PASSAGE PICKER
Section IV p. 49-70
 

• p. 51 (top of page) "I too....Marred"

Question: How does the author use simile in this passage?
Answer: He compares the scars on the floor to the scars that war leaves behind
purpose description

• p. 57 par. 5 "Here, she....has ways."

Question: What does this passage have to do with the story?
Answer: To show dialect and history
purpose: To describe
 

• p. 56 par. 5 "You have....redcoat pay"

Question: Can you identify personification in this passage?
Answer: the gun has replaced Joey's father as his security