Question

1. Look closely at the section in which little Stephen suffers from the effects of poison ivy.

There are several powerful descriptive phrases in that section. Write down the single

sentence that you think is the most effective. Then, explain why that sentence holds

more power for you than the others.

Answer 1

“Yet worst of all was the hand I had wiped with; it swelled to the size of Mickey Mouse’s after Donald Duck has bopped it with a hammer, and giganticblisters formed at the places where the fingers rubbed together.”

Step-by-step explanation:

This extract expresses the swelling that is the most outstanding effect when touchhng poison ivy. The gigantic blisters is also a powerfull way of describing the effect of poison ivy.

This extract holds more power than the others because it is very descriptive, and somehow uses a sarcastic humor out of a really terrible experience.