Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

"She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion."

Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson

One morning I awoke before her and found her still asleep, arms wrapped around his pillow, her breath soft, cat at her feet. (5)
-Kathy Appelt, My Father's Summers

"And on my honor," Bear said, his voice booming, his arms spread wide. (172)
-Avi, Crispin

I sit by the door, my knees drawn to my chest. (5)
Now he was walking toward us, hands on hips, his sneakers kicking up little puffs of dust. (39)
-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

Mr. DeCuervo got out first, his hair making him look like a giant dandylion. (3)
-Amy Bloom, "Love is Not a Pie" in Come to Me

Freefall by Ariela Anhalt

But that night at the party, dancing with Rachel, Luke started to feel at ease.

Identify the following:

• Participial Phrase
• Subordinate Clause

The Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen

    "Tolerated?"  I snorted.  If near starvation, beatings, and dangerous assignments were tolerance, then, yes, Sal had been excessively generous to me.

Identify the following:

• Subordinate Clause

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   "Tolerated?"  I snorted.  If near starvation, beatings, and dangerous assignments were tolerance, then, yes, Sal had been excessively generous to me.

Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen

In Rome, nothing mattered more than the gods, and nothing mattered less than the slaves.


In the above sentence, identify the following:

• parallel structure
• alliteration