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Whispering Parentheses

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Whispering Parentheses

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  1. Whispering Parentheses “Writers use this technique to communicate directly with readers, stepping “outside” the regular text for a moment to whisper something in the reader’s ear. These are usually asides of explanation that are more characteristic of spoken language that written language…Cynthia Rylant is obviously a writer who likes to pull her readers close and make them feel like insiders….”

  2. Literary Examples for Whispering Parentheses • An Angel for Solomon Singer (1992) by Cynthia Rylant: “When he reached the end of his list of dreams ( the end was a purple wall), he simply started all over again and ordered up a balcony (but he didn’t say the balcony out loud)” • Missing May (1992) by Cynthia Rylant: May started talking about where they’d hang the swing as soon as she hoisted herself out of the front seat ( May was a big woman) and Ob….” (5). • But I’ll Be Back Again (1989) by Cynthia Rylant: “When the Beatles came to America in 1964 the boys lost most of us girls to either John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison or Ringo Starr (not many to Ringo)” (15).

  3. Whispering Parentheses You just received word that school is closed. Briefly state your plans for the day. Pull your reader aside like Cynthia Rylant and use this technique. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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