Grammar
What is a noun?
Person, place, or thing
What is context?
The background information that comes before a quotation
Which rhetorical function verb means "slightly suggests something"
hints
What does "incredulous" mean?
Which family member is responsible for the family's strong ties to their religion?
Her grandmother, Georgiana Irby
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun.
after, as, before, because, when, while...
Which rhetorical function verb means "strongly suggests something"?
implies
What does "melancholy" mean?
quietly sad or thoughtful
Which character is a brilliant reader?
Odella
What is a verb?
An action word
Woven quote method
Which rhetorical function verb means "emphasizes something"?
highlights
This is an example of which poetic device? "Every time / James Brown comes on the radio, I see Robert dancing."
Allusion
Why does the family move to New York?
What is parallel structure?
A series of words, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same grammatical form.
Which method uses punctuation to combine two complete sentences?
Colon Method
What is the purpose of the first sentence of commentary?
To pull out and comment on specific word choice or poetic devices in the quote
This is an example of which poetic device? "filled / with shelves and shelves of chocolate bars / and gumdrops, Good & Plenty and Jujubes, / Moon Pies and Necco Wafers, / lollipops and long red licorice strings."
Polysyndeton
Who lived above them when they first moved to New York?
Their aunt, Caroline (Kay) Irby
What is a predicate?
The action the subject of the sentence is doing in the sentence.
Which method uses a word to introduce the quote such as shouts, says, states, etc?
Signal Word Method
What is the purpose of the second commentary sentence?
To discuss the effect of the quote and tie it back to the topic sentence or claim.
Which poetic device is used to create which tone in this quote? (two part answer!)
"the Spanish she speaks like a song / I am learning to sing"
simile; inspired
Who in Woodson's life fully supports her dream to be a writer?