Once
Why did the author include the first part when she was lying in bed?
To set a fearful tone/mood
What is the setting of the story?
South Africa, 1980's
Why did the family add all of these means of protection to their home?
To keep out the rioters
Their many means of protection is what harms the boy in the end. This is an example of which literary device?
irony
What is the social order of the time?
Apartheid
What did the wise old witch give to the boy for Christmas?
a book of fairy tales & space outfit
The sign on the gate: You have been warned! is an example of which literary device?
foreshadowing
A humorous imitation of a story
parody
What did the wise old witch give the parents for Christmas?
more bricks to make the wall higher
How is the tone of the last paragraph differ from the rest of the story?
It was realistic and horrifying instead of the happily ever after of the fairy tale genre.
The overall idea or insight of a piece of literature
theme
When they describe the barbed wire with the words "Metallic Dragon" what type of literary device is used?
metaphor
What type of edge did the barbed wire have? (this was one of our vocabulary words)
serrated
What is the theme of Once Upon a Time?
fear
What is the definition of the African "veld"
open grassland