Outside Reading - Week 5, Post A

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

VOCAB
-tinny(7)- lacking in timbre or resonance; sounding thin or twangy
-subterranean(189)- existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1. "Sophie sensed an unexpected glimmer of contentment in his eyes"(186). This is imagery, a glimmer of contentment is a very sensual and descriptive phrase.
2. "A familiar, lopsided grin crossed his face"(186). This is personifying grin, giving it the ability to cross.
3. "On the cement floor below, hundreds of identical plastic crates lay aligned on a n enormous grid... like rows of small coffins in an underground crypt" (189). This is a simile comparing the crates to coffins.
QUOTE
"Sophie needed only to read the first line to know Langdon was correct" (186). This is how most of the book is written. You don't know what the characters are talking about until the next chapter. On the next page you find out a crucial code. It is an example of the cliffhanger found at the end of virtually each chapter.
THEME
Sometimes you come across unexpected circumstances, per fate, and it is best if you just roll with them.