Poetry
"Screaming Stadiums" is an example of:
Alliteration
or
Free Verse
Alliteration
What does Prometheus want to bring to man?
Fire
What animals do George and Lydia find in the veldt in "The Veldt" story?
Lions
Is a memoir fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
And make happy the skies"
is written in
Free Verse
or
Couplets
Couplets
What structure is the Minotaur trapped in "Theseus and the Minotaur?"
Maze
What do the speakers discover the newly discovered aliens' brains are made out of in "They're Made Out of Meat?"
Meat
What is one issue with Gary Soto's jacket he received from his mother in "The Jacket?"
It's green instead of black
It's vinyl instead of leather
It's too big
It's yellow on the inside
To give human characteristics to nonliving things is....
Personification
Who rules the Underworld?
Hades
Explain the phrase "Children are carpets and should be stepped on occasionally"
When Jason Kim first moves to Missouri, he feels ashamed and like an outsider. What changes when he gets older and moves to New York City?
He accepts his Korean culture and surrounds himself with friends who are interested in his culture.
What device is it when you compare two unlike things WITHOUT using the word like or as?
Metaphor
What is Icarus's fate in "The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus?"
He flies to close to the sun and dies after his wings' wax melts.
How do the speakers in "They're Made Out of Meat" answer the essential question "How do we respond to things we don't understand?"
They reject humans because they think we are inferior and don't understand our culture.
Why do Julia Alvarez's family initially go by different names when they come to America in "Names/Nombres?"
Americans mispronounce their Dominican names.
The overall message or lesson the poet/speaker wants the reader to remember from the poem is called the...
theme
What was one quality or trait of mythology we talked about in class? These were written on the board
Explanation of nature
Explanation of life's mysteries
Man's weaknesses
Right and wrong behavior
In "The Veldt," who are the three survivors?
Wendy, Peter, and Mr. McClean
How does Kate Chow reflect on grief in "In My Mom's Shoes?"
She realizes grief does not completely go away but you are allowed to feel how you naturally feel.