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The clock struck midnight as Cinderella dashed though the palace gates. In the place of her beautiful gown, she wore her tattered servant's dress. She could not believe the wonderful night she had with the prince was actually real. Just that morning she had beenÆ’

In a well-developed paragraph, identify what technique the author uses to begin the story in the above excerpt. Explain why the author would choose to begin the story in this manner. What effect does it have on the reader? Be sure to use examples from the text to support your ideas.
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The author used the technique of describing the background of the story with the time.This case with makes the seem shocked from reading it.For example, the author used his technique to make the readers get shocked and become sad that she had to go back to the servant situation again.
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