4. Even when exploring the same theme, different writers use language in different ways. Look at these quotations describing the age and appearance of each grandmother:

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Her wet head felt delicate as a birdskull Worn thin by waves of age ....

(From 'Jessie Emily Schofield')

Her downy cheeks stretched smooth and plump across wide cheekbones. Her eyes were deep and warm and brown ...

(From 'Grandmother's Song')