Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall
Diane Ackerman wrote the essay Why Turn Color in the Fall to remind us that like leaves we too will eventually fall and change from “one beautiful state into another.” (196) In her essay, Ms. Ackerman uses vivid word choice, strong verbs, allusion, and definition to get her point across. Ackerman uses personification to bring her essay to life. In this essay, we learn how and why leaves change their color. She explains that after summer “a tree reconsiders its leaves.” (195) The tree begins soaking up nutrients and “gradually chokes off its leaves.” (195) These leaves change color because of a lack of chlorophyll that the tree soaks into its trunk; killing the leaves. She describes the trees as “…closing
Diane Ackerman wrote the essay Why Turn Color in the Fall to remind us that like leaves we too will eventually fall and change from “one beautiful state into another.” (196) In her essay, Ms. Ackerman uses vivid word choice, strong verbs, allusion, and definition to get her point across. Ackerman uses personification to bring her essay to life. In this essay, we learn how and why leaves change their color. She explains that after summer “a tree reconsiders its leaves.” (195) The tree begins soaking up nutrients and “gradually chokes off its leaves.” (195) These leaves change color because of a lack of chlorophyll that the tree soaks into its trunk; killing the leaves. She describes the trees as “…closing