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An Aerial Masterpiece

October 24, 2021
By PranavGupta BRONZE, Cupertino, California
PranavGupta BRONZE, Cupertino, California
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I glide through the wind, my wings snapping through the dense air. With unmatched speed, I rip through the sky and cut through my blue canvas. The crisp, cool winds lift my eyebrows, creating a minuscule gap for the sun’s sultry rays to weave past my iris and bounce off my cornea. The warmth flows through my body and reminds me of my purpose each and every day. The crackle of my fellow aerial beings drifts throughout the sky and into my ear. Whipping up and around the blue yonder led me to a pungent and tangy aroma. The damaging smoke exhaust, the fresh citrusy fragrance of ripening oranges. The fetid smell of cow excrement, the tingle of my nose from the fresh pollen. The numbing breeze, the calefaction fruits. I can roam wherever I want; from the skies pinnacle to the rich land. The nonchalant flaps of fellow birds’ wings are brushed off by my lively land friends. This all proved to me what it really meant to be a peregrine falcon.


The author's comments:

In this piece, I dipped my toes into the water by using two new literary devices: anthropomorphism and juxtaposition. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object. Juxtaposition is putting two contrasting elements together or side by side. I am telling this set piece from the perspective of a peculiar bird to depict how this falcon feels. I also highlight the falcon sensory details whilst pursuing the use of a lot of active verbs. You might see evidence of these literary devices throughout the piece when the falcon is in first person and when I switch from good smells and bad smells, such as the time I go from a “smokey” smell to a fresh nice “citrusy” one. You can also see my use of active verbs in places where I say words and phrases like “cut through” and “wings snapping”. I like this piece because gives you an insight into this peregrine falcon, or as I like to call it, this aerial masterpiece’s shoes.


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