In the excerpt from the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by author L. Frank Baum, Dorothy and her many friends must travel to the emerald city where they were dazzled by its appearance. In this narrative the author uses many strategies to convey his perspective on the emerald city. For example, he includes repetition to introduce the fact that the whole city was green. He also used elaborate description to make sure that the reader understood the picture he was trying to create. The most effective strategy that L. Frank Baum used was repetition. He used this strategy to convey that the city was otherworldly and amazing place. One example of where this strategy is used in the excerpt is “Dorothy and and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy
