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Question
Complete the following table.
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Imagery |
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| Look at the description of the village peasants. What does the imagery suggest about them? |
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| The Images | What images suggest |
| They came like swarms of flies. | |
| They buzzed the name of God. | |
| They threw giant scorpion shadows on the mud-baked walls. | |
| They clicked their tongues. | |
Complete the Table
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Solution
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Imagery |
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| Look at the description of the village peasants. What does the imagery suggest about them? |
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| The Images | What images suggest |
| They came like swarms of flies. | They came in huge numbers. |
| They buzzed the name of God. | They chanted the name of God to relieve the poet’s mother from the pain of the scorpion’s sting. |
| They threw giant scorpion shadows on the mud-baked walls. | They searched the entire house for the scorpion with lanterns and candles, casting giant scorpion shadows on the walls and scaring the villagers. |
| They clicked their tongues. | They collectively made sounds to prevent the scorpion from coming close to them. |
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Night of the Scorpion
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