Ok the title might be a little clickbait because i won’t exactly be copying, but I am having a dilemma.
I recently read an essay that I really loved structure wise and want to mimic that in my own personal statement.
Specifically - the author first talked about a language barrier that limited he/she from communicating with older generations in his/her family. He/she then goes on to explain how music helped bridge that gap.
I really like the way he/she communicated that idea, and would like to do something like that. I also cannot communicate with older generations in my family because of a language barrier and cultural differences (they grew up in another country, I grew up in America) but art has always been what has connected my family together. I want to write about art in a similar structure as the author of the music essay did but of course with my own experiences.
Is that plagiarism? I won’t be copying any lines from the music essay, but I do think both will sound somewhat similar structure wise.
Please give me some advice!