Accelerated Reader

Malouf uses the characterisation of Jim and Ashley, to present the different experiences war for each individual. He uses omniscient narration to highlight the class difference between Ashley and Jim, in their first meeting as “one was mounted and the other had his two feet set firmly on the earth.” Positioned on horseback, Malouf highlights the status difference between Ashley and Jim. This is also shown when Ashley is given a higher position in war because of his family wealth, “Ashley…

Eugenia Collier, a well known writer used several literary devices such as juxta position, diction, imagery, point of view, and flashback to create the voice of narrator Lizabeth from the short story Marigolds. The point of view the author was trying to express was extremely clear using statements like “Bewilderment of being neither woman or child.”(Collier) to show that the narrator is a teen going through the rough phases that come with coming of age. Quotes of this story, like this one, show…

When the author, Ozment, said, “How skillfully students ultimately swim is not as important as their initial jump into the great pool of the past,” he meant that it is more important to have an initial interest in the subject, rather than force yourself to continue learning, because without interest, the subject would mean nothing if you had no spark or motivation to keep you interested in the subject. Overall, the author meant that it was important to have an initial spark on subject at hand or…

Plutarch about controlling people using fear, while Plutarch makes his plans for the Games. Then, they both work together to think of a way to deal with Katniss and stop the rebellion. This wonderful scene is nowhere to be found in the novel, as the reader never leaves Katniss. Thus, the switch from third person limited to third person omniscient made by Catching Fire was appropriate for the movie, and was certainly entertaining, but took away some of the scenes that gave the novel the mood…

Americas’ mom wanted what’s best for america, but what she thinks is best i not necessarily what America thinks is best. America lives in Illea with her mom, dad, little brother, and sister, as a five. There are eight classes in Illea. Ones are the highest, the class that the royal family is in, eights are the lowest, which includes peasants and beggars. The Selection, a “contest” in which thirty five girls get picked from all eight classes to live in the palace and compete to be the Prince's…

Poem “1129” encapsulates the brilliance of the truth that Dickinson talks about. The poem is rife with imagery proclaiming truth’s similarity to light stating, “Too bright for our infirm Delight / The Truth’s superb surprise,” (Citation). These lines evoke the image of bright light exploding in front of our eyelids that at first we cannot comprehend. However, these lines also contain a judgment on us by saying that the truth is too bright for our short attentions. To this end the poem continues…

the grief covering you like a thin film,”( Page.33). This direct quote is an example of a simile. The meaning of the simile is to explain the grief the character felt, using a comparison of thin film. It relates to the quality because it helps the reader assuredly picture in their mind, what the author is trying to express. The main character draws a blank with the pen uncapped ready to write, but she feels deep agony. “I don’t know, you say, unable to place the time or day, unable to conjure…

entering a store and how he was easily influenced by a attractive young lady on an item entirely different than what he set out to get. In the reading I enjoyed the manner in which the author offered the reader a visual of the events leading up to the climax of the story. In the story I feel the reader is able to gain a better understanding on how manipulation plays a key factor on some off the impulsive decision we as humans make. Similar to how a man can be easily directed by a attractive…

Makani- We all know who Makani is. Manki moved from Hawaii, and is now living with her Grandma, who has a problem. She goes to High School with her friends who are Alex, Darby, and Ollie. She doesn’t do sports but she’s not a geek. She is trying to survive this terrible thing that seems to be happening to her school. The name Makani means wind. The connection I made to this was that people like to get mad at the wind. Like when it makes you slower when you run and also bad things happen, like…

The sounds of sheep baaing, the heavy breathing of a dog, the wind howling, and the nice smell of the evergreen forest and the quietness of the outdoors all combine to form the imagery of a unique, quiet painting. In the painting Shepherdess with Her Dog by Charles Emile Jacque, this rich description is exactly the imagery of shepherdess depicted in her environment. I have recently visiting The Tweed Museum in the University of Minnesota Duluth where I found this painting. The Shepherdess with…