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Dusty- Wordsmith- Judgement

WORD,PHRASE,
orLITERARY
DEVICE:

Examplefromthe
novelwithpage
number:

Identifythe
meaningand,
whenapplicable,
thetypeof
literarydeviceit
is:

Howdoesthis
word,phraseor
literarydevice
contributetothe
story?

Jittery

gettingmore
andmorejittery
witheachact
Page131

extremelytense
andnervous

Thiswordhelps
usunderstand
deeperhowBillie
Joisfeelingand
wegetabetter
understandingof
thesituation

Parched

Allparchedand
roughand
crackingPg128
&Ithurtslike
theparched
earthwitheach
notePage135

dry,hot,or
thirsty

Thisword
contributesto
thestoryby
lettingusrealize
whatBillieJo
thinksofher
hands,andhow
sheimagines
them

Civics

Theytake
bookkeepingand
civics,Page138

thestudyor
scienceofthe
privilegesand
obligationsof
citizens.

Thiswordtellsus
whatBillieJos
dadmightdo,
andthatmay
affectBillieJos
lifegreatly

Pneumonia

PeteGuymon
tookillwithdust
pneumonia.pg
140

inflammationof
thelungswith
congestion.

Thiswordhelps
usunderstand
whathappened
toPeteGuymon
andhowitmay
havehappened,
basedonwhat
weknowabout
theirliving
conditions.

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