Cannons were roaring, flags waving
This is similar to the birthday celebration that occurred when the little mermaid first met the prince.
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forgetting that they could crush her to pieces
The youngest daughter ignores dangers and responsibilities of being a mermaid in order to interact with a human, something I predict will happen again.
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forgetting that they could crush her to pieces
The youngest daughter ignores dangers and responsibilities of being a mermaid in order to interact with a human, something I predict will happen again.
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long white veil across the sea
This may foreshadow how marriage (white veil) has the potential to connect the land and the sea.
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Oh, how eagerly did the youngest sister listen to all these descriptions!
This tone again makes the reader feel much more personally connected to the author; he writes as if he is telling the reader the story in real time.
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which had fallen to the bottom of the sea from a wreck.
The diction in the first half of this sentence describes the statue itself positively, using words such as beautiful, handsome, and pure. In the second half of the sentence, the word choice flips, illustrating the way it got down to the youngest daughter in a negative way. This may foreshadow how something beautiful and pure can be ruined by just a few unfortunate events or actions.
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his
The author identifies a sun as a he. This could be demonstrating that the sun that she replicates in her garden is a person or the idea of such rather than the sun itself.
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just as the swallows fly into our houses when we open the windows; only the fishes swam up to the princesses, ate out of their hands, and allowed themselves to be stroked.
This use of first person point of view sets the tone of this story, making it feel as though he is talking directly to the reader. Just as grandmothers are known for telling stories of myths and legends to their grandchildren, the author uses a tone in which the reader feels as though they are being told a story from someone they know and trust.
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deepest spot
The author spends these first few paragraphs highlighting the depth of the sea in which the Sea King lives. This foreshadows his desire to be as far away from human life as possible.
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