...crimson tassel," said Jinny, "twisted with gold threads." "I hear something stamping," said Louis. "A great beast's foot is chained. It stamps, and stamps, and stamps." (9) The characters define themselves in terms of how they see the world. Each child's perception establishes...

...crimson tassel,' said Jinny, twisted with gold threads.' 6. 'I hear something stamping, ' said Louis. 'A great beast's foot is chained. It stamps , and stamps, and stamps. ' 7. 'Look at the spider's web on the corner of the balcony,' said Bernard. 'It has beads of water...

...crimson tassel,' said Jinny, 'twisted with gold threads.' 'I hear something stamping,' said Louis. 'A great beast's foot is chained. It stamps, and stamps, and stamps.' The alliteration of V, 'i' and 'f sounds, the wealth of rhythms, the extended (and awkward) simile...

...chicken on a dune-buggy freeway. O'Hara name-dropping out of existence. Swearing to frog. DONKEY KONG / hear something stamping ... A great beast's foot is...vectors. Elevation anticipation. How hard did you try to get high? Fear of picking up that phone, writing it down in flow charts. If/then situations...

...crimson tassel,' said Jinny, 'twisted with gold threads.' 'I hear something stamping,' said Louis. 'A great beast's foot is chained. It stamps, and stamps, and stamps.' 'Look at the spider's web on the corner of the balcony,' said Bernard. 'It has beads of water on it,...

...Susan, "spreading away until it meets a purple stripe" ... "I hear something stamping," said Louis. "A great beast's foot is chained. It stamps and stamps, and stamps"' (7). This last image is repeated in various ways throughout the text, and appears to function like...