Journal 03/05/12

Read the following excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Everything & More.  Analyze the text in terms of the basics--theme, tone, diction, and syntax--and see if you can apply any other technical elements you're covering in the lit terms.  Go down the list term by term and see what applies.  (You may cooperate in the process, but your writing should be all you.) The theme of the excerpt can be that even under pressure one can succeed. This is shown by the statement of several things that may cause on stress but in times of stress, concentration can rise above the stress. The tone is somewhat as serious but at the same time it can be seen as enlightning to one. Throughout the excerpt, the presence of a lecture or lesson being taught is present. The diction used is sophisticated, of course slang won't be used but still the diction suites the tone that has been created. As for syntax, the syntax is structured to allow a smooth transition from statement to statement.