Literary Devices
Why does this story describe the sun as, "About how like a lemon it was"? What literary device is this?
It is a way of using imagery into describing the sun as yellow with a round shape.
What happens to Margot right before the sun comes out?
She got pushed into a closet.
In the book, Margot is described as, "She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair." Does this show a negative personality or a positive personality?
Negative Personality
What literary device is used in this phrase, "storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands"? What mood does the author set with this phrase?
The first negative emotion answered, Hyperbole.
How long had it been raining before the sun came out?
Seven years.
In the story, right after the sun comes out and the children start to run freely, the teacher says, ""You've only two hours, you know. You wouldn't want to get caught out!". Did she say this line in a good mood or a bad mood?
Good mood.
What does the metaphor, "like a feverish wheel" mean? Points will go to the closest answer to an official definition.
"In 'All Summer in a Day,' the simile “they turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes” compares Margot’s classmates to a spinning wheel. This image represents the children’s nervous anticipation of sunshine." (Helen Mao, 1)
What was one of the games the school children played when the sun came out? (Hint: It involves a ton of running!)
Tag (Hide and seek is also acceptable)
After William (the bully that teases Margot constantly) pushes Margot to bully her, the author describes Margot's reaction by saying, "But she did not move; rather she let herself be moved only by him and nothing else", was this a depiction of a negative personality or a positive personality?
Negative Personality.