Unlike Elbow, Murry moves slowly to the subject he is going to talk about. Murry begins by writing something that concerns people, so it grabs the reader's attention. The way Elbow and Murry approach their subject is different because one author grabs the reader's attention then moves on to what he is going to talk about and the other author simply starts by presenting you with facts and telling you what he is going to say. talk. Even though Elbow and Murray get their message across, the way they deliver their information is different. Both authors use similes and metaphors in their writing, and I think this is to keep the reader interested by comparing something to something else they are familiar with. By comparing something like writing to something familiar to them, it creates a feeling of knowing what the author is talking about, or it even helps the reader know what the author is trying to say. Both the author and the reader benefit from similes and metaphors because the author continues to draw the reader in and the reader will learn something new about writing from the author. Not only do Elbow and Murry use similes and metaphors, but they also use examples that the reader might