Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson CHAPTER RESPONSE ch. 36-40

Recall that a simile uses the words “as” or “like” to compare two things. Re-read the following similes.
A. “Two [burial pits] lay open and empty, sprinkled with snow like sugar on a cake” (p.235). What two things is Halse Anderson comparing in this simile? Do you think it is an effective comparison? Why or why not?

B. “I tried to bury the remembery, but it kept floating to the top of my mind like a cork in a stormy sea” (p. 243). What two things is Halse Anderson comparing in this simile? How does the simile strengthen this image? In other words, why didn’t the author just say, “I tried to bury the remembery”?

C. “My mouth gaped open like that of a fish breathing its last” (p. 251). How does this simile contribute to the mood of the passage?

Excerpt from creative cuisine marie devers 1levi grated lemon zest into the whipped cream cheese and jabbed his pinky in the sweet icing for a sample. he suspected his latest creation required powdered sugar, so he located the canister and sprinkled raw sugar into his concoction. his second taste test revealed that his lemon cream pies were developing perfectly. the recipe had appeared in a simpler form on a teen cooking web site, but levi contemplated the recipe for days before attempting it. when he was satisfied that he could make it unique with final touches like lemon zest, he proceeded to the kitchen. one important character trait which levi to compete well is revealed in the first paragraph. it is that a) he is often fearful. b) he thinks before he acts. c) he tends to be suspicious. d) he is good at finding hidden things.

Which dialogue introduces a conflict?

The image of the observation balloons moving across the sunset is created using -no adjectives -few adjectives -many adjectives