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Sinful
Paranoid
Eager
Somber
4
7
6
10
Peach
Pecan
Apple
Chocolate
Foreboding
Numb
Upset
Sincere
To provide background and understanding for the reader
To make the reader feel guilty for not going to church.
To use strong diction.
To provide an understanding of Hispanic Culture.
"I felt bad not sharing with Cross-Eyed Johnny, a neighbor kid".
"God howling in the plumbing underneath the house".
"The best things in life come stolen".
"I held the pie to my nose and breathed in its sweetness".
What guilt looks like from the perspective of a little boy.
What the effects of stealing can be.
What Sister Marie set out to do.
What an imagination a child can have.
"Get away, I had answered Cross-Eyed Johnny".
"My mom, peeling a mountain of potatoes at the Redi-Spud factory, knew".
"I retrieved it, jogging slowly, I flung it again".
"The best things in life come stolen".
A simile to contrast the light to the dark
Imagery to help the reader see how sweaty the man was while working
Metaphor to compare the light to the dark decision to steal
Personification to give life to the man's forehead.
A first person informer
A second story teller
An informed participant
Option 4
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Option 4
His struggle with the outside forces of nature.
His struggle of hiding his sin from grandma.
His internal struggle with his choices.
His external struggle with Cross-Eyed Johnny.
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Option 4
Guilty
Shameful
Reflective
Option 4
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Option 4
To show the boy craving and nervous
To show that he wanted the pie bad
To show that he was sweating
Personification showing the tin rolling away.
Personification showing his guilt.
Personification showing he had to squint his eyes as the sun hit the pie tin.
Option 4
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