Ocean Poetry and Metaphor
ENVS Justice
Rhetoric and Composition
Ocean as Archive
Entering the Conversation
100

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner remembers little Bianca eating this animal whole, including its eyeballs.

What is a fish? 

100

DeLoughrey critiques this myth, falsely applied to Pacific islands.

What is "the myth of isolates"? 

100

In BEAM, what does the "E" stand for?

What is an exhibit source?

100

This body of water is described by Perez as a place of memory, migration, and deep secrets.

What is the ocean?

100

A good research question is focused, complex, and______. 

What is arguable? 

200

In Fishbone Hair, fallout from this event is described as ash falling on fishermen’s hair.

What is the nuclear testing/Bikini atoll bombing?

200

Trask uses this metaphor to describe the exploitation of Hawaiian culture by tourism.

What is prostitution? 

200

This visual brainstorming method generates ideas around a central concept.

What is mind mapping/ brainstorming? 

200

Proctor compares a coral reef soundscape to what musical form? 

What is a symphony? 

200

An annotated bibliography contains a citation and_______. 

What is a summary? or What is relevancy?   

300

In Praise Song for Oceania, Perez praises the ocean as a "library" of these.

What are drowned stories?

300

Hauʻofa reimagines Pacific identity through this expansive vision.

What is a sea of islands?

300

A strong thesis outlines the main points and does this.

What is "take a stand"/ "make a claim"? 

300

What specific material does deCaires Taylor use to create his underwater sculptures?  

What is pH neutral cement to promote coral growth? 

300

"Elizabeth DeLoughrey, professor in the English Department and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, claims..." What is this an example of? 

What is a source introduction? 

400

In "Last Coral Standing," McDougall calls living coral polyps these familial figures.

What are kūpuna or ancestors?

400

According to Hauʻofa, Pacific Islanders have always done this across the ocean, showing agency and mobility.

What is wayfinding or voyaging? 

400

In BEAT, the “A” stands for ______? 

What is argument source? 

400

Experts predict that an additional ____ degrees C in water temperature could kill 99 percent of the ocean’s coral ecosystems.

What is 2 degrees? 

400

In an essay, _____ is the opposing viewpoint you include to strengthen your own argument.

What is a naysayer? 

500

In Praise Song for Oceania, Perez asks the ocean to do this for humanity’s harm.

What is "Forgive Us"? 

500

Hauʻofa argues that the idea of “smallness” imposed on Pacific Islands is not just geographic—it is this.

What is a state of mind or mindset? 

500

This term describes the group your writing is intended for.

What is audience? 

500

According to McDougall, when coral dies, we risk losing not only ecosystems but also this.

What is ancestral memory?

500

In an essay, _____ is used to respond to a naysayer. 

What is a counterargument/ counterclaim? 

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