Academic Vocabulary
To reel from side to side
Stagger
Simile
a figure of speech that directly compares two different things to create a vivid image or emphasis, typically using the connecting words "like"or "as"
The name of the Main Character
Rosemary Fell
She seemed to ________ like a child
stagger
Considerately and discreetly
Tactfully
“She seemed to stagger like a child”
Simile
The husband of the Main Character
Phillip Fell
“___! ___ at once! And some brandy immediately!”
Tea
Extremely interesting or charming
Fascinating
"It was a terrible and fascinating moment.”
Oxymoron
The Essential Question
What makes people feel insecure?
"As for herself she didn’t eat; she smoked and looked away ______ so that the other should not be shy."
Tactfully
Scarcely
By a narrow margin; only just
appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
Imagery
The author of "A Cup of Tea"
Katherine Mansfield
“No, I don’t want no brandy. I never drink brandy. It’s _ ___ __ ___ I want, madam.”
A Cup of Tea
lay back in the big chair in a kind of sweet _______
Langour - a dreamy, lazy state
a figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite words to create a dramatic, or humorous effect
Oxymoron
The last line of the story (What was it that Rosemary asked her husband?)
“am I pretty?”
"It was a _______ and _______ moment."
Terrible, Fascinating