Syntax Rhetorical Devices

Syntax was presented as the last part of the story that gave this selection its final touches to change the story. This can be proven because in paragraph 7, he says, “I got to my feet, stomach taut, mouth tired of chewing, and flung my Frisbee across the street, its shadow like the shadow of an angel fleeing bad deeds. I retrieved it, jogging slowly. I flung it again until I was bored and thirsty.” The way that the sentences are structured makes you think about how he felt after eating the pie that he stole. It also gives the story a sense of emphasis on what Soto did as a 6-year-old boy. He also states in the last paragraph, “I lay until I was cold and then crawled back to the light, rising from one knee, then another, to dust off my pants

and squint in the harsh light I looked and saw the glare of a pie tin on a hot day. I knew sin was what you took and didn’t give back.” The way that these few sentences are written make you pause to take in where he was and what he did. It also shows how powerful his last few words are and how he felt about stealing the pie. Syntax is the last thing that was shown in such a strong way that it helped alter the way the reader reads the story.