in mrs tilschers class Flashcards
1
Q
“you could travel up the blue nile”
A
word choice of “travel” suggests the transition from childhood to adulthood
2
Q
“the laugh of a bell swung by”
A
personification suggests the children’s happiness transferred to the bell, comparing the bell’s ring to laughter
3
Q
“chalky pyramids rubbed into dust”
A
just as the pyramids drawn on the blackboard rubbed away, so too the children’s memory faded
4
Q
“mrs tilscher loved you”
A
highlights that mrs tilscher made her pupils feel loved and cared for
5
Q
“the classroom glowed like a sweet shop”
A
compares the happiness of a classroom to a sweet shop
