She Was Turned To Water

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1. “…she was turned to stone; her mouth dropped open, her eyes stared wide and timorously, she was the picture of astonished curiosity touch with fear.”
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(E) The author described the girl with confusion and pride as if it just happened for the first time. The imagery was so vivid and urgent, blended in with the metaphor explicit the bewilderment and perplexity of the situation. It was one of the first bizarre encountering that Hank had deal with that had made him feel special and detached, as a lithe of look cannot be equitably interpreted.
2. “…and through the muck and swine, and naked brats and joyous dogs, and shabby huts it took its gallant way, and in its wake we followed.”
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(E) The author portrayed the village as being very impoverished and uncivilized by the way he illustrated the “muck and swine” as farmers and the lack of clothing of the civilians that the only exuberant beings are the dogs. Prior to the knowledge that he was more three hundred years back in time, it is expected that he felt excluded and appalled to the exotic and alien surrounding. The language that Hank used was lucid and luminous to the reader in regard to the imagery of the situation.
3. “… and a gay display of moving and intermingling colors, and an altogether pleasant stir and noise and confusion.”
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(E) This last sentence of the chapter successfully summarized Hank’s emotions throughout the chapter by combining the colorful imagery of the chaos embracing him and the puzzling state that he was facing. (Q) What is Hank’s state of mind and his thoughts in this sudden change of society? Is he startled by the situation, or is he certain due to his inability to differentiate the disparity between reality and fantasy.
4. “…and if on the other hand it was really the sixth century, all right, I didn’t want any softer thing: I would boss the whole country inside of three months…”
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(C) If I were Hank, I would be more aghast and disoriented with the idea of being sent back to more than three hundred years, in comparison to Hank’s calmness, serenity, and optimism. The notion of traveling into the past is exhilarating; however, the insufficient ability of knowing whether or not I would return to the present time is oppressive and appalling.
5. “… and around it sat a great company of men dressed in such various and splendid colors that it hurt one’s eyes to look at them… a few were still munching bread or gnawing beef bones… and the storm of howlings and barkings deafened all speech for the time.”
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(E) The sarcastic and contrast between the “splendid color” and the insult in the same sentence lucidly explicit the flamboyant and unfashion clothing that the knights were wearing. The author’s diction strongly expressed and described the filthy knights, as of the opposite of what is generally expected of them. The descriptions of the conflicted dogs were added to the overall filthiness to escalate the tension of the turmoil and the scene that the author was trying to reveal to the readers.
6. “Poor devils, many of them were maimed, hacked, carved, in a frightful way; and their hair, their faces, their clothing, were caked with black stiffened drenchings of blood… yet, you never heard them utter a moan or a groan, or saw them show any sign of restlessness, or any disposition to complain.”
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(E) The author use the immediate contrast between the previous paragraph, depicting the wealthy but squandered knights, and the current paragraph, illustrating the poverty-stricken prisoners, to portray the imbalance society and to criticize the frivolous wealthy. This description expresses the great disparity between the lavish and extravagant wealthy class and the destitute lower class in this early period society. Hank also included description of the relentless and patient prisoners to show respect and contrast to the boisterous and reckless upper classes. (C) This depiction
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