PLEASE HELP!!!! 50 POINTS An analogy is an extended comparison of two things that are alike in some way. Examine lines 39–42. Wh
at two things is the author comparing? Explain what this comparison reveals about the author’s tone,
or attitude, toward storytelling.
''So I do just what Grandpa said, “If you want to get the
attention of a mule who’s too stubborn to listen, you take the
branch off a tree and come right down across the top of his
head.” What is my branch? A good scary story. When I tell
those kids, “I’m going to scare you,” when I start to give them
a little bit of fear, well, they’re ready to listen.''
The author is comparing a branch used to scare a stubborn mule with a good scary story. The author thinks that making people scared will make them want to listen more because of the fear they have of something happening. The author thinks that as he tells a story the more fear the audience has the more interested they are in the story, wanting to know what will happen next
The literary device that the poet used in this line given above is Imagery. The poet intends to spark off the senses of his readers by allowing them to create the response to what he is writing through the senses (visual, hearing, smell, taste, and touch).
First wish- Mr. White wants 200 pounds to pay off his house. Second wish- Wish for their son to be alive again. Third Wish- Wish for zombie Herbert to go back to the dead.
