One Last Time

filling like a belly

boredom was a terror

worked like a magician

groped for grapes

metaphor

alliteration

simile

personification

"I felt like a soldier"

"Cracked like dull ice"

"head was shaped like an egg"

"grapes rained into the pan"

use of descriptive words and phrases to create word pictures or images.

giving an object human characteristics.

comparing two objects with the words like or as.

Conclusion

Simile

Sensory Details

Metaphor

chopping cotton

picking cotton

boxing raisins

picking grapes

save money to pay for college.

buy things to help his family.

publish a book about his family.

attend movies and concerts.

He buys clothes for the new school year.

He buys popcorn to share with his friends.

He buys tools to use for chopping cotton.

He buys food to provide meals for his family.

the cotton was used to make the type of clothing he liked.

the team of people who chopped cotton had greater skill.

he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked.

people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton.

how he convinced Soto to chop cotton.

how his appearance affected his work.

how his plans for a summer job changed.

how he looked at the end of a day's work.