Grammardog Guide to Billy Budd
Author | : Mary Jane McKinney |
Publisher | : Grammardog LLC |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2003-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608570157 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608570150 |
Rating | : 4/5 (150 Downloads) |
Download or read book Grammardog Guide to Billy Budd written by Mary Jane McKinney and published by Grammardog LLC. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grammardog Teacher's Guide contains 16 quizzes for this sea tale. All sentences are from the novella. Figurative language compares the innocent Billy Budd to birds (goldfinch, migratory bird) and "a young horse fresh from the farm." Biblical allusions support the theme of difficult moral decisions (Adam, the serpent and the apple of knowledge, Abraham and Isaac, Jonah, Saul and David, and Joseph).