Visual Imagery In 'Yo, Miss' By Lisa Wilde

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You do not know anything until you experience it for yourself. In the book Yo, Miss by Lisa Wilde, the speaker uses visual imagery to give you experience to what it is like in the life of not only Miss Wilde but her students. Using visual imagery to prove it is easier to see what's going on instead of ignoring the little details that were said. As a reader and witnessing Wilde’s day to day life makes me feel more empathic. I actually feel like I'm experiencing the same thing. Growing up I heard of the term “dyslexia” referring to individuals whom while reading sometimes become baffled. Due to the fact, they switch letters around in a word. For example, I would say “dyslexia” however, if you are suffering from this disorder you would say “sidlxia” instead ; switching the ‘d’ and ‘s’ around, and switching the letter …show more content…
In the book there is a young lady named “Jasmine A.K.A (also known as) M.I.A (missing in action)” ; who is the age of 20 and still in high school, therefore dyslexia is one of her obstacles of still being in high school at that age. In the book (page 26) provides readers a visual image of how it is challenging in school for this individual. I thought that was a real life example and meant to give readers a glimpse of a person that suffers from dyslexia disorder. While I was reading, I didn't notice I was changing the words as I read. That is how quickly the human eye alters your vision without you being made aware. I experienced for a brief second what it is like to read something and your mind is altering all of these words quickly for you, although it's not as challenging. Moreover, the text was purposely written in a wave motion so not only your words would get jumbled but so your eyes