Question

‘The paper is tissue thin and edged with gold. It flutters in my hand like a tiny bird, desperate to
escape.’
The description of something as common as a tissue by the author tells us how authors make their
writing interesting and engage the readers. Which techniques does the author use to describe the
tissue? (E.g. adjectives, vivid descriptions, figurative language/literary devices, such as simile,
metaphor, personification etc.)

this is a line from the novel 'white dolphin'

Answer 1

Answer:

but no sooner did he dip his hand in the transparent water