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Sandra Cisneros Use Of Three Literary Techniques To Characterize Rachel
Sandra Cisneros writes story that are easy to read but not always easy to understand.there is always a deeper meaning than you think.The author uses 3 literary techniques to characterize Rachel;repetition,metaphors and dialogue. Cisneros uses repition to enforce the idea that the character Rachel feels that if she was older she would be able to speak up for herself more.”Today I wish I was one hundred and two Instead of eleven because if I was one hundred and two I would have know what to say when Mrs.Price put red sweater on my desk.”Rachel thinks that the age 102 is appropriate age where she thinks her voice will be heard.She thinks that getting older is an allison because you still have days where you act like a child.You don’t actually

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