Reading Notes A: Why the Woodpecker Pecks

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(Woodpecker from Wikimedia Commons)


For these reading notes I chose to focus on the woodpecker story, "Why the Woodpecker Pecks". I chose to focus on this story because I heavily prioritize strong morals in folklore, and I liked the literary devices used in this story. I enjoy the moral of "moderation" or not overindulging in things. It's a very strong one that can relate to every day life, especially in cases of addictive substances, which are a constant plague that we have in our society. It also uses imaginative figurative language and has a nice combination of onomatopoeia and alliteration with "Tap! Tap! Tap!" in the start of the story. The merging of literary devices is an interesting technique, and is something I'd like to do with my own stories.


Bibliography:

  • Florence Stratton, Why the Woodpecker Pecks, from UnTextbook

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