Avarice
The narrator of "Avarice" mentions many things. What do these things have in common?
They do not belong to her; they were stolen.
The narrator of "The Good Life" describes their memory of the past. What comparison do they make to express their hardship?
Compares herself to a woman traveling far for water.
1.Man seeking yard work
2.Boy with a tattered booklet
3.Girl with handtowels.
Define Alliteration
The repetition of vowel sounds/letters at the beginning of several words in a close proximity.
Extreme greed
Which two lines from "Avarice" best illustrate the point-of-view of this text?
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"She" is a key-word in any answer
What point-of-view is best illustrated by the provided quote from "The Good Life"? Which word(s) best support this answer?
"it makes me nostalgic
For the years I lived on coffee and bread,
Hungry all the time, walking to work on payday
Like a woman journeying for water"
First person. "me" "I"
Saving money; having children save money; buying sewing machine to make clothing.
Define Consonance
The repetition of consonant sounds/letters at the end of several words in a close proximity
What is the definition of Desperate?
A situation that is without clear/immediate solution; difficulty of circumstances.
"She gazed at her little brother’s
Junebugs pinned to a sheet of cork,
Assaying their glimmer, till she
Buried them beneath a fig tree’s wide,"
Why does the character of "Avarice" care about her brother's junebug collection?
She is drawn to it's shine/glimmer
"...it makes me nostalgic
For the years I lived on coffee and bread,
Hungry all the time, walking to work on payday"
Feels fond of the times when they were poor
At the end of the text, the children dream of their future. What do they see themselves doing in this future?
Carrying on the principles that their parents taught them: continuing to give no money to strangers.
Identify an example of Alliteration in the provided quote:
"“For the years I lived on coffee and bread,
Hungry all the time, walking to work on payday"
Went & Work
What is the definition of Needy?
Having need; lacking necessary resources.
What lesson can be learned from "Avarice"? Explain your choice of lesson, and how it connects to the poem.
Answers will vary.
What lesson can be learned from "The Good Life"? Explain your choice of lesson, and how it connects to the poem.
To appreciate what you have / the speaker expresses nostalgia for their own poverty and simple living
The parents in "Money" are often described as frugal, or being conscious of their spending habits. What detail helps the reader to see that they are frugal and not cheapskates/uncaring?
The family donates tithes at their local church.
Identify an example of Alliteration in the provided quote:
"A glassy-eyed heavy girl who almost seems asleep as she stands outside their door..."
S as seen in "seems" "she" "stands"
Compare this text to "Money". How does the character of this text differ from the characters of "Money"? What is the likely reason for the textbook to include this text alongside "Money"?
The character of this text is greedy, but able to give some money to others/ this could be a good comparison of what greed vs. thriftiness looks like.
Reread the poem “The Good Life.” This poem is a single stanza made up of one long sentence, but it makes a shift in line 4 that creates two distinct parts to the poem. How does the poet transition from the first part to the second, and what purpose does the transition serve?
The setting of "Money" is in the suburban comfort of 1950s America. Taking into account the inclusion of needy door-to-door salespeople, what is the likely purpose for adding these two elements?
To contrast the relative comfort/frugality of the family to the discomfort/lack of the salespeople.
Identify an example of Consonance in the provided quote:
"she pays the two boys for mowing the yard together and weeding her flower bed. She gets a new sewing machine for her birthday from the children’s father"