Analysis Of Eleven By Sandra Cisneros

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Essay Tianna Williams 10.25.17 In “ELEVEN” by Sandra Cisneros, Cisneros write a story about an eleven year old named Rachel. In the story it is Rachels birthday. She is at school and something happens that makes her not want to be eleven. In this essay, I will discuss how the author, Sandra Cisneros, uses literary techniques to characterize Rachel. In the story, Rachel has mixed emotions. Cisneros uses imagery to give the reader a visual description of how she is feeling. In the story the author conveys, “ only today I wish I didn’t have only eleven years rattling inside me like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box.” Noticed how the author said: “like pennies in a tin Band-Aid box.” Pennies rattling in a tin Baind-Aid box is an annoying

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