Chinese cinderella - Assignment PDF

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Chinese Cinderella Language techniques - Pathetic fallacy - “Warm wind blowing” - “Typhoon” - “Wondering who died this time” - Only brought home in the event of a tragedy - “I asked foolishly” - Self-deprecating - Conscious of time passing - “Saturday again” - “Eight weeks more” - Shows a sense of dread for the end of the school - Pathetic fallacy - Quiet and cool - Shows loveless and cold-hearted home - “Summoned” - Hierarchy- God like - Self-deprecating, and dad approves - “There were no other competitors” - Dad states “good answer” - Hyperbole - “Going to England is like entering heaven” - Intense happiness - “Don’t you agree?” - No option to disagree - Quotes a poem showing she's still a writer Structural techniques - “See me in his room?” - Sense of disbelief - Questions in a row show distrust - “Giant ruse?” “Dare I let my guard down” - Series of questions in a row show low self-esteem - “Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner?” - Subordinate clause - “For once, he was proud of me.” - Shows this is not common - Repetition of modal verb - list of commands - “You will” - Short sentence shows anticipation - “I did not wish to contradict him”

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Repetition of very shows her gratefulness

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“Thank you very, very much”...