flew always coincided with his mother's stories. Wherever he flew was with a keen eye for detail and the free spirit of his mother's love. His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. Bert Stone was a hard core realist. He believed in hard work and sweat. His motto: If you want something, work for it!
From the age of 14, Michael did just that. He began a very careful and regimented weight-lifting program. He worked out every other day with weights, with some kind of running work on alternate days. The program was carefully monitored by Michael's coach, trainer and father.
Michael's dedication, determination and discipline were a coach's dream. Besides being an honor student and an only child, Michael Stone continued to help his parents with their farm chores. Michael's persistence in striving for perfection was not only his obsession but his passion.
Mildred Stone, Michael's mother, wished he could relax a bit more and be that "free dreaming" little boy. On one occasion she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said, "You want something, work for it!"
All of Michael's vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. If Michael Stone was surprised, thrilled or arrogant about clearing the bar at 17 feet, you couldn't tell. As soon as he landed on the inflated landing mat, and with the crowd on their feet, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. He seemed oblivious of the fact he had just surpassed his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.
When Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet, 2 inches and 17 feet, 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. Constant preparation and determination were his vision. As he lay on he back and heard the crowd moan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump.
Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A miss would get him second place. nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.
He rolled over and did his ritual of three finger-tipped push-ups along with three Marine-style push-ups. He found his pole, stood and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year old life.
The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the national record, he thought.
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