Outside Reading - Week 7, Post A

You Know You Love Me, a Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily Von Ziegesar

VOCAB
-cropped (59)- to cut off the ends or a part of
-nosed (108)- to move or push forward with or as with the nose
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
1) "They were better than nothing" (40). This is a cliche, it is overused to the point that is has no meaning.
2) "But Dan had eyes for only one girl" (60). This is a metaphor, Dan looks at other girls but he doesn't like other girls like he likes this one.
3) "He lay back in the grass and looked up at the orange autumn leaves fluttering in the trees overhead" (73). This is imagery, painting the scene, but it is also personification, giving the leaves the ability to flutter.
QUOTE
"Blair crossed her arms over her chest. 'We don't have two hours.'" (139). This quote shows the attitude that Blair has about herself. It shows that she thinks everyone should wait on her and she is entitled to everything. This quote is important because all of the kids in this book act and feel the same way.
THEME
You can't always get what you want.