A world of Poetry
Name two poems with racism as a theme.
What is Dreaming black boy and Theme for English B?
This is Scout's real name.
what is Jean Louise Finch?
Give two indications of poverty in the story " The boy who loved ice-cream"
what is the little boy bathe outside and his Sunday clothing were made from his father's old jacket?
This person wrote the play " Ti-jean and his brothers"...
what is Derek Walcott?
A comparison using Like and as
what is a simile ?
Name two poems that are speaking about war.
what is Dulce et Decorum Est and These are the dark times my love.
Scout's teacher made these two mistakes on the first day of school.
What is getting mad at Scout for knowing how to read and write and offering to lend Walter Cunningham lunch money?
The theme race is seen in the story " To Da-duh in memoriam" ...explain
What is Dah-Duh and the protagonist discuss the fact that she ‘beat up a white girl’ in her class. Dah-Duh is quiet shocked at this and exclaims that the world has changed so much that she cannot recognize it. This highlights their contrasting experiences of race. Dah-Duh’s experience of race relations is viewing the whites as superior, as well as viewing all things white as best. A white person was some-one to be respected, while for the protagonist, white people were an integral part of her world, and she viewed herself as their equal
Caribbean, European and African history is seen in the play through
What is through song, dance and various languages and dialogues?
That outfit is pretty ugly is an example of..
what is oxymoron?
The poem orchids which had little to no value was a reflecting of a poem life because....
what is Her life is in shambles but despite her not really seeing her value, she is still thriving? This shows bravery. she is even surprised by her resilience.
The Ewell's family is considered as a family of..
What is family disgrace. Bob Ewell is mean and has no ambition to improve his life. He Physically and emotionally abuses his daughter who is responsible for raising her siblings.
In "The two grandmothers" by Olive Senior, each grandmother was different....Explain
what is grandma Del is
Grandma Dell
• Traditional/ old fashion
• Christian minded and simple in her approach to
• Never married
• Never dates
• Prejudiced
• Hypocrite
While Grandma Elaine Non-traditional/ Socialite
• Materialistic
• Married multiple times
• Goes on dates
• Prejudiced
• Blunt and speaks her mind
The devil has two disguises
what is the white planter and and Papa Bois ( the old man)?
Outside is raining cats and dogs is an example of
what is hyperbole?
The poem once upon a time shows hypocrisy...explain briefly
What is the poet tells us that he has learnt to deal with this fake, insincere world by changing himself to one of those people? Like others, he too hides his real feelings. He says that he has learnt “to wear many faces like dresses” Just like people keep changing dresses to suit different occasions, the poet has learnt to behave differently in different situation
These laws were passed particularly in the south and was named after a black show character.
What is Jim Crow laws.
in the story "Berry" the theme racism is seen...explain
what is This theme is apparent when Berry was being considered for employment at the Home? Mrs. Osborn was concerned about where Berry would sleep, implying that he could not sleep with the white servants because he was considered to be beneath them. His salary was also cut due to his race, and he was overworked, with no discussions of days off, ‘everybody was imposing on him in that taken-for-granted way white folks do with Negro help. Even more importantly, when the unfortunate accident occurred with the child, there was no attempt at discerning what led to the incident, but blame was laid on the obvious person – Berry. As a result, he was relieved of his job in a hail of racist slurs.
One example of dramatic irony in Ti-jean and his brothers is.
what is the audience knows that both Gros-Jean and Mi-Jean will die based on innuendos that the playwright creates?
foreshadowing in plays are considered as..
what is referring to future event?
The poem this is the dark time my love uses words of oppression.....
“It is the festival of guns, the carnival of misery. Everywhere the faces of men are strained and anxious.” .explain this
what is the words festival and carnival are both associated with excitement however, in this case, it shows oppression and violent death and Expression of despair and helplessness.
A mockingbird is a symbolizes this in the novel.
In the story "Blood brothers" Benjy is different from paul...explain
what is
Paul:
Benjy:
the play "Ti-jean and his brothers" is symbolic for the Colonialism. Explain
what is each brother represented a time in colonialism.
The three brothers represents the challengers to colonialism:
Gros-Jean represents the slave generation that thinks brut strength is the answer to all problems. impatient. arrogant and impatient
Mi-Jean represents the middle class with their snob ideals. arrogant and ignorant
Ti-Jean is today’s generation. witty. patient
This is the highest point of a story.
what is climax?