Vocabulary
The Last Leaf
Prometheus
Greek Gods
Myths
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Where does the short story ''The Last Leaf'' take place? x2
Greenwich Village, New York City
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Who is the God(s) or Goddess(es) in the Prometheus myth?
Zeus
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Greek mythology (希腊神话 ) portrayed _____as immortal people who influenced (影响 ) a certain area of life and usually had powers associated with (有关联 ) their represented area.
Gods
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Who is on the picture? Can you spell his name?
Prometheus
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A story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural phenomena.
古代的故事，尤其是用来解释自然现象的故事。
Myth/神话
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Why did Prometheus disobey what Zeus said, and give humans fire?
为什么普罗米修斯不听宙斯的话，给人类火？
He wanted to help humans and thought fire could make their lives easier.
他想帮助人类，并认为火可以让他们的生活更轻松。
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The god of fire and metalworking.
Hephaestus
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What is NOT something that myths teach?
1. natural mysteries like the sun setting
2. accurate accounts of historical events
3. something connected with humans like how they were first created
4. what happens when someone partakes good or bad decision-making
2. accurate accounts of historical events
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A person, an animal, or an imaginary creature (想象中的生物 ) that takes part in the action of a literacy (识字 ) work.
a character 主角
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O. Henry uses personification (拟人 ) as one of his literary devices in ''The Last Leaf''. What does he personify, and how?
Mr. Pneumonia, who is an illness.
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What was the conflict?
发生了什么冲突？
Prometheus taking fire for the humans, when Zeus told him not to.
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My symbol is the owl, and I sprang from Zeus's head.
Athena
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What is the purpose of a myth?
to explain unexplained events that at the time people did not have a scientific or logical explanation for.
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Stories come in all shapes and sizes. A story can be long and fill an entire novel, or a story can be short and consist (组成 ) of less than a thousand words. Stories can be __________, and describe (描述) imaginary (假想) people, events or places, or they can be__________, and be based on true events, people or places.
* Fictional/ 虚构的
* Non-fictional/非虚构
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O. Henry was known for his twist endings. In this story, the twist is that__________.
The Last Leaf
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Why is Zeus fearful?
宙斯为什么害怕？
He thought humans would try to overthrow the gods.
他认为人类会试图推翻众神。
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He is the father of Pegasus.
他是飞马的父亲。
Poseidon/波塞冬
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Find the odd man out, explain your answer:
1. ARTEMIS
2. DEMETER
3.MEDUSA
4. APHRODITE
5. HERA
3. One of the most popular monsters of Greek Mythology is Medusa.
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______________is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes (属性 ) and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.
Personification/拟人
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What type of conflict is in “The Last Leaf?”
The conflict in “The Last Leaf” is internal— character (Johnsy) vs. self.
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What is Zeus's punishment for man?
Zeus becomes very angry when he realizes what Prometheus has done. Jupiter’s worry and fear leads him to seek revenge on Prometheus and the humans. So, he develops a clever plan to use Pandora to release pain, worry, and death into the world.
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What is Poseidon's Roman name?
波塞冬的罗马名字是什么？
Neptune
海王星
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Which Greek god has winged sandals?
哪个希腊神有带翅膀的凉鞋？
Hermes/爱马仕
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What are 5 Parts of a plot in a story?
故事情节的5个部分是什么？
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What does the last leaf symbolize (象征 )?
In the short story, the last leaf is a symbol of life and death. While attached to the tree, the leaf is a symbol of life. The idea of the leaf falling is a symbol of Johnsy's death. It is also a symbol of Behrman's death at the end of the story.
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What does Zeus's actions reveal about his character?
Zeus's actions reveal that he is selfish and worried about humankind becoming more powerful than the gods.
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Goddess of agriculture, grain, and the harvest.
Demeter
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What do the following myths explain?以下神话解释了什么？
1. Pandora’s Box/潘多拉的盒子
2. Prometheus
3. Persephone and Hades/珀耳塞福涅和哈迪斯
4. Echo and Narcissus
1. Explain the weaknesses of humans, but also to explain several misfortunes of the human race.
2. How people get fire.
3.The origins of the seasons.
4. The origin of how sound echoes came to be heard.