Parks uses a chronological structure, narrating the story through her own perspective of the sequence of events that occurred. She describes the events from the event on the bus to the political and personal repercussions of what happened.
Personification is used when the author describes victory coming to Thebes. The tone is an uplifting one when the festivities to be carried are discussed.
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