Romantic Poets
This poet wrote about being naked in the wilderness.
Walt Whitman
In what city is "A Raisin in The Sun" primarily set?
Chicago
Who is the author of the poetry collection "Counting Descent"?
Clint Smith
What genre does "The Road" belong to?
Post-apocalyptic literature
OR minimalist literature
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor using examples.
Metaphors use one thing to describe another, where similes make a direct comparison.
"Dark as night"
"cloak of night"
This poet was the most popular American Poet of the 19th century.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Name the members of the Younger family in the play.
Mama, Walter Lee, Ruth, Beneatha, Travis
Where do many of the poems take place?
New Orleans
Describe the post-apocalyptic world depicted in the novel.
Everything is burned and burning; the air is toxic; there is nothing to eat and no clean water; people have resorted to deceiving each other and even cannibalizing each other
This is the type of figurative language that Dickinson uses to talk about death in "Because I could not Stop for Death"
personification
This poet did not publish poems while they were alive.
Emily Dickinson
How does the Younger family plan to use the insurance money?
Most of the family wants to buy a home.
Walter Lee wants to invest in a business.
What themes are explored in Clint Smith's poetry?
Prejudice and injustice, heritage & family, faith, culture, education
Choose one symbol from the book and discuss its meaning.
The Road
OR fire
OR the gun
OR God
OR ...
What is parallelism?
The technique of using a parallel structure in different clauses or sentences to emphasize the author's purpose or meaning.
What does the raven represent in Poe's poem "The Raven"?
Nature/Death
What conflicts arise between the family members in the play?
They disagree about how to use the money.
They disagree about how to free themselves from injustice, prejudice, and poverty.
Discuss the impact of historical events on Clint Smith's work.
Smith uses historical events to portray how society has evolved over time, to emphasize the importance of heritage, to trace the foundations of cultural practices
Explain the role of the old man (Ely) in the novel.
The way a sentence is structured.
Syntax
What is unique about Emily Dickinson's poetry?
Capitalization and Punctuation
What is the significance of the title "A Raisin in The Sun"?
It is a reference to "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes; which foreshadows their dreams "shriveling" and dying.
Analyze one literary device from a specific poem in the collection.
Responses will vary.
Discuss one theme in the novel and how it is developed.
Hope
OR rebirth and renewal
OR Faith
What is synecdoche?
A technique that uses a part of something to refer to the whole of it.