In the beginning of the opening paragraph, the writer uses alliteration ‘a beautiful and beguiling city’ to emphasis the striking sight. The sound of the letter ‘b’ is an uplifting vowel and the adjective ‘beautiful’ helps the reader to connect with the writer and visualise a captivating image, which makes the reader feel more indulged into the writer’s precious experience.
Furthermore, Bill Bryson uses several verbs in the first paragraph in effect of emphasizing how busy the city was; ‘buses swept…workers scurried’ assists the reader to gain an understanding into how the writer feels about his obtained experience. And also helps the reader to relate with writers situation.
Furthermore, Bill Bryson uses several verbs in the first paragraph in effect of emphasizing how busy the city was; ‘buses swept…workers scurried’ assists the reader to gain an understanding into how the writer feels about his obtained experience. And also helps the reader to relate with writers situation.