Literary Elements and Techniques in Tyler Novel
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Literary Elements and Techniques by Tyler
Tyler uses indirect characterization and dialogue to bring out the complex relations between Willa and Sonya. The author starts by describing the setting of the place of events which brings out the stylish and rich nature of the neighbourhood and the residents. The houses were all on one level, made of brick, ranch-styled and newish. The residents too were new them. The author also uses metaphors such as “the sun still hung like a thin white dime above Bert Kane Ridge” to describe the time day.
The girls feel confident and secure as they do not have to pretend since they are not known in the neighbourhood, leaving them unworried about their looks. This comes out by the way Sonya has her hair neatly combed while Willa’s frizzled hair, on the other hand, is not combed. They both wore jeans and almost-matching wool jackets. Sonya wore sneakers while Willa still had her school shoes on (Tyler, 2018).
A dialogue ensues between them, and one can tell that they are nervous about their next course of action as they almost regret knocking on the very first house. Willa’s cheeky and humorous nature comes out when she breaks into a chain of laughter at the mere imagination of her friend trying to speak at the same time with her. Sonya cannot hold herself either, and she too becomes hysterical (Tyler, 2018). This makes them embarrassed as the woman stands at the front door smiling. In the end, they turn and leave feeling tired, emptied and a little sad for their behaviour.
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Tyler, A. (2018). Clock Dance: A novel (1st ed.). Knopf.