Quotes from the Text: What text did you mark? Annotations: What notes did you write about the meaning, voice, or mood?
the lawns looked well behaved and boring. The grass grew obediently The narrator thinks her new home is dull. Using the word boring and expressing a negative attitude about obedience makes her seem young, maybe a teenager.
each green blade standing upright like a tiny soldier. The narrator feels that there is too much order, maybe showing that she is restricted too.
with their bright yellow petals and dark brown faces The word missed makes me think that the narrator wants to go back to her old home. The bright colors of her friends and her memories of them are different from the dull situation she is experiencing now.Explanation:
