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Packer’s story telling techniques display a unique style that places the readers into the scene. Her use of metaphors and similes create pictures in you mind that being a smile to your face.
In the short story “Brownies” Packer describes the troop leader in the as a “ White woman with the severe pageboy hairdo of an ancient Egyptian.” While reading, you understand what the character looks like, as some you get an idea of how she is setting type of character up to be portrayed in the story.
Her use of dialogue is reminiscent of the way people speak to each other, making her stories an easy read that jumps off the page. Great writers like Packer hone their style; she use of metaphors set her part from other writers. In one paragraph is would not be surprising to see her use four or five different types of metaphors to describe the scene and the characters involved.
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Good example.
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* the use of metaphors sets her apart from other writers.
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