Plot
How does this excerpt set up the conflict of "To Build a Fire"?
"The man flung a look back along the way he had come. The Yukon lay a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice. On top of this ice were as many feet of snow. It was all pure white, rolling in gentle undulations where the ice jams of the freeze-up had formed."
It describes the cold that he would have to survive in. Man vs. Nature
What things should you keep in mind when looking for characterization?
Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Looks.
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
Hyperbole
the mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel
Tone
How did Captain Mercer become a hero in La Juanita?
He went out to sea in a storm and saved the sailors.
What does this excerpt reveal about the narrator's relationship with her husband and her feelings towards her treatment?
"John is a physician, and perhaps—(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)—perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster."
She believes her husband is too confident in his abilities.
She does not believe that the treatment she is getting is helping her.
How would you characterize Beneatha in the following:
BENEATHA (Walter's sister): Oh, God! Where is the bottom! Where is the real honest-to-God bottom so he can’t go any farther!
Rude, Judging
The tree branches danced in the wind.
Personification
Darkness spread across the skies and the air became heavy; in the distance a wolf howled.
pensive nostalgic ominous earnest
Ominous
What is a characteristic of Bruno in Sábado Gigante?
Big, Likes Toys, Hates Sports
How does this excerpt reveal Rainsford's mindset and the tension in the story?
"It was the cossack who was speaking. Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. 'I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,' he said through tight teeth."
Rainsford is freaking out.
How would you characterize Mama in the following:
MAMA: Son—I come from five generations of people who was slaves and sharecroppers —but ain’t nobody in my family never let nobody pay ‘em no money that was a way of telling us we weren’t fit to walk the earth.
Pride, Hard-Working
Juliet is the sun...
Metaphor
"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely"-Charles Dickens
vindictive earnest apathetic nostalgic
Earnest
What was the embarrassing moment in Funny in Farsi?
The mom didn't know where Iran was.
How does this excerpt contribute to the reader's understanding of the narrator's mental state and motivations?
"Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!"
The narrator is not in his right mind.
How can you character Troy in the following:
Troy: I don’t care what nobody else say, I’m the boss... you understand? I’m the boss around here. I do the only saying that counts.
Commanding
Literary reference to a familiar person or thing. Ex: You are a bunch of Einsteins
Allusion
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
earnest whimsical ambivalent irreverent
Whimsical
What was Prieta dealing with in People Shouldn't Die in June in South Texas?
Her dad's death.
How does this excerpt contribute to the importance of the tradition in "The Lottery"?
"Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones."
The tradition has been performed for a long time, and they keep performing it even though they forgot the ritual.
How might you characterize a person with the following description?
"She dressed all in black, from head to toe and even wore black lipstick."
Goth, Elegant
The air was as cold as ice.
Simile
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.” -Eeyore
ambivalent indignant objective pessimistic
Pessimistic
What were the prophecies given to Macbeth?
He would be thane of Cawdor, and then he would be King.