tories. Updike's (2001) description of the tower falling is highly vivid and filled with figurative language, "it fell straight down like an elevator, with a tinkling shiver and a groan of concussion distinct across the mile of air" (p. 1). Updike's use of such elements creates a much more literary and majestic piece than straight reporting of a real event. This technique serves the piece well, since Updike almost writes it as a tribute or memorial.
In Langston Hughes' (2008) "Salvation," we see the author also uses elements of fiction like strong characterization and dialogue that are not typical of straight reporting of a real event. His depiction of the people in the church shows this fiction-like account that seems more like literatu
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