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 Jordan Aronson 11/29/18 AP Lang 4.04 Practice Essay Authors John James Audubon and Annie Dillard composed two unique passages following a similar subject regarding the migration of birds. In spite of the fact that they have a similar subject, there are contrasts that are not all that discreet. Regardless of whether those distinctions are in the tone the author utilizes, the setup of their paper, or their utilization of a particular diction. Both authors Audubon and Dillard have uniqueness inside each of their writings. In author John James’s passage, he portrays a greater amount of his own experience with seeing the birds relocate. In lines 1-3, Audubon says, “I left my house at Henderson, on the banks of Ohio, on my way to Louisville.” This makes to a greater use of an individual tone to his writing. On the other hand, author Annie Dillard utilizes her passage to portray the excellence of the birds flying, as described in her text, “bashed by the unexpectedness of this beauty” (Lines 19-20). This gives Annie's entry a more charming feel, concentrating more on the birds, rather than her experience. The punctuation Mr. Audubon utilized makes long, clear, detailed sentences. Inside those sentences, they are loaded up with commas which allows for a delicate pause between focus points. John also utilizes semicolons which separate ideas throughout the sentence. This is shown throughout sentences 16-20, “The air was literally filled with pigeons; the light of noonday was obscured by an eclipse; the dung fell in spots, not unlike melting flakes on snow; and the continued buzz of wings.” The use of long sentences gives the audience time to consider, and picture what John is trying to say. Despite the fact that Annie utilizes p