In the Skin of a Lion - 6th Update (Caravaggio Chapter of Book 3)

[Marc]

Strong/Poignant "word" image from the selection:

All she can see as she enters the dark hall is the whiteness of the milk, a sacred stone in his hands, disappearing into his body. He lifts his wife onto his shoulders so her arms ascend into the chandelier.

Three new words:
-post-coital
-pelmanism
-crockery

Two examples of rhetorical/literary devices:
"There were times when Patrick Lewis, government paintbrush in hand, froze." - Imagery

"The night air is forensic - an animal slips into the water." - Personification

One sentence statement of your impressions/feelings/reactions towards the section:

Caravaggio is a smart guy, along with his jailmates - they bravely thought of a way to make their friend escape by risking that they might be caught and make their sentences even longer.