With the use of epistrophe and careful diction Dillard is able to show the connection of the human and weasel in the first and last two paragraphs.
<u>Explanation:</u>
"It would be well, proper, and, obedient, and pure"
- Annie Dillard
The use of 'and' in the beginning sentence holds her emotions and excitement throughout the passage. With the use of epistrophe and careful diction Dillard is able to show the connection of the human and weasel in the first and last two paragraphs.
She replicates the structure of the first passage in the last passage. She uses metaphor in the last passages that depicts the punch line in the second sentence.
The main idea of this paragraphs is that, the structure holds the emotional connection of the essay as well as the connection between Weasel and her. Weasel is humanized in the flow of these paragraphs.
