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How does the author of the following extracts use language to convey changes and contrasts in mood and meaning. In the passage 'A Fable for Tomorrow' Rachel Carson conveys changes in moods through a variety of methods. She attacks the reader's senses using visual and audio descriptions, alliteration and the use of positive and negative wording and sentences. I will demonstrate how she achieves this through close analysis of the extract. The title of the passage 'A Fable for Tomorrow' evokes morally instructive childhood fairytales in which characters typically learn lessons from others mistakes and through subtle messages. This is what I think the author is aiming for. Carson's use of 'tomorrow' warns us what will happen if we do not take heed of her words. Throughout the first paragraph the reader's visual senses are assaulted through imagery. 'White clouds of bloom' brings to mind cotton wool drifting above the different...

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