Royal Beatings Close Reading

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a beating can be royal. Her curiosity it followed with a description of how she imagines such a situation versus what the situation really is. 1) Rhetorical questions- demonstrates Rose’s interest and engages the reader.

2) Figurative language- the use of a simile compares violent event to something marvellous.

3) Shift in tone- a lively description of a portrayal of a royal beating swiftly changes to a harsher tone.

1) This indirectly questions what is socially acceptable and makes a violent act commonplace.

2) This disconnection with reality creates an omniscient perspective of the event without regard for severity.

3) A sudden tone shift causes the fantasized fantastical situation to crash back to earth, foreshadowing darkness to come.

Passage

“Royal Beating. That was Flo’s promise. You are going to get one Royal Beating. The word Royal lolled on Flo’s tongue, took on trappings. Rose had a need to picture things, to pursue absurdities, that was ...

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