Never Giving Up Rhetorical Analysis

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The author uses tactile imagery to stress the importance of never giving up. In the text he says, “sickening thud.” The author uses tactile imagery to prove how hard he hit the ground. Johnson could have chosen this rough fall in defeat but instead he continued playing. He didn’t want to have “wasted time spent in practice,” for nothing. This imagery shows how much his teammates and him “sacrificed time” for their “August practices… Especially grueling practices.” So in that case, the author doesn’t back down, physical pain wasn’t going to stop him from achieving his goal. He was determined and wasnt about to give up the easily. Johnson uses tactile imagery when he says “my body calmed, a smooth anticipation preparation me to test and
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