Blog about Kashmir and Qazigund

 The paragraphs that I read were both descriptions of regions that were written by the same author but were written about completely differently, with one region being very vibrant and colorful and the other being very dull and less colorful environment and the author shows these differences very well in the paragraphs. I will be commenting on the use of language that the author portrays in the paragraphs and how it affects the reader.

In paragraph one the author describes a place known as Kashmir, the author describes this region as being a very calming place with nice colorful fields and skies as described in the first sentence where the author states “colour: the yellow mustard fields, the mountains, snow-capped, the milky blue sky in which we rediscovered the drama of clouds.” This use of color words that the author chose is very effective because they give the reader an image of what the scenery looks like without having to see the environment it also gives the reader an idea of what it is like to be in Kashmir and to see the fields and mountains.

The second paragraph is in a much different environment from the first. The paragraph is about a new region named Qazigund which the author describes without any color words used, although the author did this the reader still has a description of what the environment looks like and what it feels like to be there. The way that the author does this is by using words like “sunlight, the disorder of a bazaar, a waiting crowd, and a smell in the cold air of charcoal, tobacco, cooking oil, months-old dirt, and human excrement.” this gives the reader the opportunity to think about what the environment looks like. The author then continues to describe the place and gives a description of the houses with their mud and grass roofs. As a reader the author's description of this place makes me think of a very brown place void of vibrant colors. This paragraph changed the author's language from the first paragraph because he used less colorful language and seemed to have a general dislike for the second place and seemed to really enjoy the scenery and people of Kashmir.