Plot
What is the meaning of the title?
The sun appears every 7 years, so it means they saw all summer in a day
"Then, wildly, like animals escaping from their caves, they ran and ran shouting in circles."
What Figurative device is being used here?
Simile
How old is she when she moved to Venus AND Where did she live before?
4 and Ohio
"The children pressed together like so many roses, so many weeds, peering out for a look at the hidden sun"
This is an example of what type of sensory imagery
Visual
Slackening means...
Slowing down or becoming less active.
Why did Margot refuse to shower? Based on this, what can we infer about Margot?
She is traumatized from living in a world with rain
"Margot was a frail girl...She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away..."
What Figurative device is being used here?
Metaphor
Why do the kids lie to Margot about the sun appearing today?
They know she is different, saw the sun already, and do not want her to see it again.
Which category does the SUN symbol reveal itself through
AND
What does it represent in the story?
1) Weather
2) Happiness, hope and freedom
Feverish means...
Acting with a lot of frantic energy, worry, or fast movement
Why is Margot on Venus in the first place?
Her parents moved there to start life on a new planet
"The children layout in the jungle mattress and heard it sign and squeak under them, resilient and alive."
Which TWO Figurative devices are being used here?
Personification AND Metaphor
What are TWO reasons why the kids treat Margot differently?
1) She would not play games with them
2) They know she is from Earth and saw the sun
"She knew they thought they remembered a warmnessm kike ablushing in the face, body, in the arms and legs, and trembling hands."
Which Type of Sensory Imagery is in this sentence?
Tactile Imagery
Immense means....
Extremely large, huge, or great in size, amount, or degree.
The single rain drop in the one student's hand.
"They stood as if someone had driven them,like so many stakes, into the desnse wood floor."
What Figurative device is being used here?
Simile
What is the color of Margot's hair?
Blonde
"The rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair."
"The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you lost your hearing altogether."
Which TWO types of sensory imagery could this be?
Tactile AND Auditory
Tumultuously means...
Doing something in a way that is very loud, noisy, chaotic, or wildly excited.
What is one type of conflict in the story and explain
Example: Character vs __________ because ___________
Character vs Self - depression from living in a world that is so somber, gloomy, and where she doesn't fit in
Character vs Society - she is outcased because she has seen the sun
Character vs Character - other students lock her in closet and make fun of her.
Character vs nature - have to live underground due to weather
"With the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers ...the storm came over the island... A thousand forests had been crushed under the immense rain."
Which TWO Figurative devices are being used here?
Metaphor and hyperbole
Margot's class wrote poems about the sun. What metaphor did she compare the sun to?
A flower
" The sun is a flower that blooms for just one hour."
What does the Color GREY symbolize in this story?
The sad and dull world they live in.
The harsh reality that even when the "summer came" it is not for a long enough period of time to get any enjoyment happiness
Reminder that they still live in a dreary, dull, world.
Concussion Means...
A forceful blow or shake violently