Plot Stages
The boy goes to the bazaar
falling action
How is imagery used in the beginning of the text?
To describe the age of the house
What is tone?
how the author feels about the text
What are the two forms of literary comparisons and how are they different?
Similes (use like or as) and metaphors
Direct and indirect
The boy and girl talk to each other about the bazaar
climax
How is imagery used to set the tone of this excerpt from the text: "It was a dark rainy evening and there was no sound in the house. Through one of the broken panes I heard the rain impinge upon the earth, the fine incessant needles of water playing in the sodden beds”
The imagery paints a dark and bleak setting that parallels with the uneasy feeling of the boy’s house
In what ways is tone commonly developed in a text?
Through the author's word choice/diction
“I recognized a silence like that which pervades a church after a service.” What kind of comparison was used?
Simile
How is the girl written in the boy's mind?
Shy and timid, almost enamored by him
The boy lives on North Richmond Street in a late pastor's house
exposition
How does the author develop imagery throughout the text?
Through diction/vocabulary, setting, metaphors
What is the tone at the beginning of "Araby?"
The tone at the beginning of the story can be described as hopeful, romantic, and optimistic.
“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.” Uses what kind of comparison to describe the girl and narrator?
Simile
How is the story told?
Through the boy's internal thoughts and retellings (POV)
The boy fails to buy anything for the girl
resolution
The words "high, cold, empty, gloomy" used to describe the rooms are what part of speech?
Adjectives
What is the tone at the end of "Araby?"
Towards the end of the story the tone shifts to embarrassment, anger, and disappointment
The narrator uses the metaphor “child’s play” to describe what?
“the serious work of life,” which was getting in the way of him and the girl
The boy’s description of the girl and her appearance is what kind of characterization?
Direct characterization
The boy admires a girl in his neighborhood
rising action
“The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed.” Uses what literary device to develop the imagery?
Metaphor/comparison
What roles does tone play in helping understand a text?
It tells the reader how to interpret the character's thoughts and actions
In prose, comparisons are most often used to do what to the understanding of the text?
To narrow down the details of interpretation for a synchronous comprehension across many audiences
How does the narrator evolve/change throughout the story's events?
He changes from curious, excited, and playful to more solemn, mature, and timid