Literary Devices in Chapter 4

• "'Don't stand out or draw too much attention.' 'Just a fly on the wall'" (Lore 24).
• "It's a beagle with tan floppy ears, white legs and chest, a slender black body. He's thin and dirty as if he's been living on his own. He rubs against my leg, whines, tries to get my attention" (Lore 27).
• "He's fat and mostly bald, except for a few long hairs at the back and sides of his head. His belly reaches over his belt. His eyes are small and beady, set too close together" (Lore 29).
• "His shoes click upon the newly waxed floor. The air smells like fresh paint and cleaner. Lockers line the walls" (Lore 31).
• "'We're happy to have you. I like to think of us as a close-knit family'" (Lore 31).
• "She is somewhere around sixty, wearing a pink wool sweater and red plastic glasses attached to a chain around her neck. She smiles widely, her hair graying and curly" (Lore 32).
• "The needles feel like nails now. Nails that have been put in a furnace and heated up until they're glowing" (Lore 36).