Answer: Having first-hand knowledge of Kiowa life and heritage made N. Scott Momaday’s account of the Kiowa migration filled with insight from Native American tradition. It is this local’s perspective that differentiates it from historical accounts which are often objective and regarded from a distance.
Meaning of figurative language: The metaphor presents an implicit comparison between the girl's mental state and her unhappiness with a cloudy, melancholy and dull day.
Effect on tone and mood: The metaphor promotes a melancholy tone and a sad mood, as it shows how racism and intolerance can end the happiness of a child who is being prevented from having fun just by the color of her skin.
Effect on audience: This allows the audience to feel uncomfortable with racism, because it realizes how depressing it is for those who are attacked by it.
People have and still are affecting the environment by littering. We also don't recycle as much as we should. We are greatly contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer. Fossil fuels hurt the environment. Even water pollution and deforestation is caused by us.
