Suddenly

Suddenly

This was probably the most mysterious poem in the book because first, Ruby started to fall asleep when she heard her phone ring. When she picked up the phone she heard her mothers voice on the other line. Even though she knew she was talking to a dead person she continued her conversation like her mom was alive. Throughout the conversation Ruby starts to wonder why her mother asks how her dad has been doing because, she hates him, but before she can answer her mom shouts, "get out of the house Ruby, get out of the house!" Then she wakes up.

Words to Describe This Poem

Mysterious

Warning

Sixth-Sense

Questions For Ruby

Did you have any idea what was going on when your mom was talking to you?

Ruby: Nope! I just remember talking to her when it happened, like nothing was wrong. Although I was puzzeled on why I was talking to a dead person.

Are you going to bring this dream to your dream interpretations class?

Ruby: Of course!

Overall

The overall style and form of this poem seemed to be short but powerful. To me it seemed powerful because as I read on I got to a poem were after that dream Ruby got out of her bed (and her house) walked up to a tree that a boy in her school, Lakewood, had hit. Her dad could hear her get out of bed and so he followed her. In the next poem she turns around to see her dad. Sobbing, she runs over to her dad and hugs him. After a few minutes an earthquake starts. To her, it seemed like five minutes, but it only lasted four seconds. When Ruby gets home she realizes that a large wooden bookshelf had fallen on her bed. If she hadn't gone to the tree, that bookshelf would have crushed and killed her.