Topic/Theme
Classics
Plot
Figurative Language
100
the main idea of a text
What is a topic
100
uses gods and goddesses in order to explain natural events
What is myths
100
What are 2 reasons he might have decided to grow a beard?
What is to look like Aunt Rachel's grandfather, and because he got tired of shaving
100
used to exaggerate something
What is hyperbole?
200
the moral of the story
What is a theme
200
takes a person from history and creates heroic tales from their lives
What is legends
200
How do Uncle S's family and neighbor's feel about him?
they like him
200
When you take something and give it human qualities
What is personification?
300
topics that come from a story that a certain culture wants their youth to remember
What are cultural values
300
combines someone who may have existed and exaggerates their story
What is tall tale
300
How does Aunt Rachel foreshadow the resolution of the story?
she claims that the beard will be the death of him.
300
How is the beard exaggerated?
the length, and all the things that get caught in the beard
400
which is a cultural value of Uncle S's beard? "laziness, wisdom, fun"
wisdom
400
Uncle Septimus' Beard is an example of what classical literature?
What is a tall tale?
400
What solution do Septimus's sons come up with to prevent the beard from getting too tangled?
They set up a "windlass" a machine to wind up his beard
400
"Love is kind" is an example of
What is personification?
500
Think back on The Chenoo, what are some cultural values for those people?
Cleverness, cunning, kindness, acceptance, bravery
500
The Sword and the Stone was an example of what kind of classical literature?
What is a legend
500
what plant reminds people of Uncle Septimus's beard?
Spanish Moss
500
this excerpt is an example of what? "the grandchildren pulled out a robin's egg, a broken arrowhead made from caramel-colored flint, six chicken feathers, two swirled marbles, a silver dollar...."
What is imagery/ Sensory Langauge
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