Setting/Character/
Plot & Perspective
Plot & Perspective
How does the setting of the kitchen develop Norma's character in Button Button?
a. Norma returns to the kitchen to prevent herself from deciding either way about the Button.
b. Norma returns to the kitchen to consider her future if she were to press the Button.
c. Norma returns to the kitchen to reflect on how pressing the Button would affect others.
d. Norma returns to the kitchen to repeatedly convince Arthur to not consider the Button.
b. Norma returns to the kitchen to consider her future if she were to press the Button.
Identify the alliteration in these lines:
To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea,
carrying my soul, my seed,
swayed, sea, soul, seed
Identify the themes for Identify (flower/weed poem):
Let them be as flowers,
always watered, fed, guarded, admired,
but harnessed to a pot of dirt.
a. Beautiful things are taken care of.
b. Beautiful things can be trapped.
c. both
c. both
What does the root word "graph" mean?
write
What does the setting of a pot represent for a flower within the poem, Identity?
a. freedom
b. restraint
c. growth
d. death
b. restraint
Which 2 lines have enjambment/line breaks?
I'd rather be unseen, and if
then shunned by everyone,
than to be a pleasant-smelling flower,
growing in clusters in the fertile valley,
where they're praised, handled, and plucked
by greedy, human hands.
I'd rather be unseen, and if
where they're praised, handled, and plucked
Identify the themes for Button Button (murder story):
“Fifty thousand dollars, Arthur,” Norma interrupted. “A chance to take that trip to Europe we’ve always talked about.”
a. People will sometimes sacrifice their morals for financial gain.
b. Murder is never, under any circumstances, acceptable.
c. both
a. People will sometimes sacrifice their morals for financial gain.
What does the root word "photo" mean?
light
How does Norma's perspective differ from Arthur's perspective?
“How about a baby boy in Pennsylvania?” Arthur countered. “Some beautiful little girl on the next block?”
“Now you’re loading things.”
“The point is, Norma,” he continued, “what’s the difference whom you kill? It’s still murder.”
“The point is,” Norma broke in, “if it’s someone you’ve never seen in your life and never will see, someone whose death you don’t even have to know about, you still wouldn’t push the button?”
a. Norma believes that murdering anyone, no matter their place in the world, is unacceptable while Arthur is not sympathetic to people he doesn't know.
b. Norma agrees with Arthur that pressing the Button and potentially killing someone is an unforgivable act.
c. Arthur believes that murdering anyone, no matter their place in the world, is unacceptable while Norma is not sympathetic to people she doesn't know.
d. Norma insists that Mr. Steward leave their house and Arthur considers taping his business card back together.
c. Arthur believes that murdering anyone, no matter their place in the world, is unacceptable while Norma is not sympathetic to people she doesn't know.
How does the alliteration contribute to the poem's meaning?
I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eagle Wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.
a. It introduces nature vocabulary.
b. It highlights what the speaker aspires to be.
c. It keeps the reader waiting to see what happens on the next line
d. It highlights the rhyme scheme and structure
b. It highlights what the speaker aspires to be.
Identify the themes from Identity (flower/weed poem):
I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed,
clinging on cliffs, like an eagle
Wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.
a. Be yourself and don't worry about what others think.
b. Being unique can sometimes lead to isolation.
a. Be yourself and don't worry about what others think.
"I prepared the foam meticulously, being precise with my every move."
What does "meticulously" mean in this context?
a. thoroughly and diligently
b. lazily and clumsily
c. roughly and dangerously
d. beautifully and handsomely
a. thoroughly and diligently
How does the narrator develop the perspective of Norma in this section?
“Mrs. Lewis?” Mr. Steward asked.
It wasn’t her voice shrieking so; it couldn’t be. “You said I wouldn’t know the one that died!”
“My dear lady,” Mr. Steward said. “Do you really think you knew your husband?”
a. The narrator uses actions to reveal how regretful and panicked Norma is.
b. The narrator uses dialogue to reveal how hesitant and nervous Norma is.
c. The narrator uses feelings to reveal Norma never truly loved her husband.
d. The narrator uses dialogue to reveal how regretful and panicked Norma is.
d. The narrator uses dialogue to reveal how regretful and panicked Norma is.
What is the effect of the line break/enjambment?
growing in clusters in the fertile valley,
where they're praised, handled, and plucked
by greedy, human hands.
a. It creates annoyance with the rhyme scheme.
b. It emphasizes when the speaker enjoys being a flower.
c. It highlights who the speaker really wants to be.
d. It builds suspense to see who is mistreating the flowers.
d. It builds suspense to see who is mistreating the flowers.
Identify 2 themes from Button Button (murder story):
a. Murder is acceptable if you gain something from it.
b. Murder is unacceptable under all circumstances.
c. Temptations are easy to overcome.
d. Some people succumb to temptation in the face of financial gain.
e. Some people will not succumb to temptation just for financial gain.
b. Murder is unacceptable under all circumstances.
d. Some people succumb to temptation in the face of financial gain.
"I gingerly moved the blade up his neck. That’s where I had to be most careful, since the growth, although still in its early stages, was clumping. A curly beard."
What does "gingerly" mean in this context?
a. messily and without care
b. delicately and with care
c. smoothly and untangled
d. growing and thick
b. delicately and with care
How does Norma's perspective differ from Mr. Steward's perspective?
“Mrs. Lewis?” Mr. Steward asked.
It wasn’t her voice shrieking so; it couldn’t be. “You said I wouldn’t know the one that died!”
“My dear lady,” Mr. Steward said. “Do you really think you knew your husband?”
a. The narrator uses thoughts to reveal Mr. Steward's calm demeanor, while Norma is panicked and upset.
b. The narrator uses dialogue to display Norma's panic, while Mr. Steward is calm and matter-of-fact.
c. The narrator uses dialogue to describe how Arthur did not want to press the button while Norma did.
d. The narrator uses feelings to express Mr. Steward's regret and dialogue to express Norma's interest in financial gain.
b. The narrator uses dialogue to display Norma's panic, while Mr. Steward is calm and matter-of-fact.
Explain the use of figurative language within the poem, Identity:
a. The alliteration created a rhyme scheme that emphasized individuality.
b. The enjambment resolved each line and left no further anticipation for the next line.
c. The extended metaphor/simile represents the ability to fit in to the popular culture.
d. The extended metaphor/simile represents the urge to be unique and free.
d. The extended metaphor/simile represents the urge to be unique and free.
Select two themes present throughout the poem, Identify (the flower/weed poem):
a. Aspire to be your true self even if it goes against the grain.
b. Aspire to assimilate to the popular culture and sacrifice your sense of self.
c. Being yourself will always result in friendships and popularity.
d. Flowers are beautiful and deserve to be displayed in a vase.
e. Being yourself will sometimes result in seclusion.
a. Aspire to be your true self even if it goes against the grain.
e. Being yourself will sometimes result in seclusion.
Based off these root words, what is a marine biologist?
a. someone who studies reptiles and amphibians near the water
b. an animal in the ocean
c. someone who studies chemistry biology and other sciences
d. someone who studies animals and ecosystems in the ocean
d. someone who studies animals and ecosystems in the ocean