Wordy Words
Converging
Moving or coming together at the same location
Montag seeks help from this secretive rebel
Faber
What did the old lady do?
She lit a match and committed suicide
What can be inferred about what Mrs. Bowles says about watching children?
Women view child rearing as a burden because the women are busy with their own lives
Purposely removing or altering communication to avoid giving certain information.
Séance
A meeting for communication with spirits
Flew too close to the sun
Icarus
After reading the book of poetry to the women, what did Montag do with the book?
He burned it
In regards to her children, Mrs. Bowles says, “I put up with them when they come home three days a month… You heave them into the ‘parlor’ and turn the switch. It’s just like washing clothes.”
This is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Similie
Explain how Ray Bradbury introduces the society as a utopia, and what changes to make it a dystopia?
Everything is taken care of, people are happy, nothing is wrong. People are in a kind of sleep, the government controls everything, lots of violence.
Prattled
Spoke rapidly and continuously
The leader of the people by the river
Granger
How many books did Montag find in his backyard?
Four
What does Faber mean when he says, “There’s lots of old Harvard degrees on the tracks between here and Los Angeles?”
There are many educated people who have sought refuge from the city along the train tracks
Why does Montag seek out Faber? What does he hope Faber can help him accomplish?
To understand how to read, maybe help the rebellion
Limn
To draw or paint; delineate; describe
The “tool” Clarisse uses to determine if Montag is happy
Dandelion
What is Faber's retired profession?
English professor
To Montag, Captain Beatty says, “There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm’d so strong in honesty that they pass me as an idle wind, which I respect not!” Cassius is a character in William Shakespeare’s drama, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
This is called a(n)...
Allusion
Give THREE SPECIFIC examples of something that is problematic in Montag’s society that is also true in our society.
Varies
Rend
To tear or be torn violently
The name of the fire truck
Salamander
Who called in the FIRST alarm for Montag’s house?
Mildred's friends
This description of books, “While the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and the lawn of the house,” is an example of...
Personification
Give an example of a time in history when there was censorship.
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