One of the main characters in the book is Amyus Crowe. One character trait to describe Amyus Crowe is jealous. For example, in the story, “And Amyus Crowe is jealous of Rufus Stone because he thinks Rufus is acting like a father to me.” Sherlock Holmes never had a father figure in his life. Amyus Crowe wants to be that father figure, but Rufus Stone is spending more time with him. This causes Amyus Crowe to become jealous of Rufus Stone. Another character trait to describe Amyus Crowe is attentive. For example, “The man has been married before, but his wife died. His current marriage is childless, which causes his wife some distress. Oh, and I believe he is pilfering money from the railway company, but that is a stretch.” He figured this all…show more content… This is an example of a personification “That just turns me into some kind of super-predator, able to track its prey through nearly invisible signs,” (33). This is an example of a metaphor.
“He tried to imagine a fireproof cloth as black as night wrapping itself round that fiery ball,” (51). This is an example of a simile.
“Small, like a whippet,” (80). This is an example of a simile.
“It was probably just a crack in the brick work through which weak sunlight was filtering, but to his dark-attuned eyes it was like a pillar of gold,” (91). This is an example of a simile.
“Sherlock felt his heart sink,” (104). This is an example of a personification.
“Another few ounces of pressure and your neck will snap like a rotten twig,” (106). This is an example of a simile.
“It is lovely, just as my wife is lovely, and it plays like a dream,” (164). This is an example of a simile.
I was worried that the passing of years and the passing of miles had dulled her tone, but she sounds more beautiful than ever--which is more than can be said for my lovely wife, who sings like a crow,” (165). This is an example of a…show more content… This is an example of a simile.
“But his heart was still hammering like a steam engine,” (225). This is an example of a simile.
Clues
“The toes were pointed and the heels small, judging by the impressions left in the mud,” (31).
“The footman to find that Mycroft was holding a knife. Judging by the bloodstain on the man’s shirt, and the way his sightless eyes stared at the chandelier hanging from the high ceiling, he was dead,” (45).
“‘I have no recollection of killing that man,’ Mycroft said carefully,” (47).
“A small leather case, left in the shadow of the table leg as if someone had wanted to put it quickly out of the way,” (52).
“It’s slightly damp. That’s odd. Something wet was in here--maybe a bottle containing a liquid that partially leaked out,” (53).
“There’s a damp patch on the carpet just here. And it’s cold,” (54).
“No blood on the knife,” (65).
“The visitor incapacitated Mycroft,” (70)
“That the medicine bottle was actually a pump spray of an alcoholic tincture of opium,” (72)
“Hair was long and stringy. Black beard. Wore a fuzzy coat. Astrakhan, I think they call ‘em. Don’t remember his name,” (80).
“The man was paid to frame Mycroft,”
