Everything and anything that people do and read can have an impact on them. Short stories generally do not have a very long time to make an extraordinary first impression on the readers. Sarah Ellis brings flavour and depth to her story The Tunnel by grabbing the attention of the readers. Authors often use literary devices to enhance their short story. First writers use imagery to make the reader’s visualize images in their minds. Secondly they use irony to emphasize a central idea about the story. Lastly they use symbolism to add profundity and meaning to a story.
To begin, when the readers cross paths with imagery it makes the story that much more interesting. Kenton is babysitting a little girl named Ib who makes him play with barbies. Kenton suggest to get out of the house and go on a mission and …show more content…
Kenton recalls a similar noisy woodpecker from his early childhood. Imagery can attract the read like no other literary device can. Furthermore, Secondly, using situational irony can make the readers stop and think about the story making it more memorable. Kenton was playing with barbies and dolls for hours on end with Ib. He suggest a mission with Ib to save him from his living nightmare. As Kenton and Ib come across the same tunnel Kenton played in as a kid, he thinks, "But why would I want to scare her? And, hey, it's just a tunnel. So I happen to suffer from claustrophobia. That's my problem." (Ellis 48). Kenton got traumatized in that exact same tunnel as a child. Ib says she wants to go in but Kenton is dreading the fact she wants to go through it. He would rather