"In Wyoming" Response

Mark Spragg ties together the piece's formal elements with its literal elements in the very first line in saying "This place is violent, and it is raw." His writing as he describes the winds is very raw itself. He doesn't use elegant, long sentences tied together with a poetic diction. He keeps his sentences as short as possible in an effort to only include information that is relevant. Spragg's brief sentences seem to help tie in the feelings of the residents when the wind comes and goes as well. As quickly as the wind can come back, so can he write about it. The overall effect is that we, as readers, can attempt to feel the harshness of the sudden changes and the simplicity of the town.