FirstSnowJonathanNicholas2ndpara:1stpara:3rd-4thparas:Hewokeup.Thesenseofsnowwokehimup.Together,theywentdownstairs.(4thpara)Transition:fromhometostreet5thpara:6thpara:7thpara:fromstreettoneighborhoodlamplight+trafficlight(snowfall)Transition:frommidnighttodawnflakeslight8th–11thparas:12thpara:(7thpara:…thenewdayrippleacrosstheneighborhood)Detaileddescriptionofneighborhood13thpara:conclusion升華(sublimation)Transitionfromneighborhoodtohome(1-2)Thes____ofsnowwokehimup.(3-4)Theywalkedd_________.5Thel____inthesnow.6Theclose-upofthef____.7Itisd____now.(8-12)Aboutthen__________.13C__________./S_________.enseownstairsightlakes

awneighborhoodonclusionublimationThewholetextisorganized:1.In________order:midnightdawnearlymorning2.In_______order:house(from_______to_________)(internal)street(external)(from____to_____to____________)house(hisfeelings)(innercenter)

(heart)temporalspatialupstairsdownstairslightflakesneighborhood3.？9thparagraph:Glimpsedthroughundrapedwindowsastheydartedfromroomtoroom,theslimfiguresofthechildrenseemedtogroweverfatteruntil,finally,thekitchendoorflewopenandoutburstthreeawesomelybundledobjectsthatsetinstantlytorollinginthesnow.

？“Thememorywouldstay,coldandhard,freshinhisthoughts,longafterthesnowmanmelted.”13thparagraph:coldandhard？metaphor比喻7thpara:Then,ashetiptoedfromthebedroom,sheliftedherhead,openedhereyesand-dailydoseofmagic-smiledupatherdad.Withinanhour,awhitetableclothwasspreaduponthelawn.

3rdpara:Whenwetalkaboutsnow:

Theflakeswerefalling_____and____now,_______pastthewindow,a________ofmystery.Occasionally,onewould______theglass,asifr_______totumbletoitsfate.Then,slowly,s______ands_____downtheglass,itwould_____,itsbeautyfleeting.Gone.

thick

hard

pouring

waterfall

sticktoeluctantlippinglidingmelt6thparagraph:Personification(擬人）metaphorTheflakeswerefallingthickandhardnow,pouringpastthewindow,awaterfallofmystery.

alliterationFortunefavorsfool.頭韻憨有憨福。(6thpara)Atelevisionflickered.

8thpara:Aporchlightcameon.Acardoorslammed.Parallelismparallelphrases(排比）rhythmicalbeauty11thpara:Theyrolledinit,theytastedit,theypackeditandtosseditatoneanother.Wordswehavelearned:Whenwelookatsth:

Butashe______frombeneaththecovers,his_____wasdrawnnottothecradlebuttothewindow.(1st)peekedgazeWhenwetalkaboutbabies:Hisgazewasdrawnnotto_________buttothewindow.(1st)thecradle2)Reachingdown,hegentlyliftedthewarm_______tohisshoulder.(3rd)bundle(1-3)paragraphs:(endrhyme)Whenwetalkaboutlight:

Thelightfromthestreetlamponthecorner_______downthroughthebirchtrees,_______aglowasgreenasasummermemoryuponthewinter-brownbackyard.Fromthedistance_____theendlessechoofthestoplight,________itsrubymessage,________likeadawnthatwouldnotcome.filtered

casting

flashingteasing5thpara:cameWhenwetalkaboutlight:2)Graystreaksofdawn_________alongtheblackseamofthedistanthills.3)Atelevision_________.flickered(7-8)paragraphs:Thecandleflickeredinthewind.Adazzlingstreaklitupthesky.(lightening)unraveledWhenwetalkaboutwalkingsilentlyandgently:

Itwasthenthatherealizedwhathad_______throughtheshieldofhisslumbers.(2nd)sneaked2)Quietly,soasnottodisturbthechild'smother,herosefromthebedand______towardthecradle.(3rd)

inched

3)Then,ashe______fromthebedroom,sheliftedherhead.(3rd)

tiptoed

2nd-3rdpara:12thparagraph:…theneighborhoodwasfullyawake.Acarwhined(哀號）inprotest,butskidded

（打滑）staunchlyoutofitsdriveway.Busesground(吱嘎地摩擦）forwardlikeMarines,determinedtotakethehill.Andallthewhile,thebabysatsecureandwarminhisarms.Personification(擬人）6thpara:Occasionally,onewouldsticktotheglass,asifreluctanttotumbletoitsfate.5thpara:Fromthedistancecametheendlessechoofthestoplight,flashingitsrubymessag