The role of dashes in the article Mountain Rain

The first function of the dash is to explain the above. This usage is similar to parentheses. The differences between them are:

The statements indicated in parentheses are only explanations of the above, not the main text, and do not need to be read when reading; Sentences marked with dashes are consistent with the explanatory notes of the previous text, and at the same time are part of the main text, and must be read in conjunction with the context. Therefore, the above commentary should be noted to pay attention to the difference between the two, if the commentary part is the main text, use dashes; If it is not the main text, use parentheses. In the text, the explanation of the table is usually led by only one dash, and if this type of sentence is inserted in a long sentence, a double dash can be used, i.e., one before and after the explanatory statement.

The second function of the dash is the progression of the semantic meaning. In this case, it is common to see the passage of time before and after the dash, the advancement of meaning, the shift in space, and the change in plot. The third function of the dash is the transformation of the semantic meaning of the table, in the expression of the critic language, one meaning suddenly changes to another meaning, and the content before and after the dash is not the same aspect.

The fourth function is to indicate the stopping, pause, and prolongation of sound. In addition, the dash is also used to connect the afterword, indicating the subtitle of the article and the author of the word, poem, and text, and the items listed and subordinated.

Purpose: Explanation and description; Topic shifts; a leap forward in semantics; The continuation of time or sound dominates the following.

Explanatory note. Turning.

The sound is prolonged.

The dashes in the text of Mountain Rain indicate an explanatory note.

Original text (partial):

The mountain rain came suddenly—followed by a wet mountain wind, followed by wisps of light clouds, and the rain came quietly.

First I heard its voice, coming from the far mountains and forests, from the very high slopes of the mountains—shalala, shalala......

Like a wordless ballad, magically floating up from all directions, gradually becoming clear and loud, from far to near, from far to near, from far to near, ......

In the sound of rain, every rock, every leaf, and every green grass in the mountains has become a wonderful key, and the fluttering rain is a myriad of light and soft fingers, playing one elegant song after another, and every note has a fantasy color.

Comes suddenly -- means an explanation.

Coming from a very high hillside -- means an explanation.

An unusually crisp sound - indicating an explanation.

Ding--Winter--Ding--East --...Indicates the continuation of the sound.