e snow peaks glowing with golden sunlight seemed to be oil fire. The dark blue of the sky makes the golden peaks stand out more clearly.Р19. one could hear... the bells: another beautiful metaphor but describing the beautiful music. The music through the streets far and near was as pleasant as the sweet perfume of flowers. The music was sometimes faint and distant but sometimes gathered in strength and finally climbed in the joyous clanging of bellsР winding: cf. wound, point 12Р20. Joyous! ... Omelas?: The very short paragraph is a special feature of this piece of writing. The writer uses two short questions to introduce two important subjects. In the next long paragraph she describes the people of Omelas and expresses her views on joy and happiness, which is the main theme of the writer.
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