She experiences elevator amnesia, and does not remember which floor her doctor is. She does final surgery in her life, oophorectomy. She continues to work at CBC tv shows, travelling between Vancouver and Toronto.
Strong/poignant word:
Then along comes Nellie, her nig brown eyes darting back and forth, her pink tongue panting rhythmically, her stubby tail wagging with delight. The crying continues; the food grows cold; Nellie disappears. Then we hear a stream of squeaks and squawks under the table. It's Nellie- accompanying our duet, improvising on her squeaky toy, chomping it in her mouth. The more we cry, the faster she squeaks, until we are sobbing and laughing hysterically at the same time, releasing weeks of pent-up tension and stress.
Three new words:
Deceptively: dishonest; ambiguous Stencilled: Design, motif Geriatric: Old; advanced in age
Examples of Rhetorical/Literary Devices:
"Hilda advice was more than music to his handyman ears; it was the authoritative voice of an angel commanding him, "Go forth and renovate." (Levy, 186)- Metaphor
"I feel as fragile as the eggs in my ovaries." (Levy, 186)- Simile
"To my horror, high-pithed honks wailed out of my nostrils, as loud and obnoxious as those noisemakers people toot on New year's Eve." (Levy, 188)- Allusion
A confident woman that is not ashamed of herself and her past. She reveals everything for the better future and generation.
Strong/poignant word:
Then along comes Nellie, her nig brown eyes darting back and forth, her pink tongue panting rhythmically, her stubby tail wagging with delight. The crying continues; the food grows cold; Nellie disappears. Then we hear a stream of squeaks and squawks under the table. It's Nellie- accompanying our duet, improvising on her squeaky toy, chomping it in her mouth. The more we cry, the faster she squeaks, until we are sobbing and laughing hysterically at the same time, releasing weeks of pent-up tension and stress.
Three new words:
Deceptively: dishonest; ambiguous
Stencilled: Design, motif
Geriatric: Old; advanced in age
Examples of Rhetorical/Literary Devices:
"Hilda advice was more than music to his handyman ears; it was the authoritative voice of an angel commanding him, "Go forth and renovate." (Levy, 186)- Metaphor
"I feel as fragile as the eggs in my ovaries." (Levy, 186)- Simile
"To my horror, high-pithed honks wailed out of my nostrils, as loud and obnoxious as those noisemakers people toot on New year's Eve." (Levy, 188)- Allusion
A confident woman that is not ashamed of herself and her past. She reveals everything for the better future and generation.