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Descriptive Language In The Sniper

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“During the Civil war was the first time they used snipers.” The author Liam O’ Flaherty wrote a story called “ The Sniper” in Civil war. Killing doesn’t matter until it’s your own is illustrated throughout the story as the author’s theme. The author uses descriptive language and simile throughout the story. Killing doesn’t matter until it’s your own is the primary theme in “ The Sniper.” This is convincing because, for example a “ Machine gunner’s head was hanging life less over the turret.” This is how the author uses descriptive language. The sniper killed the other snipers and celebrates. He took a sip of whisky he also took a risk to light up a cigarette. When he was walking away he was curious to see who was the other sniper. When he went to go see he flip the body over he looked into his brothers face. He was and surprised that, that was his brother. …show more content…

This is why the main theme is killing doesn’t matter until it’s your own. The sniper in the civil war was written by Liam O’ Flaherty. The sniper was sad when he found out that he killed his own brother. In the Civil War was the first time they used snipers. What would you have done if you were in the Civil

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