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“He Felt an inner surge then; excitement and fear tumbled through him like foam pushed by a wave. But he had been trained to be calm in emergencies, to keep his emotions in check, so he was able to stand without an urgency, take the watch, and walk with her, slowly and calmly, up and down the hall. When the contractions came she squeezed his hand so hard he felt as if the bones in his fingers might fuse” (Edwards 9).
1) How is the literary term listed above being utilized in this quote?
This literary term listed is being utilized in this quote by using two similes to exaggerate the scene in the book. The author exaggerates Henry’s excitement about his wife having their first child. Also, the simile demonstrates how hard Norah squeezes Henry’s hand to show that she is in extreme pain, just like any …show more content…
What is the author’s purpose for using this term?
The most logical reason the author chose to use this term is, to set the moral and purpose to the novel. Without the actual theme in the novel, there would be no story to start off with and would have no purpose of being a novel. The author’s purpose for utilizing this term is so the story has a base and reason of being instead of a story with no point to it.
3) How does this quote reflect the overall theme of the novel?
This quote reflects the overall theme of the story because it is the theme of the novel and the reason it is named The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. Nothing reflects the theme more than the title of the story and how it got to be named the way it is.
4) Complete two sentence stems
This moment seems to be important because no one would understand what the title meant or the purpose of it if this event did not happen.
I really like this idea because it is a very thoughtful way to give the name of a novel. At times, books will not have thoughtful or meaningful titles so this was nice to see in a
Response to Quote
“He Felt an inner surge then; excitement and fear tumbled through him like foam pushed by a wave. But he had been trained to be calm in emergencies, to keep his emotions in check, so he was able to stand without an urgency, take the watch, and walk with her, slowly and calmly, up and down the hall. When the contractions came she squeezed his hand so hard he felt as if the bones in his fingers might fuse” (Edwards 9).
1) How is the literary term listed above being utilized in this quote?
This literary term listed is being utilized in this quote by using two similes to exaggerate the scene in the book. The author exaggerates Henry’s excitement about his wife having their first child. Also, the simile demonstrates how hard Norah squeezes Henry’s hand to show that she is in extreme pain, just like any …show more content…
What is the author’s purpose for using this term?
The most logical reason the author chose to use this term is, to set the moral and purpose to the novel. Without the actual theme in the novel, there would be no story to start off with and would have no purpose of being a novel. The author’s purpose for utilizing this term is so the story has a base and reason of being instead of a story with no point to it.
3) How does this quote reflect the overall theme of the novel?
This quote reflects the overall theme of the story because it is the theme of the novel and the reason it is named The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. Nothing reflects the theme more than the title of the story and how it got to be named the way it is.
4) Complete two sentence stems
This moment seems to be important because no one would understand what the title meant or the purpose of it if this event did not happen.
I really like this idea because it is a very thoughtful way to give the name of a novel. At times, books will not have thoughtful or meaningful titles so this was nice to see in a