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Chinese Cinderella: Analysis/Annotations
Chinese Cinderella: Analysis/Annotations
Analysis/Annotations:
First Paragraph:
Second Paragraph:
"'Adeline'"
- use of direct speech to give the reader the feeling as if the events are unfolding right now
"Full of foreboding, I ran downstairs as in a nightmare, wondering who had died this time."
- description of her emotions is placed at the start of the sentence so that the emphasis on her
anticipation that something bad will happen is stronger
- Alliteration of 'f' sounds is striking and draws attention to the phrase
- sentence is broken up by commas, illustrating the movement of her running down the stairs
and also the racing of her thoughts in her mind