Any Human to Another/Storm Ending/ A Black Man Talks of Reaping
Analogy Practice
The Adventure of English
100
What is the main idea in lines 4-12?
I grew up in a town where white people only existed as visitors and curiosities.
100
What is Zora Neale Hurston's tone when she discusses growing up in a town with only African Americans?
Tone:playful; appreciative of her childhood
100
Using the poems, provide an example of a simile.
(A comparison that uses words like "like", "as", or "than".)
Yup. Good work!
100
Good : Bad :: Happy : _
What is sad?
100
Name one or more of the languages that made up early versions of English.
Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Norse.
(Also German and French but not in yesterday's episode.)
200
What is the main idea of lines 13-23?
I enjoyed interacting with these unusual visitors.
200
What is Zora Neale Hurston's tone when describing white people visiting Eatonville?
What is humorous; ironic
200
Using the poems, provide an example of a Metaphor.
(A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".)
(Metaphors are stronger)
Yup. Or not. I'm a board game, not a mindreader.
200
Conclusion : Essay :: _
A) theme : song
B) meal : dessert
C) parade : party
D) scene : play
What is D?
200
Like the Iliad, Odyssey, and many books of the Bible, Beowulf was an oral tradition before it was written down. How do you think the advent of writing affects a language?
Fascinating, eh?
300
What is the main idea of lines 24-31?
White people gave me money when I sang, while people at home discouraged it.
300
What is Zora Neale Hurston's tone when describing the differences between Eatonville and Jacksonville?
What is insightful, but still humorous
300
Using the poems, provide one example of personification.
(Personification is the act of ascribing human characteristics to non-human things.)
Jeopardy is happy when its buttons are pushed.
300
EXHAUSTING : REJUVENATING
A) disturbing : soothing
B) cruel : ruthless
C) pitiful : miserable
D) vexing : irritating
What is A?
300
Why do some languages die out while others thrive?
Accepting all well-thought-out answers.
400
What is the main idea of lines 32-37?
When I moved to Jacksonville, I was treated as simply a colored girl rather than an individual.
400
What is Zora Neale Hurston's tone when describing the lasting effects of slavery?
What is flippant; dismissive
400
Contrast Themes: Contrast the themes of “Any Human to Another” and “A Black Man Talks of Reaping.”
Cullen’s poem suggests that sorrow unites all of humanity.
However, Bontemps’s life experience and poetry suggest that humanity is divided.
400
Fame : Obscurity :: Sorrow : _
What is joy?
400
Like the Iliad, Odyssey, and many books of the Bible, Beowulf was an oral tradition before it was written down. How do you think the advent of writing affects a language?
Good answer!
500
What is the main idea of lines 38-44?
“But I am not tragically colored.” I do not see being African American as a tragedy.
500
What is Zora Neale Hurston's tone when describing how African-Americans and white people respond differently to music?
What is flippant, irrevent, and
sometimes sarcastic
500
With which poet’s outlook do you agree? Explain.
Explanation betta' be good.
500
COUCH : FURNITURE
A) bookcase : encyclopedia
B) knife : cutlery
C) bed : canopy
D) cinema : rental
E) protestor : villain
What is B?
500
Bragg consistently uses words such as “ruthless,” “obstinate,” and “tenacious” to describe the language. To what extent do you think that English—or any other language, for that matter—has a personality apart from the people who speak it?