My name isn't too special. It's not like it's a very popular name; but what I mean is that there's no fancy way of making it roll off your tongue. The "ck" at the end makes it sound like it's a car going full speed ahead, and then all of a sudden it slams into a brick wall and utterly stops the car in its tracks. In my opinion, it just murders the flow of the word. Despite how much I hate it, I'm actually grateful for my name. It's slang for the word "man", how much more macho and masculine could that be? How I got my name is actually a funny story. I asked my mom one day about why I was named Jack, and she simply responded, "It wasn't me, ask your sister." As it turns out, my sister was actually the one who named me. My parents were originally going to name me River, after the actor River Phoenix. My sister was four and a half years old at the time of my birth, and she was madly in love with the movie "Titanic", starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the character Jack Dolphin. She was the one that made the final decision that my name was going to be Jack, like Jack Dolphin. Just like that. BOOM, Jack was now my name for the rest of my life, all at the doings of a 4 year old. The movie Titanic is actually one of the associations people make with my name. Whenever I tell somebody that my name is Jack, they usually ask, "Oh, like from Titanic?" I guess it's not necessarily a bad thing, Titanic was a great movie. But I'm also associated with Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack Sprat, Jack-o-lanterns, and of course the saying, "Hit the road Jack, and don't come back." Things like that actually get pretty annoying after a while, but it's something I just have to deal with. In the end, I'm happy with my name. I'm glad my parents agreed with my sister, or else I'd be named River. I can't even imagine the humility I would've face growing up with a name like that. I don't think I've ever even had another Jack in any of my schools, without counting nicknames. Even though me and my sister go through our rough times, I think I'll always be grateful for the decision that she made 15 and a half years ago; one that has probably completely changed the outcome of my life and childhood.
POETIC DEVICES:
1.) "The "ck" at the end makes it sound like it's a car going full speed ahead, and then all of a sudden it slams into a brick wall and utterly stops the car in its tracks."
SIMILE.
2.) " much more macho and masculine"
ALLITERATION.
3.) "BOOM"
ONOMATOPOEIA.
I like how you compared the "ck" to a car slamming into a brick wall.
ReplyDeleteProps to your sister
ReplyDeleteJack and the Bean stalk
ReplyDeleteI like how you told the backstory of how you got your name.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing the story about your name as our names have similar beginnings.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you compared your name to all the different things.
ReplyDeleteI thought that it was great that you incorporated different sayings with your name in them. That was a good idea.
ReplyDeleteJack, very well done! Your simile at the beginning creates amazing imagery! Keep up the hard work!
ReplyDeleteI liked the back story of your name, and how you said it impacted you.
ReplyDeleteI like how you have the poetic devices at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteI associate your name with Jack Harkness (from Doctor Who). River wouldn't have been too shabby a name, though. The simile you used is not one I have heard before - great job.
ReplyDeleteI like that you are happy that your sister named you when she was 4 because most people wouldn't be happy.
ReplyDeleteYour simile reminds me of hoe I say your name
ReplyDeleteI like how you tied your sister into the mix and told how you got your name.
ReplyDeleteI like the alliteration you used
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