... and beyond Where she took arms against her shadow, Or harried unto the pond The second stanza shows us the relationship between the narrator and the girl. The narrator was probably a neighbor who knew her from seeing her playing out his window from time to time. He was not some kind of ... She played with her shadows pretending they were something or someone, or she ran off to the pond to annoy and play with the geese. The girl, as most children do, enjoyed chasing and tormenting the geese that inhabited the pond. She disturbed the peaceful animals by running around, probably trying to ...

• Word Count: 2521
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... And when we accidentally smashed her tiny little fingers in the car door, she was easily comforted with a big bag of candy. She's a strong-willed little girl. I pulled my camo sweatshirt over my head and took in the doe bleat stench it reeked of. My heart pulsed. Sam is about to enter the dark ... pick-up truck, even though she insisted she could get in by herself. The loud engine roared and we both shifted in our seats uncomfortably. Raising a little girl into a woman is a constant power struggle, not sure what to take and what to give. If you push her too hard, she feels bombarded; if y...

• Word Count: 3199
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... , he realizes it is someone calling him back to the Territories. One day Jack receives a package on his doorstep. In it there are a few remains of the second victim, a little girl. He feels panicky and begins to run to the fields behind his house. " There is a sense of approaching climax growing in his mind something getting ready to break to change ... with Potter because there is an angry group outside wanting to see the man that hurt there town. Leading the group was the mother of the second victim, the little girl. She was screaming at the police to give Potter to them. Jack has to b...

• Word Count: 2663
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School