An Analysis of an Extraordinary Little CoughThe text written by Dylan Thomas is an interesting semi-autobiographical text, which may seem like a simple piece of prose at first glance, but which goes much deeper, playing with language and cultural particularities. One of the things that sets this text apart from many others is the fact that it is partially written in narrative form. The author plays two roles in this prose. Sometimes he plays the role of a narrator and tells the story, as if telling the reader something that happened to him as a child. “As I was bending over, three sugar cubes fell out of my blazer pocket.” However, in other parts of the story he also plays the role of a character from the book. Then he steps out of his role as narrator and takes on the persona of the boy who can't seem to handle girls in a way that would make him very popular with them. “You have a beautiful name.” What makes this passage so interesting is the fact that the author uses a semicolon instead of a period in his sentences. This gives the text a certain continuity and thus makes it more pleasant to read." Their arms, their legs and their throats were brown like berries; I could see that when they laughed, their teeth were white; they were walking on the beach (. ..)"The exception to this are the monologues between the different characters (especially between a boy and a girl). Here the sentences as a whole seem very short, sharp and almost comical. Dylan Thomas does this to highlight the insecurity between the different sexes, and to bring out the idea that we are reading about children at puberty, where they face many problems, such as discovering the opposite sex. "Oh! It's just ordinary." "Shall I see you again?" "If you want." These short sentences are also found in the twentieth line, where the author leaves a sentence alone on this line. Short sentences, such as in dialogues, help to emphasize the awkwardness between boy and girl at this age, and emphasize the style used in dialogues between the two sexes."