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Identify simile and comparison in paragraph 12

Paragraph 12 contains the simile: "it was just a great big circus, a wonderful source of excitement." This compares the typhoon to a circus, showing that the children view the dangerous storm as a thrilling, fun spectacle rather than a threat.

Analyze weather contrast and mood shift in paragraphs 13-14

Paragraph 13 describes a violent, threatening storm ("wind began to howl," "rain began to beat," "house would creak and shudder") creating a tense, ominous, and terrifying mood. Paragraph 14 describes a sudden, eerie calm ("a hush fell over everything," "wind had stopped," "rain had ceased") shifting the mood to one of suspenseful quiet and temporary relief.

Locate missing punctuation in paragraph 14

In paragraph 14, the sentence "Thick, grey clouds edged across the sky, and patches of blue showed here and there" contains the coordinate adjectives "Thick, grey" which are correctly separated by a comma. The missing common punctuation mark is a comma in the compound sentence before the coordinating conjunction "and": "Thick, grey clouds edged across the sky, and patches of blue showed here and there." Alternatively, looking at the text: "Thick, grey clouds..." already has a comma. Another candidate is "All of a sudden it was so quiet..." which is missing an introductory comma after the transitional phrase: "All of a sudden, it was so quiet...".

Answer:

Question 6

• Simile: "...it was just a great big circus, a wonderful source of excitement."
• Comparison & Effect: The storm is compared to a "great big circus." This helps the reader understand that to the children, who are removed from adult worries, the approaching typhoon is not a terrifying threat but an exciting, entertaining spectacle.

Question 7

• Weather Change: In paragraph 13, the weather is violent and chaotic ("wind began to howl," "rain began to beat," "house would creak and shudder"). In paragraph 14, it suddenly becomes completely still ("a hush fell over everything," "wind had stopped," "rain had ceased").
• Mood Shift: The contrast shifts the mood from intense terror and suspenseful dread to an eerie, quiet calm, highlighting the deceptive peace of being in the eye of the storm.

Question 8

• Missing Punctuation: A comma is missing after the introductory prepositional phrase in paragraph 14:

"All of a sudden, it was so quiet..."