"Her body was wrapped in shadows like moth wings, like rose-petals."
This quote is very powerful because it vividly describes how the body appeared as a result of the peaceful yet very eerie surroundings. The very detailed description of the scene already had the reader on edge and this description really added to the unease caused by fear of the unknown. King really directs the readers' attention to the significance of finding this body by not describing the scene as having ominous shadows but specifically describes the shadows as a product of the body itself. By giving the shadows a more material characteristic of "wrapping" King makes the entire scene feel more supernatural. This picture of flower petals folded up conveys this material characteristic of the shadows around the body; the darkness of this picture is intended to represent feelings conveyed by the scene as a whole.
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