DARKNESS CAME POURING OUT OF
PORTHOLES” INDICATED HOW DARKNESS FILLED
THE LAND AND WAS OVERFLOWING TOO.
 By repeating the word ‘darkness’ three times in
different connotations, Rushdie besides creating an
image of total darkness reinforces the elements of
evil associated with darkness as well.
 SO THIS IS HOW YOUR COMPLETE PQC PARAGRAPH WOULD
LOOK LIKE:
 Rushdie uses repetition to convey how the Land of Chup was
totally immersed in darkness. While “darkness came pouring
out of portholes indicates how darkness not only filled the land
but was overflowing too, “strange darkness”, and “darkness
that could be switched on and off” reveal the mystery
surrounding the land that seem to be controlled by an unknown
element. By repeating the word ‘darkness’ three times in
different connotations, Rushdie besides creating an image of
total darkness reinforces the elements of evil associated with
darkness as well.