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They
Uses "they" a considerable amount of the time to give us more context to her situation
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Now my fragmentation will be obvious for everyone to see, for you to see…
Another way she creates a comparison between her physical and emotional pain
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I am not afraid of pain and you know it.
It's interesting how Frida relates her physical pain to a more psychological pain caused by her and Diego's rocky relationship
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I’m
Uses "I" and "you" very frequently
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Good bye from somebody who is crazy and vehemently in love with you,
This ending of a letter has been a lot more personal than any other letter I have read in our examples--> maybe I could incorporate something similar in my letter
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damned thing, it got what it wanted in the end
Personification
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how the hell do you manage to seduce so many women when you’re such an ugly son of a bitch?
Use of humor to mediate the pain
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I was already a maimed woman when I lost you,
Communicating how hurt she was by their relationship, but shows just how much it has affected her by relating it to being maimed
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They want to hurt my pride by cutting a leg off.
Use of humor
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Mr. Diego,
Addressed audience
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The good and the bad.We have given each otherAll that we have.
This reminds me of anytime I hear someone describe something they have interest in. For instance, my mom really enjoys gardening but there are also times where she doesn't like to do it. That doesn't necessarily take away any of her love for that hobby. I think this helps the average person realize that Kobe isn't just a celebrity player but also a person that shares the same complex emotions as regular people.
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I played through the sweat and hurtNot because challenge called meBut because YOU called me.
Shows his dedication to play basketball because of his love for it
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Deeply
Uses lots of descriptive words and stories related to an emotion "Deeply in love with you" "A love so deep I gave you my all" "I gave you my heart" "When someone makes you feel as alive as you've made me feel" "But I can't love you obsessively for much longer."
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But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.
Creates a timeline in his writing where he goes from being a young kid->an adult growing older->reminiscing about being that young kid again as he's unable to keep up which lots of people, especially older adults can understand
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clock
Tends to place somewhat similarly sounding or spelt words together at the ends of lines every so often, words like socks and clock, together and other.
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5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
Places periods and a line specifically for numbers at the for effect
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I’ll always be that kid
Loops back to memories of his youth when he was just a kid excited to play, making another connection with the addressed audience
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But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.
Personification of his body to send a message that he's unable to keep up with his calling
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YOU
Use of capitalization for effect, personification of basketball (invoked audience)
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As a six-year-old boy
Bringing up a memory of being a young child and aspiring to become successful in what they love which can create a connection with the addressed audience
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I fell in love with you.
Separated line to give effect
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I
Point of view
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Basketball
Invoked Audience
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