Character Interactions
"I stood before the altar" (Paragraph 1)
What is Action?
The one who inspires Kim to sow.
Who is Kim's father?
The one within the photograph of the altar.
Who is Kim's father? (Paragraph 1)
She's as brave as a lion.
What is Simile?
Tells the story directly, often to the reader.
What is Second Person?
She looked afraid for her life. (Paragraph 19)
What is Feeling?
Vowed to prove herself to him through beans.
Who is Kim?
Awakens the house with her tears.
Who is Kim's mother? (Paragraph 1)
The sidewalk was completely empty. It was Sunday, early in April. An icy wind teetered trash cans and turned my cheeks to marble. In Vietnam we had no weather like that.
What is Imagery?
How my mother and sisters remembered my father, how they knew his face from every angle and held in their fingers the feel of his hands.
What is Third Person?
“Fill that up and soak them good. Quick now.” (Paragraph 16)
What is Dialogue?
Used by Kim to sow the seeds.
What is a Spoon? (Paragraph 5)
The one who sows bravery.
Who is Kim? (Paragraph 4)
The cold, crisp air bit the skin on his cheeks as he walked the barren road to the school.
What is Personification?
In Vietnam we had no weather like that. Here in Cleveland people call it spring.
She said the girl hadn’t come in four days—sick, probably or gone out of town. (Paragraph 16)
What is Thought?
The one who shows concern for the Chinese girl.
Who is Wendell? (Paragraph 19-20).
The school janitor.
Who is Wendell? (Paragraph 17)
He would watch my beans break ground and spread, and would notice with pleasure their pods growing plump.
What is Alliteration?
All-knowing, describes all the feelings, thoughts, and actions
What is Third Person (Omniscient)?
Out of nowhere the words from the Bible came into my head: “And a little child shall lead them.” (Paragraph 20)
What is Thought?
The one who teaches Kim to sow seeds.
Who is Wendell? (Paragraph 20)
The one who spots Kim planting seeds.
"Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all."
What is Metaphor?
Getting the inside perspective of each character.
What is Third Person (limited) / First Person