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Sentence #11

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He pulled the rubber band off the rock and unfolded the paper.

Written by guterman

November 19, 2007 at 10:06 am

Posted in novel

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  1. I love this sentence.
    I don’t know why.

    Jane

    November 20, 2007 at 8:15 pm

  2. On second thought, I think I know (partly) why I like it: pleasing use of consonants. Hear how “pulled off” and “unfolded” quietly echo each other in sound. And “paper” also reminds us of the “p” sound in “pulled.”

    It’s so poetic, yet so natural sounding.

    Jane

    November 20, 2007 at 8:18 pm


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