Nisi Shawl Everfair Rhetorical Analysis

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Many people have something they feel strongly passionate towards, this is the case in Everfair by Nisi Shawl, when Lisette adventurously rides her bike through the countryside as Shawl uses tone and personification to portray Lisette’s extreme passion yet softhearted feelings towards riding her bicycle. Shawl creates an adventurous yet wholesome tone to express Lisette’s complex feelings toward her bicycle. In the beginning of the excerpt, Shawl describes Listte’s bike ride as, “intoxicating”. This creates a strong sense of excitement toward the bike ride, exemplifying the fast-paced, adventurous tone. Shawl also uses the phrase “Flying”. Freedom!” to paint Lisette’s feelings while riding her bike. This phrase creates a sense of adrenaline,