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Fragility - Coggle Diagram
Fragility
Syntactical SD
Parallel construction
He might set up a projector and screen them one evening in his living room; he might invite a few friends over, and his wife—who will resemble the Ivy of fifteen years ago—will serve coffee and wedges of cheese cake; these are the Rockies, he’ll say—magnificent, stirring, one of the wonders of the continent. (the discription of his plans)
Repetition
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“Over here,” she says, “over here - repetition is where we’ll put the Christmas tree.” (to make an accent and to hide a dissapointment)
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Polysydenton
And Ivy and Marge Little and I are there, knocking on the door, at nine-thirty in the morning. (to outnumber all of them)
Lexical SD
Metaphor
She turns the pages of a book in the same way she handles every object, with a peculiar respectful gentleness, as though the air around it were more tender than ordinary air. (to show the atmosphere of beautifyl Canada during the flight)
I’ve watched her lift a cup of tea with this same abstracted grace, cradling a thick mug in a way that transforms it into something precious and fragile. (to show how gentle she was with some usual things)
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Epithet
We know the statistics: that about half of all North Americans move every five years, that we’re a rootless, restless, portable society. (to show that they can move easily)
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Simile
We are passing hundreds—it seems like thousands —of houses, and we see lamps being turned on, curtains being closed. (to show their strong intention to find the house)
Personification
Darkness is falling as Marge Little drives us back to our hotel. (to describe the beginning of evening)
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