When the Full Moon Shines

In the article "When the Full Moon Shines its Magic Over Monument Valley," John V. Young uses rhetorical strategies such as varieties of tone, similes, imagery, ornate diction, and vivid details in order to describe the sensations generated first by his surroundings and then by the moonrise. This descriptive article, narrated by John V. Young, begins with Young and his two other male companions sitting in a truck, awaiting what is described to be a …

…light", and "inky shadows". After the moon had rose, "the show was over and the magic was gone" (page 447), the tone is once again calm and peaceful. John V. Young was very effective in his description of his "sensations generated first by his surroundings and then by the moonrise" (page 446). Through his use of rhetorical strategies, Young's portrayal of the magnificence of nature is so powerful and explicit it is as if you are there.