Figurative Language In 'My Two Blankets'

The children's picture book "My Two Blankets" is a story of a young girl called Cartwheel , establishing her sense of identity after moving from her home into a unknown culture. The author creates a story is clear, believable and interesting that evokes emotional responses in the reader by using the right words to vividly show the reader the experiences of Cartwheel and allow the reader to connect her character (Tunnell, 2015, pp.18-19). The author achieves this by using precise vocabulary, figurative language, effective dialogue, music in language, understatement, unexpected insights and avoiding weak writing in the text (Tunnell, 2015, p.19).
Precise vocab
Precise vocabulary is used throughout the text to ensure the reader experiences …show more content…
In the same sense, when Cartwheel starts to establish her identity and connect to the surrounding culture, she describes the new language as "start(ing) to sound warm and soft", therefore conveying her changing attitudes and establishment of her identity within the new culture, to the reader. The precise vocabulary the author uses help make the story more relatable, believable and vivid (Tunnell, 2015, p.21)
Figurative language
Through the use of figurative language the author is able add power, emotion and meaning to the minimal text within "My Two Blankets" (Tunnell, 2015, p.21). An example of this is shown by the line "I wrapped myself in a …show more content…
"My Two Blankets" takes advantage of the sounds of words to convey Cartwheel's feelings the surrounding culture. The author achieves this through repetition of the word "strange"; by abruptly ending a number of short sentences in a row with the word "strange" the author creates discomfort for the reader and by doing so also creates emphasis on the discomfort and insecurity Cartwheel is feeling in the surrounding