Theme/Main Message
In the clip from Remember the Titans, what was Coach Boone’s main message?
-We must come together or we will fail.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“The lights changed over the forest for the firt time Omovo saw that the dead animals on the river were in fact the corpses of grown men.” (In the Shadow of War, page 4)
-Imagery
What does the word “rouse” mean? What words from the following quote help you to determine the meaning of the word “rouse”?
Quote: “I’d half rouse and say, ‘Where you going to?’ and he’d say ‘Oh, hunting, be back this evening,’ and it wasn’t like him, even his voice was different. But I’d be so sleepy, and not wanting to wake the kids.” (The Wife’s Story, para 4)
-wake up; “sleepy, wake the kids”
Watch this clip. What rhetorical technique is President Obama using the most in this speech?
- Rhetorical Questioning
What is it called when the forward motion of the story is interrupted by a story from the past?
Give an example to support you answer from either The Lottery or The Wife’s Story.
-Flashback
In the clip from Good Will Hunting, what was Dr. Maguire’s main message?
-You can never really understand someone from the outside.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“He was white all over then, like a worm’s skin” (The Wife’s Story, para 12).
-Simile
What phrases from this quote allows you to figure out what “unperceived” means?
Quote: And it was the mournful influence of the unperceived shadow that caused him to feel–although he neither saw nor heard–to feel the presence of my head within the room” (TTTH, para 7)
-“Although he neither saw nor heard”
What is the speaker’s main message in this short monologue from The Pursuit of Happiness?
-Don’t ever let anyone tell you you can’t do something.
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
“I went down to open it with a light heart,-- for what had I now to fear?” (TTTH, para 14)
-Rhetorical question
In "A Collapse of Horses" what is a major theme?
-Traumatic events or injuries can impact your perception of reality.
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“his hideous heart.” (The Tell-Tale Heart, Page 8)
-Alliteration
Define the word “kwashiorkor” as used in the following quote:
“The woman went to them. The figures surrounded her and touched her and led her into the cave. He heard their weary voices thanking her. When the woman reappeared she was without the basket. Children with kwashiorkor stomachs and women wearing rags led her half-way up the hill. Then, reluctantly, touching her as if they might not see her again, they went back.” (In the Shadow of War, Page 3)
- abnormal looking (protruded)
What is the speaker’s main message in this short monologue from Independence Day?
-Mankind must be united in the interests of the common good (aka survival).
List at least four 3rd person pronouns (POV).
- He, She, It, They, Them, Theirs
In "The Lottery" what is a major theme?
-Blindly following tradition can have negative consequences.
OR
-Individuals can become products of their environments (violence).
The following quote is an example of what type of figurative language?
“All in vain; because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim”. (TTTH, para 7)
-Personification
What does the word “petulantly” mean in the following quote?
Quote: “‘There’s always been a lottery,’ he added petulantly. ‘Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up their joking with everybody.’’ (The Lottery, para 19)
Courageously
Hesitantly
Childishly
Stealthily
3. Childishly
What rhetorical appeal (ethos, pathos, or logos) is this speaker from Braveheart using the MOST?
-Pathos
What type of narrator do both "A Collapse of Horses" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" have?
- Unreliable narrator
In "In The Shadow of War" what is a major theme?
-War can affect an individual’s ideas about loyalty and morality.
OR
-Innocence and trust can be lost in times of turmoil.
Define Anaphora
- the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences
Define the word “corrugation” as used in the following quote:
“Her head was bald, and disfigured with a deep corrugation. There was a livid gash along the side of her face.” (In The Shadow of War, fourth to last para)
-(wrinkle/fold/ridge/indent)
Riddle- What is the answer to this riddle?
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
-C
What Era is Edgar Allen Poe, author of The Tell-Tale Heart, born and writing in?
Bonus: What other story that we read this year was from that Era?
Bonus x2: What was the author’s name who wrote that story?
Victorian Era
“The Yellow Wallpaper”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman