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Cinnamon Roll

October 25, 2021
By hyericho425 BRONZE, Cupertino, California
hyericho425 BRONZE, Cupertino, California
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He wiggled down the sidewalk, hoping for a call. While bopping his head off to loud, blasting music, he noticed the others were gone. Eager for food and careless about his surroundings, he continued to walk. He could see the little children walk with their classmates, waiting for their class to begin. As soon as one of the little children laid eyes on him, he hid behind a trash can, his heart beating intensely. After a couple of minutes of silence, he peaked, only to be greeted by the shouting of a teacher. His body, frozen in fear, was numb, until a wafting scent entered his nostrils. A delicately sweet and savory aroma started to fill his world; it was the aroma of a cinnamon roll. Unable to resist the smell and believing the children had run off, he decided to make a run for the cinnamon roll. As soon as his face hit the cinnamon roll, it was heaven. His face engulfed into the roll, the cream all over his face, he felt inner peace, until he heard a loud, obnoxious yell, “Wow! Look at that crow with cinnamon cream on its face!” 


The author's comments:

In this set piece, I tried to experiment with imagery and anthropomorphism. Imagery is a type of figurative language where you describe things visually and anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to an animal. I mentioned imagery when the character was describing the aroma of the cinnamon roll and I mentioned anthropomorphism throughout the story. This story is about a character, who is starving, looking for something to eat, with a fear of the children around him. As he finds something to eat, you discover that the character was a crow all along. My favorite part of the set piece was the ending, where you discover that the character was a crow instead of a hungry child. 


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