Poetic Choices
In the Robert Frost poem read in class, an important decision in the speaker's life is represented by two of these
What are roads?
What is a moral dilemma?
In this type of conflict, Commander Oram is put on trial in "Gentlemen, Your Verdict."
What is person vs. society?
We will all make life-changing decisions throughout our lives, even though there may be no clear best option.
What is "The Road Not Taken"?
Direct or Indirect Characterization?
In "The Lady or the Tiger," the narrator repeatedly refers to the princess as "semi-barbaric."
What is Direct Characterization?
In "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters," a hole in the sidewalk represents this:
What is an undesirable habit?
In this story, the choice being made challenges whether the decision-maker will be led more by love or jealousy:
The conflicts expressed in "The Road Not Taken" are all this type of conflict:
What is person vs. self (internal conflict)?
The choices we make in our lifetime on earth will impact future generations
What is "Letter to Someone Fifty Years from Today"?
In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding," the narrator observes what is happening to Andy, and also describes Andy's thoughts, which follows this narrative point of view:
What is third person limited omniscient?
In "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Today," the extinction of this species is highlighted as most problematic:
What are bees?
This famous philosophical scenario presents the question of whether it is more ethical to be a bystander or actively take lives into our hands:
What is the Trolley Problem?
The central conflict in "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Today" is this type:
What is person vs. nature/environment?
We will all make mistakes; what is important is that we learn and grow from them.
What is "Autobiography in Five Short Chapters"?
Direct or Indirect Characterization:
In "The Choice," Thomas walks through the door that Princess Margaret points him towards, showing that he trusts her:
What is Indirect Characterization?
Of the three poems studied, this one references real-world issues the most:
What is "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Toay"?
This story is related to "The Road Not Taken," in that the protagonist realizes how a previous decision has drastically changed the course of his life:
In "The Lady or the Tiger," the princess's moral dilemma is this type of conflict:
With positions of authority and power comes the responsibility to sometimes have to make difficult decisions that may affect many people
What is "Gentlemen, Your Verdict"?
In "Gentlemen, Your Verdict," Commander Oram's actions can be argued as cowardly or unjust, but, on the other hand, could be seen as:
What is: brave, heroic, necessary, admirable...
The 7 Steps of TP-CASTT Analysis are:
What are:
Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shifts, Theme, and Title?
When Lieutenant Commander Oram decides to arrange the deaths of 15 men, he is following this philosophy of ethics:
What is Utilitarianism?
In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding," Andy is stabbed by a rival gang member, which is an example of this type of conflict:
What is person vs. person?
When people are afraid, they are more likely to act against their personal ethics
What is "On the Sidewalk Bleeding"?
In "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Today," the speaker's attitude can be described as:
What is...reflective, regretful, remorseful, self-critical, cynical