Vocab
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This device compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
He faints at the end when he sees what his wife has become.
Who is John?
The poem suggests that this season’s early beauty doesn’t last long.
What is spring?
This is the city where both Wes Moores spent their childhoods, though their paths turned out very differently.
What is Baltimore?
Doing the right thing even when no one is watching; being honest and trustworthy
What does integrity mean?
This device gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
What is personification?
By the end of the story, the narrator does this around the room, showing her mental collapse.
What is creeping/crawling?
He kills Porphyria using this item, believing it will preserve their perfect moment forever.
What is her hair?
This person, the author’s mother, insisted he attend military school to change the direction of his life.
Who is Joy Moore?
Able to bounce back or recover quickly from difficulties.
What does resilient mean?
This device is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
Although she’s forbidden to do it, the narrator continues to secretly do this as an act of rebellion.
What is writing in her journal?
This is why the speaker believes Porphyria came to him on the stormy night.
What is to be with him / to show her love?
This illegal activity becomes a major turning point in the other Wes Moore’s life, leading him deeper into trouble.
What is dealing drugs?
Having a strong desire to achieve something; determined to succeed.
What does ambitious mean?
This device hints at future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
She becomes fixated on this item in the room, believing a woman is trapped behind it.
What is the yellow wallpaper?
Both poems explore this idea — the fleeting nature of beauty, love, or perfect moments.
What is impermanence / the idea that nothing lasts forever?
This tragic event — a robbery gone wrong — ultimately sends the other Wes Moore to prison for life.
What is the killing of Sergeant Bruce Prothero?
To keep going and not give up, even when something is hard.
What does perseverance mean?
This device is a comparison that says one thing is another to show deeper meaning.
What is a metaphor?
This “cure” keeps the narrator from working, writing, or socializing, supposedly to help her recover.
What is the rest cure?
This is the “hardest hue to hold,” symbolizing beauty and innocence that quickly fades.
What is gold?
This theme is highlighted by the fact that small choices and strong influences can dramatically shape a person’s future.
What is the power of choices / the impact of environment?