Week Six- Post A

Airborn
Vocabulary
1) Grimace- A facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
2) Axial- Of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis.
Figurative Language
1)"From below came the slow whoop of the alarm claxon" (99). This is an example of an onomonapeia because it describes the sound the alarm made.
2)"Right now it was closed around a pistol, his meaty fingers making it look like a toy" (102). This is an example of a simile because it uses like to compare the pistol to a toy.
3)"'Come Along,' I said and led them to the lounge, where most of the other passengers were now assembled, sitting stiffly in the wicker chairs, looking like wax dummies under the electrec lights" (104). This is an example of a simile because it uses like to compare the passengers sitting to wax dummies.
Quote
"'Listen to me!' Szpirglas shouted. 'I will not be trifled with. I do not telish killing, but I will do it if I must. If you do not show me the proper respect, you force me to earn it! I bid you all farewell'" (105). I like this quote because it establishes the type of pirate Szpirglas is. He doesn't want to kill, but he is willing to if someone underjudges him.
Theme
Do whatever you can to stay out of harm's way.