1. By repeating key words or ideas, you can emphasize the importance of your point and help the reader understand it more clearly. Additionally, repetition used between separate sentences can help bring different ideas together and result in a more coherent argument.2. Juxtaposition can be used effectively to compare or contrast two seemingly different things in order to highlight the differences between the two and create differentiation between the two. In characterization, these parallels can help the reader better understand the character's personality by comparing him to another character opposite him.3. Use sentence syntax to imitate the topic or idea being described. If you are describing a quick and easy task, use simple syntax to describe the simplicity of the situation. Conversely, if you are describing an extended thought process, use elongated syntax to mimic the contemplation taking place. These designs add another dimension to the writing by illuminating the tone.4. By using personification to bring an object to life, the reader is able to more clearly understand the object being described by relating it to a familiar human emotion or action.5. By using metaphors to directly compare two objects, the reader is able to better understand the meaning by visualizing a connection between what is being described.6. First person writing can often be limiting, but if used correctly it can bring the reader into the mind of the narrator and provide effective characterization resulting in a feeling of relationship or connection with the narrator. Use imagery to appeal to the readers senses and help them better understand what is being described....... middle of paper ...... priests, and through the priests to the king . (88) The dark imagery this passage uses to describe the church is executed through aggressive diction such as “oppressed,” “trembling,” and “grotesque.” Because churches are generally seen as happy and inspiring places, Twain's method of describing it as dark and aggressive creates a contrast between the stereotype of a church and his opinion of it. The personification of the Church, as evidenced by “she slaughtered them,” “she intimidated them,” and “she terrorized them,” serves to portray the Church as a powerful and oppressive threat. This menacing aspect of the Church is also suggested by the long, repetitive syntax, demonstrating the frequency and duration that the Church terrorizes its followers. Works CitedTwain, Mark. Following the equator. New York: Collier, 1899. Print.