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Short prose
Representation
"Instead I went upstairs and took out the electric razor Annie had given me for Christmas and shaved off
my moustache."
"Inside, I was surprised by the lack of hospital smell, although there was another odor or maybe the
absence of an odor. The air was antiseptic, sterile."
"The Downtown Cinema has a special Friday night offer— half-price admission for high school couples seventeen or younger. But the woman in the box office took one look at my moustache and charged me full price."
"Her skin was smooth, almost slippery, as if the years had worn away all the roughness the way the wind wears away the surfaces of stones."
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Culture
"We lived in San francisco's chinatown. Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn't think we were poor."
"In my head, I saw a chessboard with sixty-four black and white squares."
Imagery
" Suddenly, I saw, in my mind, Mom's hands as they folded and refolded tinfoil to make a shark for me, while Laohu and I watched."
"I could hear the skittering steps of the other animals behind in the hallway, timidly peeking into the living room."
culture
" I pushed the the chopsticks and the bowl before me away: stir-fried green peppers with five-spice beef."
Flashback
"One of my earliest memories starts with me sobbing. I refused to be soothed no matter what Mom and Dad tried."
Representation
"Mom looked at him, "If I say 'love', I feel here" She pointed to her lips "If I say 'ai', I feel here." She put her hand over her heart. "
Culture
Imagery
"The scene always stunned ne. The sheer number of cars and motorcycles and jeepneys. The people weaving between them and moving on the sidewalks in great brown rivers"
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"Slavery has a long history on the islands Before the Spanish came islanders enslaved other islanders usually war captives criminals or debtors."
Symbolism
"“Well.. they were drawn a long time ago. In my memories, I based my concept on feathers. I believed those feathers in painting will be my wings in the future, believing they would make me fly."
Imagery
"I added sparkling brilliant crystals and diamonds on another painting, and sprinkled golden powder around."
Metaphor
"My mind is in chaos, full of sadness. I thought he truly loved me but he didn’t."
Flashback
"Everything was normal until this morning. I have planned a trip to South Korea with my dad since a few weeks ago. I was more steered by the thought that we were going to meet mom. "
Imagery
"My eyes suddenly opened wide with a sharp and heavy thump in my heart. I immediately sat up. I was gasping to breathe. "
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Imagery
"There was an ear-splitting boom, and a piercing light blinded my eyes."
"As I sped through the street I saw people screaming and crying in terror as they watched their homes and property smashing and falling to the ground."
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Imagery
“When I entered the house, I heard a busy sound in the kitchen: the sound of the knife as it cuts on the chopping board, the tinkling of the metal utensils, and the boiling of the stew.”
Flashback
"My life has always been gloomy from the beginning. My parents divorced as soon as I entered elementary school. My father was already busy with his work and personal life, so he didn't have time to take care of me. "
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