In the passage, from a travel website, the author uses literary strategies to recreate for the reader his first experience at a wedding in Mongolia. The author does this by establishing links with different American-type traditions, through his diction, images which then create a funny and satirical atmosphere. In this passage the author begins to build the characters for us, one being the man who visited Mongolia and the wedding guests. The author used a complex amount of literary strategies in his poem to portray the Mongolian stranger as a light and funny man who was not accustomed to any of the Mongolian traditions. The setting is set through diction and imagery, for the reader. Phrases such as "an old Russian truck...the decorations included a poster of the inspirational figure of Batardene, the national wrestling champion..." were used to describe the wedding decor. Mongolian traditions are extended to the reader, as are the characters' points of view. The tone is generated by the author's diction with expressions such as "old Russian tryck, the equivalent of the wedding Rolls-Royce", the reader can tell that the piece is light and satirical. The author wrote this passage in a descriptive writing style. with different styles of sentence structure, paragraph structure, and descriptive images to convey contrast. The contrast illustrates the Mongolian traditions of hiding the bride under the neighbor's bed and placing the national marriage champion on the marriage bed, which seems very strange to other cultures. The sentence structure used varied throughout the piece, but the majority of sentences were long and flowing. At times when the author changes this structure, it creates emphasis, forexa...... middle of paper...... cakes", the "old Russian truck", into "Rolls-Royce", and so away These contrasts are meant to be humorous and help the reader understand the difference between the context of Mongolian marriages and that of other places like America. The author's use of literary strategies makes the passage a journey. humorous and entertaining for the reader The dictions used really help create the characters for us, describe the setting, indicate what the author's position was throughout the piece, which then sets a satirical tone The choice of. The author's language made the passage very realistic and accessible, making individuals understand the narrator and what he is saying in the story because he was a foreigner and did not understand the culture. make connections with the narrator, which helps understand the author's purpose and moving to the next level..