SETTING
The trail that the man should have been following to the camp
What is the Yukon Trail?
The two characters in the story "To Build a Fire"
Who are the man and a dog (wolf/dog)
Where is the man headed?
to a camp on Henderson Creek
"...traveled trail..."
a repetition of the "tr" sound at the beginning of the words
What is an example of alliteration?
A shoe made of leather
What is a moccasin?
9 o'clock in the morning
What is the time at the beginning of the story?
a description of the man's personality
What is arrogant, unimaginative, and stubborn?
The actual temperature on the trail on the day the man is travelling.
What is 75 degreees below zero?
"There was a sharp, explosive crackle...."
The type of figurative language used in this example
What is onomatopoeia?
A piece of fabric similar to a bandana
What is a handkerchief?
It covers the Yukon area.
What is snow and ice?
the camp and his boys, and the warm fire
What is the man thinking about during the trip that keeps him motivated?
or Where is the man headed?
THE SNOW FROM THE TREE FALLS ON IT AND HIM, PUTTING OUT THE FIRE.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MAN'S FIRE THAT CREATES HIS BIG PROBLEMS? or
What is the climax of the story?
The type of figurative language in this example
"The dark hairline was the trail..."
What is metaphor?
Someone who is new to an area
What is a newcomer?
The distance north of Nulato that the man is located.
What is a thousand miles north of Nulato?
a sandwich wrapped in a handkerchief
What did the man bring with him on the trip?
The big change that the man makes in the story.
What is he admits that he should have listened to the old man of Sulphur Creek about not going out in this weather without a second person?
"...with every dancing flame..."
What is personification?
Something that is dangerous or scary.
What is menacing?
The historical period that this selection is set in.
What is the Alaskan Gold Rush?
The thing that causes the dog to sense the danger they are in
What is instinct?
a trail in Yukon territory during the Gold Rush; on a very cold day of below zero 75 degrees
What is the setting of the story?
"...somewhere he had once seen a winged Mercury..."
What is a classical allusion?
Unable to explain
What is indescribably?