Nick Burns
Chapter/Page Number Quote/Summary Technique Commentary
Page 11 paragraph 2 A sudden look of
confusion crossed the
nurse’s face…
A$en%on Grabber The confusion on the
nurse’s face leads us to
believe something is
wrong
Page 16 paragraph 3 “There are some
problems with the
baby.”
Con.ict This marks the
beginning of Kyle’s
ba$le with his disability.
Page 17 paragraph 1 The table and its sheets
were soaked in blood
from the large vein, the
blood running all over
her back.
Sensory Details/imagery The writer describing
the situation using the
word soaked helped the
reader picture the
amount of blood.
Page 106 paragraph 2 …and the David and
Goliath ba$le was
beginning to get out of
hand.
Comparison/metaphor Kyle is comparing to his
ba$le with the other
lineman to that of David
and Goliath.
Page 110 paragraph 5 He looked like a bronze
statue, with a simply
amazing physique.
Simile Kyle is comparing one
of his opponents to that
of a chiseled bronze
statue.
Page 111 paragraph 1 He was always so angry
that he lost, he
wouldn’t even shake my
hand.
Poe%c justice By the kid not shaking
Kyle’s hand, you can tell
that he is one of those
people that doesn’t
deserve to win. So its
poe%c jus%ce that he
gets beat 5 %mes by
Kyle.
Page 25 paragraph 3 I fed.. I learned.. I had.. Parallel Structure Kyle is expressing how
tournament.
tournament.