Unit 1
What does reverence for parents mean? Define reverence for parents.
Reverence for parents means showing deep respect, honor, and love toward one’s mother and father.
Who wrote, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is The Departure Stage in hero's Journey?
is the first major phase of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey —In this stage, the hero leaves their familiar world to begin an adventure into the unknown.
1. Who is Romeo in love with at the very beginning of the play?
What is a metaphor?
hint
Life is a journey. How is this a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, saying that one thing is another — without using the words like or as (which would make it a simile instead).
What is a theme of a story?
A theme in a story is the central idea or underlying message that the author wants to communicate to the reader. It’s the deeper meaning behind the events and characters — what the story is really about beneath the surface.
who wrote this quote? “We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.” By any means necessary.”
Malcolm X
What is Crossing the Threshold in the Hero's journey?
The hero commits to the adventure and enters a new, unfamiliar world
Tybalt
What poetic device is this sentence, “She is angry like a volcano”?
Simile
Personification
Why?
simile.
How is our values created and formed?
Our values are formed through a mix of influences from our environment, experiences, identity and personal reflection
Define, Boycott and Segregation?
Boycott: withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a protest.
Segregation: the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
What is Approach to the Inmost Cave in the hero's journey?
The hero approaches a dangerous place where the main conflict will occur—physically or emotionally
What event causes Romeo to be banished from Verona?
The murder of Tybalt
“It [her writing] has brought me the most light. And isn’t that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.”
what poetic device is "A lantern glowing in the dark."
A metaphor
What is the main message of My Possessions, Myself by Russell W. Belk?
is that our possessions are not just things we own — they become part of who we are. In other words, Belk argues that we regard our possessions as extensions of ourselves
Define
Resistance strategy
Resistance strategies refer to the various methods and tactics employed by marginalized groups to oppose oppression and assert their rights.
5. What creature does Ged accidentally release while showing off his power?
A) A dragon
B) A shadow
C) A demon
D) A spirit of the dead
B) A shadow
What plan does Friar Laurence make to help Juliet avoid marrying Paris?
She will fake her death with a sleeping potion
What does Xiomara in poet x struggle with?
Xiomara’s struggles with identity, religion, body image, voice, and culture.
What is The main message in “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry?
The main message in “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is that true love is shown through selfless giving — the greatest gift is not the object itself, but the sacrifice made out of love.
Explain main purpose and protest of the BLM movement?
BLM protested police killings of black people and broader issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.
6. What lesson does Ged learn from his confrontation with the shadow?
A) Power comes from knowledge alone
B) Magic should be used only for glory
C) One must face and accept one’s own darkness
D) Wizards are stronger together
C) One must face and accept one’s own darkness
How do the Montagues and Capulets respond to their children’s deaths?
They reconcile and end the feud
What poetic devices are these lines?
The sky is crying silver tears,
That whisper secrets to the sea.
Uses imagery (you can see and hear it), personification (the sky crying), and alliteration (“silver tears”).