Music
This generation is known for high self-esteem but also anxiety. They were raised before the digital technology boom.
Who are Millennials?
A feeling of being very worried or nervous.
What is the anxiety?
The tense used for past actions connected to the present.
What is the Present Perfect?
A simple, recognizable image that represents a larger idea.
What is a symbol?
The author of poems like "Harlem" and "I, Too."
Who is Langston Hughes?
Music can be used as a tool to build this between generations.
What is empathy or understanding?
A song that becomes a symbol for a group or cause.
What is an anthem?
The correct form: "She ______ (live) here for years."
What is "has lived"?
The word for a the simplest national symbol adopted by a country or a movement.
What is a "flag"?
A poet's central message or main idea.
What is the theme?
A band that went from being seen as radicals and revolutionaries to "oldies."
Who are The Beatles?
To go beyond normal limits.
What is to transcend?
The correct form: "They ______ (become) very popular."
What is "have become"?
A verb to describe a group that got together.
What is "to unify"?
The use of words like "seed" and "bread" to represent abstract ideas.
What is imagery / metaphor?
This modern singer's music deals with themes of anxiety in a whispered voice.
Who is Billie Eilish?
The overall situation or context of a subject, a wide point of view.
What is landscape?
The word that connects two negative ideas (e.g., "not this, ____ that").
What is "nor"?
A word used to describe the message behind a symbol or a word.
What is "meaning"?
The speaker's strong refusal to accept delays, wanting something now.
What is urgency / impatience?
Sharing music across generations is one strategy to bridge this.
What is the generational gap/divide?
To struggle with a difficult problem.
What is to grapple with or to handle?
"I cannot live on tomorrow's bread" is an example of this literary device.
What is a metaphor?
The feeling of defiance that a protest symbol is meant to inspire.
What is aggression or determination?
The attitude a writer has towards their subject, like angry or hopeful.
What is tone?