Rhetorical Analysis

The author has a simplistic and descriptive style of writing.  She doesn’t use much jargon save words that pertain to beekeeping.  She often interrupts the present with stories or memories of the characters’ pasts.  Kidd uses a very personal and intimate tone in this novel to make the reader feel like they are in Lily’s place and experiencing her thoughts as their own.  She also uses figurative language to hint at life experiences in a coy manner which gives a certain type of whimsy to this novel.