Answer:
Limiting the point of view to the narrator helps provide focus and increase the reader's interest.
Explanation:
It seems clear that the narrator wants to delay returning to the house, though you do not get that until the end of the paragraph. At first, it seems like a fanciful span of time for the young girl, or it seems like a young girl, naming fireflies and talking to them. And that sparks the imagination and builds a mental image of the scene and the actions involved.
Then, she turns her attention to the house, and wonders about her father. Was he still there? Was he waiting for her? I am drawn to the conclusion that her earlier behavior was done, as a way to avoid the real issue, of dealing with whatever awaited her in an interaction with her father.
As a first-person point of view, of the narrator, the reader is invited to enter into the mind of the narrator. Once there, it is as if the reader is living the scene. One can see the dark night, feel the wind, and realize it is time to get a drink of water, in the house, where her father is. I actually licked my own parched lips while reading the story.
Answer:
1. grabbed
2. smash
3. screamed
4. dive
A thief grabbed that woman’s bag just a minute ago.
I had to smash the window to get in because I had lost my keys.
She screamed when she saw how damaged her car was.
They had to dive in the river to avoid getting stung by bees.
These are your answers. Hope it helps.
