In this story Joyce uses a lot of dialogue as the way of telling the story. It seems very much like a play more than a story. All of the dialogue is almost distracting to the text. He draws the reader in, in the very beginning. his descriptions are very visible and we don't see too much dialogue here yet. He then places the reader right in the scene with all of the dialogue. He's basically showing all that is occurring. It seems almost as is these events are real and he has simply recorded them. At the end he ties the reader back up with description and telling the rest of the story without the weight of the dialogue.
1. Pattern 8: dependent clause in a pair or series
"His collar was unfastened and his necktie undone."
2. Pattern 11: interrupting modifier
"The manager, alarmed by the grey pallor of the man's face, sent for a police man."
3. Pattern 13: single modifier out of place emphasis
"A dark medal of blood had formed itself near the man's head on the tessellated floor."
4. Patter 14: prepositional phrase
"He opened his eyes for an instant, sighed and closed them again."
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