English quotes - Common Module

What is an adversity quote that showcases a traumatic shift?

“the night everything changed” hyperbolic phrase

Aversity quote about Steve

“Yelling from inside. Yelling at them, at everyone. Yelling at no one.” Anaphora

Adversity contrasting quote about Steve

“Dad even brushed his hair back then” Symbolic

Relationship quote about Steves neglection

“Squashing his fingers into the carpet. ‘Dad!’ he yelled. Nothing.” truncated sentence

Relationship quote characterising Steve

“cold” and “heavy” metaphoric

Relationships quote about Harry and Miles

“But Harry had a way about him. A way that made you promise to take care of him.” repetition

Hope/resilience quote about brotherhood

“And he knew Joe was going to take him with him, now. Wherever he went.” truncated sentence

Hope/resilience relief

“let himself cry” symbolism

Hope/resilience emotional growth/hope

“To somewhere warm. To somewhere new.” repetition

Others - school holidays

‘First day of school holidays. First day he must man the boat alone while the men go down.’ Anaphora

Others - knowing the water

‘Miles knew the water. He could feel it. and he knew not to trust it.’ Truncated sentence

Others - past the shallows

‘Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays…’ imagery