Bingo

1. "When describing a simple he book, he states, "black Penguin paperback," when he could have just stated paperback." The Written Word

2. "Throughout the excerpt Barker used excellent verbs and description to explain all of the sentences."Let's Start!

3. "On the subject of his parents, he says "they're touchy as hell." T-Rex

4. "Salinger uses boring, depressing words to shape his character's harsh and "crumby" living environment and how he came to live there." Live, Laugh, Read

Best: In the opening page of Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger underscores the teenage angst bursting though the young, yet disillusioned, Holden Caulfield. Lowbrow words like "lousy,"
"crap," "stuff,' "hell," "crumby," and "damn" accentuate Holden's anger as he rambles the opening of his story. Furthermore, sentence fragments, such as, "One of those little English jobs that can do around two hundred miles an hour," destroy any last vestige of formality, further developing the aura of simply telling a story to a friend. Despite a Dickens allusion, the majority of the passage is purely denotative, lacking symbolism. This expository passage helps develop Holden's past. Although the majority of this passage is about Holden's family and past, the majority of the character development shines through Salinger's diction and style.
A Scrap of Parchment