Reread Lines 25-33. Identify the simile Torrence uses. What is the effect of the comparison?
Describe Grandpa’s actions as he told his scary story. Why did he spit into the fire? What was the result?
what the first part of the essay (lines 1-33) reveal about storytelling in a society.
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Describe Grandpa’s actions as he told his scary story. Why did he spit into the fire? What was the result?
what the first part of the essay (lines 1-33) reveal about storytelling in a society.
In “Scary Tales” by Jackie Torrence Lines 25–33: What simile does Torrence use in these lines? What is the effect of the comparison?
"Mr. Hall's scalp was as naked as the palm of my hand." This is the simile used in "Scary Tales." It fills our mind with the image of someone who is thoroughly and completely bald, totally devoid of any hair at all on the top if his head. We know this because the author states, "Granddaddy scared the hair right off Mr. Hall's head!"
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