Ocean Poetry and Metaphor
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner remembers little Bianca eating this animal whole, including its eyeballs.
What is a fish?
DeLoughrey critiques this myth, falsely applied to Pacific islands.
What is "the myth of isolates"?
In BEAM, what does the "E" stand for?
What is an exhibit source?
This body of water is described by Perez as a place of memory, migration, and deep secrets.
What is the ocean?
A good research question is focused, complex, and______.
What is arguable?
In Fishbone Hair, fallout from this event is described as ash falling on fishermen’s hair.
What is the nuclear testing/Bikini atoll bombing?
Trask uses this metaphor to describe the exploitation of Hawaiian culture by tourism.
What is prostitution?
This visual brainstorming method generates ideas around a central concept.
What is mind mapping/ brainstorming?
Proctor compares a coral reef soundscape to what musical form?
What is a symphony?
An annotated bibliography contains a citation and_______.
What is a summary? or What is relevancy?
In Praise Song for Oceania, Perez praises the ocean as a "library" of these.
What are drowned stories?
Hauʻofa reimagines Pacific identity through this expansive vision.
What is a sea of islands?
A strong thesis outlines the main points and does this.
What is "take a stand"/ "make a claim"?
What specific material does deCaires Taylor use to create his underwater sculptures?
What is pH neutral cement to promote coral growth?
"Elizabeth DeLoughrey, professor in the English Department and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, claims..." What is this an example of?
What is a source introduction?
In "Last Coral Standing," McDougall calls living coral polyps these familial figures.
What are kūpuna or ancestors?
According to Hauʻofa, Pacific Islanders have always done this across the ocean, showing agency and mobility.
What is wayfinding or voyaging?
In BEAT, the “A” stands for ______?
What is argument source?
Experts predict that an additional ____ degrees C in water temperature could kill 99 percent of the ocean’s coral ecosystems.
What is 2 degrees?
In an essay, _____ is the opposing viewpoint you include to strengthen your own argument.
What is a naysayer?
In Praise Song for Oceania, Perez asks the ocean to do this for humanity’s harm.
What is "Forgive Us"?
Hauʻofa argues that the idea of “smallness” imposed on Pacific Islands is not just geographic—it is this.
What is a state of mind or mindset?
This term describes the group your writing is intended for.
What is audience?
According to McDougall, when coral dies, we risk losing not only ecosystems but also this.
What is ancestral memory?
In an essay, _____ is used to respond to a naysayer.
What is a counterargument/ counterclaim?