We were supposed to write a speech for declamation praising or blaming/denouncing someone or something using the figures of speech we just learned. I chose my dad.
The most amazing person I know is my dad. He will never praise himself, his family can't say enough good things about him. He is a prosecutor in the Santa Fe district attorney's office, a loving father, a faithful husband, and a strong Christian. Over the years our family has had, like all families do, difficulties. When my parents were in a situation that would have torn apart most marriages my dad was the glue that kept them together. Last year he got a job 250 miles away from where we were then living, and every Friday he drove home to see Mama and me, then worked hard to get the house ready to sell, and then on Sunday drove the 250 miles back to work. While we were getting ready to move Daddy, being his normal helpful self, stayed with my grandparents. He cooked, cleaned, did laundry, even dealt with their health problems at the hospital.
Recently Mama and Daddy joined a CREC mission church after spending several years at a non-denominational church. The difference in my dad is amazing; he is around strong Christian men and he is becoming even more confident in his role in the church. To my sister and me he is more than a father, he's a friend. He is determined that we will know how to manage our money so he taught us.
The absolute best thing about him is his ability, whether it's work, parenting, marriage, or faith, to stick with what he's doing even if it's unpleasant.
Here are the figures I used: Climax (prosecutor, father, husband, Christian), Anastrophe (like all families do), Metaphor (the glue that held them together), Polysyndeton (cooked, cleaned...; parenting, marriage...), Apposition (difference, becoming more confident), Alliteration (father, friend), Ellipsis (...taught us.).
woot! :-)
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