Compounding- putting different words together to get your point across.
"saltwater feedlot"
Playful combinations- unrealistic features put on subjects to illustrate a interesting point.
" gulf shrimpers are the last cowboys of the sea"
"pink tsunami"
"chemical cocktail"
"dancing shrimp"
"circus of boats"
Neologisms- made up words
" marifarm"
"aquafarm"
"seafarm"
Verbs, Verbs, Verbs- action words
"boats gallop"
"plundering"
Jim Carrier used these tactics to make his article about the shrimp farming industry more interesting and clear to his reader. I found that they made it a lot easier to understand and more antertaining to read. His wordplay allowed me to picture exactly what he meant in a different way.
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