What’s that? Dad’s on the phone! We must yell at the top of our lungs!
I hear Mom is calling grandma! This is the perfect time to unload all those questions we’ve been saving up the past two hours and ask her right now!'
This blog post talks about how children always seem to speak the loudest when their parents are on the phone. The post is written in a low-frequency lexis which eases the reading of the audience. There are different sentence structures used and this sets out the atmosphere of what the blogger is trying to say. The blogger speaks to the audience using imperative sentences such as, 'Your kids will suddenly be in your face' using the word 'you' makes the reader feel more involved and makes them think about their family situations which relate them to the text. The blogger uses humour as he mentions 'Bat-Signal' which goes off in the childs head, this is metaphorical.
Good blog choice. The humour and direct address with pragmatic references like "bat signal" do create a real bond with the audience. Check high-frequency/low-frequency and the sentence moods - the quote is a declarative not an imperative. Good understanding, just check terminology.
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