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Chinese Cinderella (Literary devices (Semantic field (Ethereal, cosmic:…
Chinese Cinderella
Literary devices
Semantic field
Ethereal, cosmic: "Holy of holies", "bliss", "going to heaven"
"Nightmare", "foreboding", "died"
These thoughts and fears of death are associated with home, opposite of normal association, makes reader concerned.
Simile
"Like a persistent toothache" (line 6). This describes to the reader about her horror at leaving school. Sets a tone of fear
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Juxtaposition
Positive description of father creates contrast in passage, tension as disarms the reader
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Cliche
(line 68) Shows her desperation, naivety
Deferential language
Last line, shows the formality in her culture and her family
TAP
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A - people interested in culture, east/west
P - inform, describe, entertain
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Mood
Narrating thoughts (line 36) reflects her inner feelings honestly and clearly, and reflects her suspicion of her father, and reinforces the tension
Triple, line 49 in present tense, rhetorical questions. Shows her disbelief, and helps the reader to experience it with her
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