Theme/Main Message
In the clip from Remember the Titans, what was Coach Boone’s main message?
-We must come together or we will fail.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“Although their coloring was light and serene, they were large and heavy. When he started to peel them, slowly, using the knife precisely and carefully, the child came into the kitchen.” (Las Papas, para 1)
-Imagery
What does the word “rouse” mean? What words from the following quote help you to determine the meaning of the word “rouse”?
Quote: “I’d half rouse and say, ‘Where you going to?’ and he’d say ‘Oh, hunting, be back this evening,’ and it wasn’t like him, even his voice was different. But I’d be so sleepy, and not wanting to wake the kids.” (The Wife’s Story, para 4)
-wake up; “sleepy, wake the kids”
Watch this clip. What rhetorical technique is President Obama using the most in this speech?
- Rhetorical Questioning
What is it called when the forward motion of the story is interrupted by a story from the past?
Give an example to support you answer from either Las Papas or The Wife’s Story.
-Flashback
In the clip from Good Will Hunting, what was Dr. Maguire’s main message?
-You can never really understand someone from the outside.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“He was white all over then, like a worm’s skin” (The Wife’s Story, para 12).
-Simile
What phrases from this quote allows you to figure out what “unperceived” means?
Quote: And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel–although he neither saw nor heard–to feel the presence of my head within the room” (TTTH, para 7)
-“Although he neither saw nor heard”
What is the speaker’s main message in this short monologue from The Pursuit of Happiness?
-Don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t do something.
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
“I went down to open it with a light heart,-- for what had I now to fear?” (TTTH, para 14)
-Rhetorical question
In "Girl" what is a major theme?
-A woman’s reputation and household status determine the quality of her life.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“Round their golden houses, girdled with the gleaming world.” (The Lotus Eaters, Line 14)
-Alliteration
Define the word “careering” as used in the following quote:
“But just as I doubled Malea’s cape, a tide rip and the North Wind drove me way off course careering past Cythera. Nine whole days I was borne along by rough, deadly winds.” (The Odyssey, Lines 35-39)
-move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
What is the speaker’s main message in this short monologue from Independence Day?
-Mankind must be united in the interests of the common good (aka survival).
List at least four 3rd person pronouns (POV).
- He, She, It, They, Them, Theirs
In "The Lottery" what is a major theme?
-Blindly following tradition can have negative consequences.
OR
-Individuals can become products of their environments (violence).
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim”. (TTTH, para 7)
-Personification
What does the word “petulantly” mean in the following quote?
Quote: “‘There’s always been a lottery,’ he added petulantly. ‘Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up their joking with everybody.’’ (The Lottery, para 19)
Courageously
Hesitantly
Childishly
Stealthily
3. Childishly
What rhetorical appeal (ethos, pathos, or logos) is this speaker from Braveheart using the MOST?
-Pathos
What rhetorical appeal was used most in the short story, “The Lottery”? Support your answer by referring back to a particular instance from the story.
- Pathos (but Logos could work too)
In "In The Shadow of War" what is a major theme?
-War can affect an individual’s ideas about loyalty and morality.
OR
-Innocence and trust can be lost in times of turmoil.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“This is how you sweep a corner; this is how you sweep a whole house; this is how you sweep a yard.” (Girl, para 3)
-Anaphora
Define the word “corrugation” as used in the following quote:
“Her head was bald, and disfigured with a deep corrugation. There was a livid gash along the side of her face.” (In The Shadow of War, fourth to last para)
-(wrinkle/fold/ridge/indent)
Riddle- What is the answer to this riddle?
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
-C
What Era is Alfred Lord Tennyson, author of The Lotus Eaters, born and writing in?
Bonus: What other story that we read this year was from that Era?
Bonus x2: What was the author’s name who wrote that story?
Victorian Era
“The Yellow Wallpaper”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman