Kaboom War Journal - A Milblog
Table of Contents
1. Language in Kaboom
2. Blog structure
1. Language in Kaboom
The author uses a wide range of literary devices and vocabulary.
- Word puns
- Military slang (e.g. "CIC, Ali Baba, ...")
- Wide range of vocabulary
- Tone varies between blog entries
- Stylisitic devices (e.g. Onomatopoeia)
- Variety of sentence length and structure draws the reader in
- Use of web slang (e.g. "LoLerskates")
- Catch phrases
- Pop-cultural references (e.g. "Jabba the Hutt")
- Headlines often taken from literature, movies, mythology etc.
2. Blog Structure
The blog appears in a very organized way. It consists mainly of text with casual pictures or videos as intermissions.
- Posts with Headlines
- Catchphrases in the beginning of new entries
- Short statements in the beginning ("Good news, Momma G!")
- Further elaboration in the course of the blog entry
- Lists are given on various occasions (e.g. "11 things worse than being in Kuwait")
- Military slang mini-wiki on the right hand side
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