Stage+3

This page is for Stage 3, After Reading. There are more documents from Holmes' office that answer the questions set for Stage 3. A newspaper article found in Holmes' office can be seen below, along with a short side story by Dr Watson. I have also listed a few examples of figurative language below and have explained why I chose them. As a note, the book review found below was not found in Holmes' office.

﻿﻿ **﻿﻿Examples of Figurative Language ** ﻿At Death's Door  This idiom fascinates me, as it brings to mind many vivid and ironically lively images. Taking this literally, some may interpret this as a door that is seen when close to death, the door that the spirit takes out of the body. However, my thoughts are of a thin line, the line between life and death and whoever is at Death's Door is on that thin line, swaying from side to side, until finally they fall to one side. This side may not necessarily mean death, for some may fall onto the side of life and live for the time being.

While there is Life, there is Hope This saying is also quite similar to the one above. It brings to my mind an image of that same thin line, but the person standing on that line leans further and further into the light, the side of life. To me it depicts, determination and a will to go on. This does not only refer to a struggle to stay alive, but to everyday life. One who is determined and willing will go far.