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Robert Fulghum's Dinner Dandruff

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The essay “Dinner Dandruff” by Robert Fulghum is a humorous essay about the leftover food in the sink after dinner. The writer uses unique diction, syntax, and imagery in his essay. He does a very good job of creating humor and portraying it in his writing.
In the essay “Dinner Dandruff” the author’s diction is very descriptive. He uses certain words to describe the “stuff” that is in the sink. “That stuff in the bottom of the strainer is toxic waste - deadly poison - a danger to health.” In this sentence from the essay the author uses negative words to describe how he sees the food in the sink.
Robert Fulghum’s syntax in the essay consists of short and choppy sentences and long detailed sentences. This syntax creates

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