The masthead I believe. He's comparing himself to a part of a ship. He compares his skin to the wood.
Answer:
"I open the car door and call out to them 45 minutes before it's time to get on the road. I then sit back and watch the X Games/ WWE matches that are surely to unfold as my 7 children and the poor dog eventually make their way to the vehicle. "We'll look at this..." I point out to no one in particular. "They're only 30 seconds past the 45 minute headstart that I gave them." And we're off still later than was planned, of course."
Explanation:
This is just one of the many stories I've told my friends and family as it pertains to being a mother of 7. That's 6 boys and 1 girl. Time nor age make your children move on schedule. LoL
*Start with action or dialogue.
*Ask a question or set of questions.
*Describe the setting so readers can imagine it.
*Give background information that will interest readers.
*Introduce yourself to readers in a surprising way
I hope this helps. This was a state to state road trip my husband and I took with our squad.
Paragraph four of Anna Quindlen "Quilt of a country" is mainly constructed with questions, and repeats the words "What is the point" at the beginning of each question.
She is trying to prove her point, that despite all of the cultures and ethnicities and different backgrounds that constitute the American people, it is not enough to disintegrate the nation, while other countries were torn apart by these differences.
