The Mud Puddle and the Rose A Response to Ann Zwinger
As Sid Dobrin and Chris Keller observe in one of their questions, Zwinger “sparingly use[s] figures, schemes, and tropes” in her writing. When she does use figurative language, however, we pay attention. Twice during her interview, she repeats the expression “Falling in a mud puddle and coming out s...
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| Published in | Writing Environments p. 321 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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State University of New York Press
01.02.2012
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| Summary: | As Sid Dobrin and Chris Keller observe in one of their questions, Zwinger “sparingly use[s] figures, schemes, and tropes” in her writing. When she does use figurative language, however, we pay attention. Twice during her interview, she repeats the expression “Falling in a mud puddle and coming out smelling like a rose [or lily].” Zwinger uses the expression to describe those times in her life when she was just beginning to write and to draw, and she took a significant risk that paid off in the sweet smell of artistic success. For an acknowledged “plant person,” the attraction of emerging |
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| ISBN: | 9780791463321 079146332X |