53 pages • 1 hour read
Susan HoodLifeboat 12
Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2018A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Choose three poetic devices that Hood uses at several points in the novel, such as metaphor, rhyme, imagery, onomatopoeia, diction, simile, personification, etc. Analyze how her use of these devices contributes to one of the novel’s themes.
Discuss Ken’s coming-of-age process over the course of the novel. What are the signs of his growing maturity and independence? How does Hood depict his journey from boy to man?
Hood’s novel is based on a true story. What details and historical facts from the novel help frame the reader’s understanding of what life was like in England during World War II?
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