POEMS
It was not Death, for I stood up,
And all the Dead, lie down—
It was not Night, for all the Bells
Put out their Tongues, for Noon.
In the stanza above what is being personified?
Bells
What scene from Gatsby is considered the climax?
The hotel room scene where Tom exposes Daisy and Gatsby's affair
Why is Daisy so quick to stay with Tom?
She knows Gatsby's money is unreliable; Tom is more secure.
What literary device is in the line, “Does it stink like rotten mean?”
Simile
Provide three examples of evidence for an argument.
Statistics, examples, facts, definitions, etc.
"Fitted to a frame" is an example of what?
Alliteration
Why is the hotel scene the climax of the novel?
It is the event that causes change (the turning point) and leads to the falling action and resolution of the story.
They were gone, without a word, snapped out, made accidental, isolated, like ghosts, even from out pity.
What figurative language device is used in the line above?
Simile
What civil rights issue is depicted in A Raisin in the Sun?
Housing equality
What is the claim?
The overall idea that expresses the author's point of view or stance on a topic.
As if my life were shaven,
And fitted to a frame,
And could not breathe without a key
What is the mood from the passage above?
Claustrophobic (anxious from being enclosed)
It passed, and he began to talk excitedly to Daisy, denying everything, defending his name against accusations that had not been made. But with every word she was drawing further and further into herself, so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room.
What dream is the italicized portion of the text referring to?
Daisy and Gatsby reuniting and running away to get married.
Why does Tom allow Daisy to leave with Gatsby?
He knows Gatsby is no longer a threat to him or his relationship with Daisy.
The last line of "A Dream Deferred" says, "Or does it explode?" in reference to dreams that are not developed. What does this line imply?
The violence that African Americans faced during the early 1900s
What words should your rebuttal start with?
"However, this is not true because..."
Nor Fire—for just my Marble feet
Could keep a Chancel, 2 cool—
What does the metaphor above compare the speaker to?
A statue
(Who has marble feet?!)
It passed, and he began to talk excitedly to Daisy, denying everything, defending his name against accusations that had not been made. But with every word she was drawing further and further into herself, so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room.
Describe Gatsby's emotions in the italicized portion of the text.
Gatsby is anxious (nervous or scared) because he knows Daisy is pulling away from him.
What does Daisy and Gatsby leaving together foreshadow?
That Daisy is driving the car that kills murder.
What does Walter's character in "A Raisin in the Sun" symbolize?
The oppression of Black men in America.
What should ALWAYS come before textual evidence in your writing?
"According to" followed by the author's name or the title of the work.
And yet, it tasted, like them all,
The Figures I have seen
Set orderly, for Burial,
Reminded me, of mine—
Describe the rhyme scheme in the stanza above.
Slant rhyme is used at the end of every other line.
She looked at Tom, alarmed now, but he insisted she go with Gatsby with magnanimous scorn.
What does magnanimous mean?
Forgiving
(He knows their affair is over, so he has nothing to worry about.)
Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
How was "A Raisin in the Sun" influenced by the poem "Harlem"?
A Raisin in the Sun explore dreams that do not come true. The characters face many hardships when they are not allowed to work for their dream, so their dreams become "dreams deferred."
What does every piece of textual evidence need in your writing?
CITATION!!!!!
According to Jones, "Cell phones cause 45% of distracted driving accidents" (89).
**Author's name and page number**