Establish Foreshadow the conditions of the Revolution Estate now that the the time was “And “For cloud settled on St. to come when the Antoine, which a gaunt scarecrows momentary gleam of that region had driven from his should have sacred watched the countenance, the lamplighter in their darkness of it was idleness and heavy cold, dirt, hunger so long to – sickness, conceive the idea ignorance, and of improving on his want were the lords method and hauling in waiting on the up men by those saintly presence, ropes and pulleys nobles of great to flare upon the power all of them, darkness of their but most especially condition” (31) 2 – – the last” (30). 1 symbolism, – – diction (specify metaphor, what kind), personification, diction (specify),
Establish conditions of the Estate Foreshadow the Revolution “And now that the cloud settled on St. Antoine, which a momentary gleam had driven from his sacred countenance, the darkness of it was heavy – cold, dirt, sickness, ignorance, and want were the lords in waiting on the saintly presence, nobles of great power all of them, but most especially the last” (30). – 1 – diction (specify what kind), “For the time was to come when the gaunt scarecrows of that region should have watched the lamplighter in their idleness and hunger so long to conceive the idea of improving on his method and hauling up men by those ropes and pulleys to flare upon the darkness of their condition” (31) – 2 – symbolism, metaphor, personification, diction (specify),
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