Colorblind

The title of the article is “Yellow Skies, Blue Trees.” The author is Joe Rogers. In his story he talks about being colorblind. He jokes about what other people do, say, and think when they find out that he’s colorblind. He also gives facts about being colorblind. He uses diction to describe being colorblind. He uses syntax to express his feeling towards what people think about being colorblind. He also uses imagery so that you can see it through his eyes. The author's tone was joking and funny.

Diction is the writer’s choice of words. A few examples of diction would be “It has to do with color receptors, called cones, in the retina.” “Some of my past dinner guests can attest to the difficulty I’d had making that determination.” …show more content…
A few examples of syntax would be “Her observation opened my eyes - not that my eyes particularly help - to the fact that I am colorblind.” “I know colorblindness is almost always a genetic condition, affecting males far more often than females.” “Unfortunately, those colors tend to be listed in terms such as raisin, sesame, citron, salmon, shrimp celery saffron, wheat and maize.” “Over the years I’ve considered petitioning the federal government to include color blindness among the legally recognized disabilities, but I suspect we lack collective political clout.”

Imagery is the use of words or phrases to create an image in someone’s mind. One example of imagery is “A fellow fourth grader broke the news to me after she…(saw) my effort on a class assignment involving scissors and construction paper. ‘You cut out a purple bluebird,’ she said.” “Usually my problem is of little consequence. Like not knowing whether I’ve picked up a spearmint or cinnamon gum ball until I put it into my mouth.” “When they learn my word is not completely black and white, they get a kick out of pointing to various items and asking what color I think they are.” “Sometimes I can tell red from green. Sometimes I can’t. It depends on how intense the colors are, how much light is available, how far away I am from the objects in