The Okefenokee swamp is spread across Florida’s dense, mucky land. This swamp is not for everyone's likings, and this might have to do with what one reads about it. Two passages juxtapose the Okenfwenpkee swamp heavily, and it almost seems they’re describing two entirely different places. The first passage is all facts and data, seemingly straight out of a brochure from Florida’s visitor’s center. The second passage is like a fantasy storytelling from a children’s book. It seems as there’s two different sides to the Okefenokee swamp, and this is revealed through each passages’ style.
To begin, the tone is passage one and two are dramatically different. Passage one is informative, scholarly, and educative. This tone presents facts and data and presents overall knowledge of the swamp—where it’s at and what’s in it. A plethora of logos is present. Stating that the swamp is “25 mi wide” and…show more content… Within passage one, sensory detail is used for learning purposes—to give an image of what is being described. Animals, plants and trees are listed within the article, described as “exotic”, “rare” and “diverse”. These pieces of sensory detail illustrate what species of wildlife inhabitant the swamp and promote the passage's educational purpose. Passage two includes sensory detail as well, but this rhetorical device is used or the opposite reason. The sensory detail in passage two is dense, describing the acres “as sodden as a sponge” and degrades the insects down to “stinging, biting and boring” characteristics. It’s also narrated that “things fester here, things cook down, decompose.” The animals are heavily narrated as well: “They scratch and stink and sniff at themselves, caterwauling and screeching through every minute of every day.” It’s obvious that sensory detail was used to disgust the audience, making the swamp undesirable to
