As disturbing to readers, as the sniper himself, the story
provides wonderful vivid verbs. An engaged reader can easily identify the necessity and
need the sniper feels in regards to his objective at
hand.
Two vivid words which are very effective in the story
are hungrily and bitten.
The verbs are found in the
following sentences of the story:
He was eating a sandwich
hungrily.
He became bitten by
remorse.
The verb phrase
"eating a sandwich hungrily" provides two very different interpretations. First, his
physical hunger is apparent. The sniper has not eaten since morning. Second, the sniper
is hungry for the kill (he wishes to eat). He needs it in the same way his body needs
nourishment. It seems to be a part necessary to his
survival.
The verb "bitten" also provides a dual
interpretation. He was bitten by what he had to do. In the beginning, he was hungry for
the kill. (A link provided to the earlier mentioning of "eating"). Here, the sniper is
bitten by his need to eat by way of his remorse.
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