1. The Birds Analysis
... broken down by commas. Each moment that Nat is going through, we are also going through it with him. "He felt the thud of bodies, heard the fluttering of wings." Onomatopoeia is used in the first part of this sentence. The word "thud" imitates its own meaning so we can actually hear the bodies falling onto the floor in the darkness ... . "Tap-tapping soft brush of their wings tearing sound of splintering wood." With each of these descriptions, Du Maurier achieves her purpose of causing the imagination to work. She uses onomatopoeia to describe how the birds were attacking Nat's cottage, ...
- Word Count: 4431
- Approx Pages: 18
- Grade Level: High School
