Question

The thief, as clever as a fox, crept out the door with the full box. dennis yelled loudly like a train, the thief's face showed a sudden strain he ran. he tripped. then, he saw sandra light up his guilty claws. what does the metaphor his guilty claws mean as it is used in the poem?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

It means that he has basically been caught red-handed in the act. Guilty claws can be seen as red-hand in a way. So the metaphor guilty claws means that the thief has been caught.