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Analysis Of The First Betrayal By Patricia Bray

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Analysis: The First Betrayal In “The First Betrayal,” Patricia Bray uses diction, detail, and imagery to convey a suspenseful mood in the story. Patricia bray creates suspense by using connotative diction that conveys a hopeless mood for the reader. For example, the words overwhelm, threatened, and consumed create suspense by making the readers feel that Josan will die when the lighthouse crumbles underneath him. The words terror, devour , and relentless also add to the feeling of apprehension because they suggest Josan will not escape the tower Patricia Bray creates detail with light in lines one and two “the lantern flickered as a gust of wind blew through the lighthouse tower.” She also creates detail with darkness in lines

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