Analysis of Joyce Carol Oates ¦s On Boxing ¨
ˇ§Each boxing match is a story-a unique and highly condensed drama without words.ˇ¨ By comparing a boxing match to a story, Joyce Oates in her essay ˇ§On Boxingˇ¨ gives us insight into the sport of boxing. To explain the mystery of a boxing match more vividly, an analogy is used to sustain the entire essay. Oates also establishes herself as an author ˇ§strongly in favor of intelligent, even fastidious revisionˇ¨ by applying figurative language in her essay.