Does the author use any strong imagery in the story (similes, metaphors, etc.)? Give examples.
1. A red umbrella stuck up from the back of his chair, making it look like a motorized cafe table"
2. Her freckles were orange,as . somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid
3. "I was sure that any moment she would become the world's largest Milkbone dog biscuit."
He sighed. "How do you feel?"Like I can throw Nancy Bobofit a hundred yards
4. "His question caught my stomach like a fastball."
5. "It was like a hundred and ten degrees, easy, and we must've looked like deep-fried vagrants, but everybody was too interested in the wild animals to pay us much attention."
6. "But the entrance to the Underworld looked like a cross between airport security and the Jersey Turnpike."
7. Mr. Brunner was this middle-aged guy in a motorized wheelchair. He had thinning hair and a scruffy beard and a frayed tweed jacket, which always smelled like coffee. You wouldn't think he'd be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class. He also had this awesome collection of Roman armor and weapons, so he was the only teacher whose class didn't put me to sleep.
8. Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated. He must've been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin. On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular disease in his legs. He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria.
9. Mrs. Dodds was this little math teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. She looked mean enough to ride a Harley right into your locker. She had come to Yancy halfway through the year, when our last math teacher had a nervous breakdown.
10. Overhead, a huge storm was brewing, with clouds blacker than I'd ever seen over the city.
11. A few seconds later I heard a slow clop, clop, clop, like muffled wood blocks, then a sound like an animal snuffling right outside my door. A large, dark shape paused in front of the glass, then moved on.
12. In a flash of lightning, through the mud spattered rear windshield, I saw a figure lumbering toward us on the shoulder of the road. The sight of it made my skin crawl. It was a dark silhouette of a huge guy, like a football player. He seemed to be holding a blanket over his head. His top half was bulky and fuzzy. His upraised hands made it look like he had horns.
13. Then something happened. I felt a tug in the pit of my stomach. I heard the plumbing rumble, the pipes shudder.
2. Her freckles were orange,as . somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid
3. "I was sure that any moment she would become the world's largest Milkbone dog biscuit."
He sighed. "How do you feel?"Like I can throw Nancy Bobofit a hundred yards
4. "His question caught my stomach like a fastball."
5. "It was like a hundred and ten degrees, easy, and we must've looked like deep-fried vagrants, but everybody was too interested in the wild animals to pay us much attention."
6. "But the entrance to the Underworld looked like a cross between airport security and the Jersey Turnpike."
7. Mr. Brunner was this middle-aged guy in a motorized wheelchair. He had thinning hair and a scruffy beard and a frayed tweed jacket, which always smelled like coffee. You wouldn't think he'd be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class. He also had this awesome collection of Roman armor and weapons, so he was the only teacher whose class didn't put me to sleep.
8. Grover was an easy target. He was scrawny. He cried when he got frustrated. He must've been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin. On top of all that, he was crippled. He had a note excusing him from PE for the rest of his life because he had some kind of muscular disease in his legs. He walked funny, like every step hurt him, but don't let that fool you. You should've seen him run when it was enchilada day in the cafeteria.
9. Mrs. Dodds was this little math teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years old. She looked mean enough to ride a Harley right into your locker. She had come to Yancy halfway through the year, when our last math teacher had a nervous breakdown.
10. Overhead, a huge storm was brewing, with clouds blacker than I'd ever seen over the city.
11. A few seconds later I heard a slow clop, clop, clop, like muffled wood blocks, then a sound like an animal snuffling right outside my door. A large, dark shape paused in front of the glass, then moved on.
12. In a flash of lightning, through the mud spattered rear windshield, I saw a figure lumbering toward us on the shoulder of the road. The sight of it made my skin crawl. It was a dark silhouette of a huge guy, like a football player. He seemed to be holding a blanket over his head. His top half was bulky and fuzzy. His upraised hands made it look like he had horns.
13. Then something happened. I felt a tug in the pit of my stomach. I heard the plumbing rumble, the pipes shudder.
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