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Saki The Interlopers Analysis
Authors use expressive writing techniques to identify a theme. “The Interlopers” by Saki tells, waiting too long to do better may be too late. Saki uses unique diction and conflict in third person view as the expressive writing techniques. The carefully chosen word choice carves the story to be more descriptive and better helps the readers understand. “Said Ulrich with a laugh of a man unstrung with hideous fear...straining his eyes to see what the others would gladly not have seen” (4). Ulrich is terrified and Georg will be too because they know what's coming with wolves involved. The two finally becomes friends but it's too late. At first, there was no problem when they sit wanted to kill each other. When the tree fell on them, they

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