Vocabulary
What is a memoir?
a collection of memories written about important moments and events in a person's life
What are techniques authors use to add deeper meaning?
simile, metaphor, personification
Who is the author of brown girl dreaming?
Jacqueline Woodson
hear, see, touch, smell, taste
What is legacy?
something given or handed down from one generation to the next
What words show figurative language?
"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly"
"Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly"
BONUS (100pts): What type of figurative language is this?
Where did the Woodson's move to from Ohio?
South Carolina
What does rhythm mean?
sound patterns of words
What does reliability mean?
the degree to which a person's narration or memory is trustworthy or accurate
What words show figurative language?
"Dell and I look on afraid to open our mouths. Fearing the South will slip out or into them."
"Dell and I look on afraid to open our mouths. Fearing the South will slip out or into them."
BONUS (100pts): What is the type of figurative language used?
How many siblings does the author have?
2: brother and sister
Daily Double!!!!!!
What does personification mean?
giving human qualities to objects or animals
What does heredity mean?
Explain the deeper meaning of this stanza:
Context: They are moving to South Carolina where her mother is from
"Everyone else has gone away. And now coming back home isn't really coming back home at all"
Woodsons mother's siblings have all left South Carolina, "home" is family and none of her family are in South Carolina anymore, so it isn't home to her.
Are Woodsons mom and dad together?
No, they separated and moved to south carolina with their mom
What does it mean when a verb is in the imperative mood?
is a command, advice, or instruction
example: don't eat that
come here