Part one of term paper
The world today can be a dangerous place, causing people to be precautions. To be a risk taker in today’s society involves courage and a willingness to be vulnerable. In the poem“Swimming alone,” author Patricia Keeney uses diction and imagery to convey that venturing into risky situations requires one to be brave and yet ...

Part two of term paper
... smoke,” signifies confusion which heightens the unsureness of the situation. Vulnerability becomes evident as the swimmer suffers “cunning furtive spasms.” The challenge heightens and the swimmer is represented as an “angry isolate.” Like a computer game special affects are added in to increase the danger such as the lightning and the darkness. Imagery such as “Deliberately fracturing glass moving down through pools” conveys the mental picture of the water ...