Language Features
What is a Metaphor?
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as".
our faces may be ours but we can still see only so much.
Capital letter
Our faces may be ours but we can still see only so much.
"We no longer have any sense of the uneasiness of our..."
"Ancestors."
What is the name of the text?
Facing the truth
100
Definitely
What is Personification?
A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.
... and object we see every day but rarely think much deeper about than "How do I look."
A question mark
... and object we see every day but rarely think much deeper about than "How do I look?"
"Our faces may be ours but we can still see only..."
"So much."
Where does the author suggest you go to observe someone taking a selfie?
A beach, a restaurant, or a park
200
Embarrass
What is an Allusion?
A reference to a person, event, or work of literature outside the text
The selfie is at once the reflection of an individuality and of a collective, Zilio writes.
quotation marks
"The selfie is at once the reflection of an individuality and of a collective," Zilio writes.
"Everyone who takes a selfie is trying to wave their..."
"Own personal brand."
According to Marion Zilio, what does the selfie represent?
A reflection of both individuality and collectiveness
300
Reluctant
What is an Idiom?
a phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meanings of its words.
... taking a self portrait with a film camera required a bit more....
A hyphen
... taking a self-portrait with a film camera required a bit more....
"She has the reader pondering why the very meaning of..."
"The face, an object."
What does the text suggest is the reason people take selfies?
To express themselves and get attention from others
400
Entrepreneur
What is an Allegory?
A story or picture that can reveal hidden meaning.
She writes noting that man is only visible to himself if he is divided.
A comma
"She writes, noting that man is only visible to himself if he is divided."
"Zilio is at her best when she delves..."
"Into the face throughout history."
What does the text suggest about how modern technology has changed the way we see ourselves?
It has made it easier, but also more complicated, to understand who we are.
500
Onomatopoeia