A Nrothern Light, Week 1- Post A

VOCAB

Peevish (23): showing annoyance, irritation, or bad mood

Abecedarian (26): a beginner in any field of learning



FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

1.) “The sky, gray and lowering for much of the year, becomes an ocean of blue”(pg. 1). This is a metaphor because it describes the sky as looking like an ocean, without using like or as.
2.) “ Her head lolls against him like a broken flower”(pg. 3). This is a simile because it uses like to compare her head to a flower.
3.) “I tell myself that Ada is a nervous hen, always worrying when there’s no cause.” (pg. 3). This is a metaphor because it compares Ada to a hen without using like or as.

QUOTE

“Right now I want a word that describes the feeling you get- a cold, sick feeling deep down inside-when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don’t want it to, but you can’t stop it. And you know, for the first time, that there will now be a before and an after, a was and a will be. And that you will never again be quite the same person you were.” (pg. 2).

This quote is at the beginning of the book, and I think that it is foreshadowing that this event will indefinitely change Mattie. This also describes Mattie in that she is always looking for what words to use, because she is so interested in words and writing. Even though you really have no idea what is happening in the story, this gives you an idea of how major this is.

THEME

I think an emerging theme is determination, Mattie is determined to keep learning, go to school, keep her family going, keep everyone happy, and is even trying to save money for college.