out Stealing Horses week 4 post a

Vocabulary:
Flank (85): the side of anything, as of a building.

Fathom (87): to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand

Literary Terms:

“The sun was baking, my father was laughing. I was like a man intoxicated (81).” This is an example of personification bec
ause the sun cannot bake and an example of simile because he compares himself to an intoxicated man using like.

“… there was the clinking of chains, and the sun was sparkling on the water, and the horse was dark and hot and sweating in large patches (84).”This is an example of imagery because of the sparkling sun, etc.

Quote:
“”Well you’re a man now’
‘Not quite,’ I said, for I knew that there were things going around me that I did not understand, and that the grown-ups did understand, but that I was close to being there.
‘No maybe not quite (93).’”
This quote is significant because it shows that he understands a lot about life by not understanding everything about life.

Theme:
A theme is to work hard because you will get satisfaction.