good descriptive
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- Sep 2015
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Holy fuckoly,
another made up word!
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The Labrador, who understands English, begins howling miserably.
The dog obviously doesn't understand English, but this is a way to show that her and the dog have a connection
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“I’m leaving and I’m never coming back,”
intensifies the mood of her leaving
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She is Pavlov and I am her dog.
good use of metaphor
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For instance, that my vanished husband is neither here nor there; he’s reduced himself to a troubled voice on the telephone three or four times a day.
foreshadows somewhat her mood about her husband
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