Description Of The Poem Prologue - 1225 Words

PROLOGUE I dive to the ground, and dirt greets my face. Spitting soil from my mouth, I scramble into the nearby brush. Seven men sprint past me, their feet coming dangerously close. I exhale, stand up and quietly mutter, â€Å"Good, I lost them.† But just then, an eighth man, who was left behind sees me. â€Å"I’ve got sights on the boy.† The man snarls into his mic. Panicked, I sprint straight towards him; reaching the desired effect- confusion. I shove him hard, toppling the scrawny grunt, then sprint the direction I came. The excruciating noises of the hunter’s cries come next. The trees are too narrow to climb, so I rule that idea out. They can see me so I can’t hide again. I sprint and sprint. My legs scream at me, begging for a halt. Briars†¦show more content†¦She sighs and looks up, eyes filled with gloom. Her discouraged attitude changes instantaneously with the moment she sees me. Petrified with fear, she stares at me like she doesn’t see a kid but instead a ghost. â€Å"What hospital is this?† I croak, unaware of my weak voice. â€Å"Y-y-you’re d-dead,† the nurse stammers out brusquely. Shaking with fear, the nurse’s hand points at the mirror in the corner of the room. Expeditiously I rise, every movement I make paling the nurse to a ghostly white. I pull out the tubes embedded in my arms and step off the bed. Weakened, my legs burn and resist the exercise. Finally, after what seemed like hours, when only a minute passed, I arrived in front of the mirror. Wearing the typical hospital gown, I quickly noticed the draft on my backside. Cheeks red hot, I turn back around to the nurse who, still in a state of shock, didn’t even notice. â€Å"Excuse me, do you know where my clothes are?† I asked, still flustered. The nurse looked straight past me, distant. â€Å"T-t-the c-cabinet.† I give the room a quick once over and notice two cabinets in the small room, one perpendicular to the mirror, and another right beside the other one. Both of them reached up and connected to the ceiling, with doors that covered the front of the cabinet and a small silver handle attached a little farther down from halfway. Attempting to cover my backside I turn to my right and open the first cabinet, where I find all the stuff I arrived with. IShow MoreRelatedEssay on Women in Chaucers Canterbury Tales915 Words   |  4 Pagesmost significant and described in great detail in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer who provide the greatest insight into contemporary medieval society are the Wife of Bath and the Prioress. These two women appear similar in the General Prologue of the poem but, as we see through their tales, they are quite unique women and most importantly very different from one another. 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