Dillard describes the island in Tinker Creek as shaped like one of these, or the shape water sometimes takes

Dillard describes the random combinations in nature as millions of these, typing at typewriters

on page 11, Dillard uses the word "extravagant" four times, utilizing this literary device

on page nine, Dillard quotes Allah from this holy text

This animal, often covered in urine and blood, is the narrator's pet

On page 8, Dillard says that a frog shrinks before her eyes, like a deflating one of these, a ball used in sports

Dillard refers to herself as this kind of spiritual traveler

using this literary device, Dillard uses the bloody animal on page 1 to help readers anticipate death later in the chapter

the events of this chapter happen in this month of the year

Dillard arrives at the creek at the same time as a group of this animal, looking for a drink

While describing sharks on the ocean horizon, Dillard says they are like these types of arachnids

on page 9, Dillard describes "every live thing' as one of these, also the name of a reality TV show

Dillard uses this literary device on page seven when she says that the frogs "shout and glare" and that the current is "lazy"

Dillard references this other famous author, who we now know a lot about

This terrifying creature is the one that killed a frog on page eight right in front of Dillard

On page 3, Dillard says that "the twisted summer sleep" hung about her like this underwater plant

on page 13 Dillard describes herself as one of these, someone who might be unfamiliar with the world and amazed by everything in it

Dillard uses this literary device when she describes the "yike" sound that frogs make

on page 15, Dillard references this author of Eskimo culture, whose last name is also a city in Texas

on page 10, Dillard witnesses this animal glide gracefully from a four story building

Dillard said she would return to her "special spot on the island" like a crippled man seeks

Dillard compares her house and the creek to a church and this on page 14

Dillard uses this literary device on page 6 when she says "they are all bred beef"

on page 14, Dillard describes this Native American tactic, where grooves would be carved into arrows to leave a blood trail

Kazantzakis says that when he was young, he had a globe and this type of yellow bird