The piece foregrounds and gives “textual prominence” (Huckin, 1997, p. 82). to the depiction of love through both a fabled lens and a scientific lens. The descriptive comparison of the symbolism “hearts and doves, stars and fireworks” with “functional magnetic resonance imaging” highlights how contemporary relationships are no longer a fairytale experience, or specifically “aren’t nearly as pretty.” …show more content…
The juxtaposition between fairy-tale jargon and scientific colloquial language emphasizes to the reader how the relationship paradigm has shifting overtime and ultimately changed within society. Her metaphorical comparisons and collocations to the ideas of love and drugs further exemplifies to the reader how love has shifted throughout