1.it was a bright sunny day in April,and the clocks were striking thirteen
This is the narrative hook. A narrative hook occurs at the beginning of a passage to get the reader interested in the rest of the story. In this hook, the speaker begins talking about what seems to be a wonderful great day. Then the reader is hit with the fact that the clocks are striking thirteen. This makes it very different than what the reader is used to. While many people use a 24 hour clock instead of a 12 hour clock, it is usually only in digital form. Therefore, the word striking is not used. Striking is used for a digital clock because the hands move and are said to strike numbers. It is rare to find a 24 hour analog clock in our setting.
Communication skills and teamwork skills.
IThe metaphor affects the meaning in the sense that it is not at all helping the other features in showing positive emotions. In this case the feelings are not so positive. the author says that the moon is quiet, dark and it is tattoo on the sea. The author is showing that moon is acting differently. The moon becomes the spoiler of the scene.
