“Charming Billy” Setting - ?? Name place & environment Irony – We might expect a soldier to die of a bullet wound or land mines in a war; however, in “CB” the soldier Billy dies how???

“Charming Billy” Mood – (Your reaction to story.) Intense, fear, ????? Examples! Characters – Paul – scared, homesick, examples……..

Characters – Billy Boy – Soldier that takes Billy Boy under his wing – concern, caring, ??? Paul’s dad – concerned, worried, ???

Simile- Pg. 63 One by one, like sheep in a dream, they passed through a hedgegrow,…./ Explain: Pg.66 Wading through the paddy, his boots made sleepy, sloshing sounds like a lullaby… / The men moved quietly through

The water/grass so they would not alert the enemy just like a lullaby is to quiet babies, not alert them. Pg. 66 Paul was on his hands and knees, crawling like an insect. / ??? Pg. 66 …brain flopping like wet cement in a mixer. / He is not…?

Pg. 67 Stretching ahead of him like dark beads on an invisible chain, a string of shadowed soldiers…. / Explain! Pg. 67 He felt quite separate from them, as is trailing behind like the caboose on a night train. / ????Explain!

Conflict- External Paul He is young & naïve vs. terror of war Soldiers vs. ??? Soldiers vs. moon

Conflict-Internal Paul Torn between making parents proud vs. fighting the fear of war (shows weakness) Paul Torn between the reaction of Billy’s death & by laughing

Pun – Irony Pg. 70 Paul informs reader that when he gets home he will tell dad a funny war story.