Reading thorough A Tall, Cool Drink…Sewage there were a couple of techniques that caught eye. The most evident was the use of imagery. Throughout the article the author, Elizabeth Royte, uses imagery when describing her tour through the plant. She then goes further into describing the color of the water after each stage of filtration. An essential component to the narrative was the dialogue. The author uses dialogue when explaining her tour through the filtration facility. She incorporates dialogue spoken by the guide to allow readers to grasp an idea of the situation. Likewise, the author uses comparison to aid readers and inform them about water filtration. This is shown when Royte makes a comparison between water purification pipes and water
