Roland Smith writes with a great
sense of vivid imagery. He uses elevated words to describe concrete objects
that let the reader interact with the story by visualizing the object based on
what Smith has created. The quote, “Boone paused the DVD. We lifted it from Eben Lavi’s computer while
he was being detained in Nevada. It was
encrypted, but my tech guy is very good.
This is fresh Intel and we’re still putting things together, but this
video is a big part of the puzzle.” This quote is an example of great writing
performed by Smith since it includes various examples of good writing craft.
The first sentence is an example of
a telegraphic sentence that is very straight forward with what is going on in
that scene. The use of vivid verbs like
lifted and detained shows variety in his writing and shows elevated diction as
most writers would most likely choose lower elevated words that wouldn’t explain
the scene like Smith did in that quote. The use of encrypted as an elevated
word is then followed by purposeful casual diction just shows how diverse Smith
is in his writing. Lastly, Smith incorporates a metaphor at the end to plant
the idea of how important the DVD is to solving even though they still need a
lot more pieces by comparing it to a big puzzle. Roland Smith is a great author. He uses syntax strategies, elevated diction, and great imagery.
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| Roland Smith shown with his novel IQ |
