Short Story

The detail increases the power the snake exudes in the perspective of the man. “Children, dogs, and horses…who weren’t as strong” compared to the snake, created panic and fear, because of its “six powerful fangs” and “little

Once when snake was sleeping and he was hearing noises bump bump bump that was his friend alligator. That’s Simon. Then there was a bang dong ding dong. Do you like that, Simon? And then snake said to alligator, “I want something to eat,” and alligator said, “Come to my house.” Then the mother snake comes. Katie, you’re the mother snake. And she has six babies. Then a lion comes and the lion tries to get into the dream but he can’t. So he goes away.

The author uses imagery to characterize the snake and emphasize the importance of its life. When the narrator first approaches the snake, he observes how the snake “held his ground in calm watchfulness; he was not even rattling yet, much less was he coiled; he was waiting for me to show my intentions.” This description uses specific details of the snake’s actions to illustrate how the snake reacts nonviolently. In fact, the snake waits to see what the narrator does instead of attacking outright,

It is apparent from the first line of the poem that author is in a state of overriding fear travelling through the unknown: likening the road to an “old snake shedding its skin.” A snake is a clear representation of childhood fear and youthful paranoia, due to its intimidating nature. Walcott compares the path to a snake because he fears it just like a snake, to him the path is daunting and potentially deadly at first. The author not only compares the road to a snake but a snake shedding its skin. This paints a grotesque image for readers and illustrates how he views his initial journey with anything but enthusiasm. The author is in the unfamiliar wilderness searching for not only the storyteller’s house but himself. His state of childhood terror is only counterbalanced by his encounter with the storyteller.

This makes the snake seem virtuous. The reader feels very proud of the snake for being honorable, instead of the man, thus making the snake have a better moral conduct. This gives the reader more sympathy, towards the

Did you know that rattle snakes can camouflage itself in the desert? That makes it easier for them to strike their prey with their powerful fangs and dangerous venom that can shut down its preys nervous system kill it. In A.S. Patric the author of “The Rattler” affects the reader by making his audience feel sympathy for the man and the snake, and also teaching him/her about the struggles of decision making through his frequent use of figurative language, diction, and Mood in his passage. How would you feel if you had to make a decision on two hard choices? In the text Patric creates a sense of sympathy for the reader about the snake in the following text, “Then for a moment I could see him as I might have let him go” (Patric, pp.6).

Although the snake does not actually talk to them, it gives them an idea of its furtiveness and evilness by using one of the littluns. At first the boys think it’s just a harmless little snake that they could hunt. Fear brings out the best of them, which makes the appearance of the snake change as well. “Now he says that it was a beastie” (Golding 39). Just like the bible, it will lead them into doing even more evil deeds.

The third stanza describes the snake as “cool and gleaming as a braided whip” (9-10). Describing the snake as a braided whip demonstrates the intricate woven pattern of the snake’s scales and the poet’s appreciation for nature and its’ beauty. The snake is not a useless piece of rubber, but a beautiful and vibrant part of nature. “He is as beautiful and quiet as a bead brother” (10-11). The snake is quiet, makes no sound, and snuggles into

When she arrived home she made a tea with the flowers, as the medicine man had instructed her. Picking her son up, Sarah pinched behind the viper’s head, forcing his mouth open. She then took the tea and poured it down the snake’s throat. Quickly letting go, she then watched as the venomous snake turned back into the little boy she had always known.

In a room at the top level of his exquisite home, the boy kept five snakes, all tenderly cared for and loved just the same. The huge tanks were spread along the wall, with practiced cursive sharpie labeling each one of his reptiles. Benson was beyond passionate about them;

The way the snake makes his appear and then disappears is the way that some people may live their lives. They may be use to people coming around for a certain amount of time and then disappearing. In the third stanza they begin to describe that the snakes actions have become very unaware, like they are not sure what to expect anymore. The writer of this poem explains that the most important skill you could use is the understanding of the poems tone. The tone of this poem is simply normal and does not have any dramatic or sad tone. As the writer begins introducing the snake he use a metaphor as an idea of explaining the snake as a genteel fellow. The change in the tone as you continue reading the poem is meant to guide the reader into the situation that anything is capable of happening, it is very easy to be distracted just how the speaker was nervous with the snake. The writer of this poem then made you question the appearance of the snake and if he was seen. The metaphors and images that the writer creates is meant to be used to describe the snakes reactions to the speakers chance of dealing with his chances with the snake. In the sixth stanza the writer finally

Lennie watched as the Frog bounded between the Lilly pads on the water, he saw the frog’s eyes dart suddenly, as it sensed its prey was near. It sank under the water and let the current pull it down stream and then suddenly it jumped out of the water like a cork comes out of a wine bottle, its eyes gleamed and its tongue darted out of its mouth and in a flash the fly was gone. “That’ll be me in a sec” mumbled Lennie hopelessly. There was a faint buzzing sound then the frog was gone as quickly as it had come. Silence once again fell on the river much to Lennie’s disappointment, he liked not having to think of the mornings happenings.

“I fell,” Madge answers through gritted teeth, clutching her calf tightly as she blinks out tears from her eyes as quickly as she can. It was just her luck that she’d fall off the wall like a complete idiot right after being told to quit. Maybe the odds really weren’t in her favor.

Looking back, when Joanna was offered the fictional animals, she miraculously “agrees to take a snake-dog.” After being offered, the poem shifts to a more scary or bad like dream, because she then says that she feels the snake-dogs sharp teeth in her shoulder; then Joanna states that she is worrying about the “welfare of our fragile cat,”

     When the snake first came to the water-trough, the narrator was excited and glad "he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water trough." He "felt so honoured" at this visit whilst at the same time, the voices of his "accursed human education" advised him to kill it, for it was a gold snake and therefore venomous.