Ray Bradbury's short story, "All Summer in a Day" takes place on Venus. When it was written, nobody knew what the surface of Venus was like, so Bradbury guessed that it was rainy. Read this excerpt:
"Margot stood apart from them, from these children who could never remember a time when there wasn't rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall."
What is the reason for the repetition of the word rain in this passage?
a. to emphasis and draw attention to the fact that it always rains on Venus.
b. for the rhyme and meter of the line.
c. for the alliterarion value.
d. it is part of the verbal irony of the passage.
Scroll down for the answers.
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a. is correct. By repeating words the author makes you take notice of it.
b. is incorrect. Look for rhyme and meter in poetry, not prose.
c. is incorrect
d. is incorrect
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