Metaphors are used to represent the appearence of the snake. They create the meaning of a rough skinned, black and ribbed snake. The snake is similar to the appearence of a rounded tire. This gives the reader an imagination of what the snake looks like. Similes are also used in this poem to give a clear picture of the position of the snake. It appears the black snake looks very light and limp.
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We can't see the text so I am just going to base it off the sentence in positive and negative ways. So, first Maya comparing her life to her friends may come off as negative becuase she might be jelous of her friend's life. The positive otcome could be she is observant, she notices the little differences or similarities in their families. But, overall I would suggest Maya is the jelous type.
The examples of foreshadowing in paragraph nine are the following:
- "[...] it was the beginning of the experience that in some inexplicable way marked the end of innocence."
- "[...] it involved some secret, secret thoughts of one of the Harris boys across the yard."
Foreshadowing is the literary effect in which the author suggests certain development of events that might happen later in the story. As a result, it motivates the reader to continue the account and prepares him or her for future outcomes of the text.
