Post A

genial(32)-pleasantly cheerful; cordial
Discourse(26)-communication of thought by words

(29) "He moved into the room like a dark cloud.- this is a simile because it compares the way a man walks to a cloud using the word like.

(31) "A gentle countenance belying the steeliness within the soft and powdered exterior."- when the author uses gentle and steeliness I believe that it is a metaphor because they are two unlike things used to describe the same person.

(32)"Louisa held on to her china cup with iron hands."- This is a metaphor because it is comparing flesh to skin.

"...once I married John, my husband became the son my father never had."(32) This sentence gives the reader an insight into how much more sons were valued than daughters.

An emerging theme in the book is that men have the power to control thier wives and daughters. This book is developing a prejudiced theme against women.