stars What is the effect of this simile Who had the giant been to visit for seven years Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass but when it saw the noticeboard it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again and went off to sleep ID: 915833
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‘Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars’. What is the effect of this simile?Who had the giant been to visit for seven years? ‘Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.’ What method does Wilde use here? Effect? What sight melts the heart of the giant? What can we infer about the little boy?
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‘Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars’. What is the effect of this simile?Who had the giant been to visit for seven years? His friend the Cornish ogre.‘Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again, and went off to sleep.’ What method does Wilde use here? Effect? Personification. What sight melts the heart of the giant? The sight of the tiny boy unable to climb the tree.
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