I'll post parts of the story that used the dogs as metaphors.
<span>"He chuckled as their muffled noises reminded him of whimpering puppies down at the animal shelter where he volunteered. Puppies always seemed to make noises as they played and whined for attention from the older dogs or volunteers. He liked working in the smaller dog area where all the older dogs looked out for the puppies, just like family, just like his family of older members looking out for the younger ones."
The metaphor of the dog gave me a clear picture of what their family is and how they act towards one another.
Their family is big in number and most of them are kids. They are a boisterous bunch and they enjoy each others company just like puppies. The older batch of cousins are like the big dogs that keep watch over the younger cousins like puppies.
Their family is big, happy, warm, and clearly enjoys each others company.</span>
Whose shoes are these in the middle of the kitchen floor? would be the correct way to state this question.
The connotative word for me is PITIFULLY or pitifully young. This means very young and it refers to the woman in the text.
It would seem that the words used invoked negative emotions because the narrator is saying that the girl is very young to be married. It would seem as though the narrator is questioning the rightness of the bride's decision of getting married at a very young age.
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The conflict that keeps Rainsford awake was that he couldn't sleep because he was hearing weird sounds. That was an internal conflict because it was with himself and he couldn't put himself to sleep. But also, he was worried because of all the things that the general Zaroff told him about how he invented a new animal to hunt which was men.
