RaymondCarver's "Everything Stuck to Him" 1. Read paragraphs 9-11 and describe the author's use of diction and ryntax, in other words, what kind of wards does Carver use (formal, formal, pedontic, pedestrian, poetic, abstract, concrete, etc.), and how does he arrange wonds to form effective sentences?

2. What effect does Carver's choice of diction and syntax have on his readers

3. Close read paragraphs 18-24. Identify and circle phrases the narrator uses to refer to the two protagonists of the story he's remembering.

4. Strangely, the author gives Carl a name, but he leaves the two protagonists unnamed. What effect does this have on the way readers perceive the two main characters?

5. In paragraphs 39-45, identify and circle the repeated actions of the baby.

6. Why does Carver keep reminding readers of what the baby is doing?

7. How does this repeated detail intensify the effect of the story the narrator is remembering?

8. In paragraphs 74-84, identify and circle the main parts of speech-nouns, verbs, and any adjectives and adverbs you find.

9. Why does the author use so few modifiers? (MODIFIER: My brother, who is older, is also .....) --- (wouldn't let me put the actual word in there)

10. How does this lack of modifiers affect how the reader understands the story?