"A Retrieved Reformation"
State the main allusion and metaphor in the short story.
The Phoenix that rises from the ashes
Ralph D. Spencer is the Phoenix that rose from Jimmy Valentine's ashes
Why is this an epistolary novel?
It is a series of letters that Judy writes to the trustee about her progress in college.
What do the following lines from The Diary of Anne Frank tell you about Mr. Frank? MR. FRANK: It'll be hard, I know. But always remember this, Anneke. There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind. Miep will bring us books. We will read history, poetry, mythology.
books can help people escape mentally from unpleasant situations.
Paraphrase the following lines from "The Road Not Taken"?
And sorry I could not travel both /
And be one traveler ...
I am rueful that I cannot take both roads.
Who is the subject of the poem and to what is he being compared?
Abraham Lincoln is being compared to a Boat Captain.
O. Henry is known for surprise endings. What is most surprising about the ending of the short story?
The police office, who had been after Jimmy for years, let him walk out of the bank as if he did not even know him.
What is a literary allegory?
A story, picture, or other piece of art that uses symbols to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What do the following lines from The Diary of Anne Frank tell you about Anne? MRS. FRANK: You shouldn't ... you should have at least one day to yourselves. [She goes quickly to the stove and brings down teacups and tea for all of them.] ANNE: Don't say that, it's so wonderful to see them! [Sniffing at MIEP's coat] I can smell the wind and the cold on your clothes.
Anne misses be able to play outside.
The road is a metaphor for life while the fork in the road is a metaphor for
the choices we make.
Which two historical events are the focus of Walt Whitman’s poem, "O Captain! My Captain!"?
The Civil War
The Assassination of Lincoln
Name the type of Irony for the statement below. Jimmy Valentine falls in love with the banker's daughter, Annabel Adams.
Situational Irony - The reader would not expect a safe cracker, who plans on robbing more safes, to fall in love with the local banker's daughter.
Why is Jerusha's essay "Blue Wednesday" so influential?
Since it was read by the trustee of the John Grier Home, he found it to be written well and decided to send Jerusha, a girl, to college to be a writer.
Peter brings Anne's cake to her after she storms off. The time these two spend together that day is the start of a subplot. What begins at this point?
Their relationship deepens and find comfort in each other.
How does the message in the following line shift? What words signal this shift?
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade..."
The conjunction "but" signals the change.
It shifts back to focusing on the person being compared to a summer's day and how that person's beauty will last forever.
This poem was written for a purpose: it has serious reflection and lament for the dead
What is this type of writing called?
Elegy
Explain the title "A Retrieved Reformation" in a way that it connects to the protagonist.
Retrieved means to get back.
Reformation means change.
Jimmy Valentine, a safe cracker, plans to continue to live a criminal life; however, when he falls in love with Annabel he becomes a changed man and vows to make things right. He takes back the life of a good man.
Can Jerusha be classified as dynamic or static? Explain.
Dynamic
She undergoes an internal change throughout the novel. She is a naïve young girl who is a foundling in the JGH. She establishes friendships and relationships with people and is able to grow socially and academically. By the end she is a mature and independent young woman.
What is the climax of the play?
The Nazis discovery the families in the secret annex.
How is Death personified in the poem, Sonnet 18?
Death is personified as being able to "brag" like a person full of pride and power.
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
Why dies Jimmy meet Mike Dolan after leaving jail?
Jimmy meets Mike Dolan to get the key to his room that he had before he was arrested since his safe-cracking tools were kept there while he was in prison.
Name one allegory from the novel.
Judy not getting her novel approved for publishing.
Judy's rebellious actions
The school campaign and election of Sallie McBride
Judy's constant desire for independence
Explain how Mr. Frank is feeling as he delivers his last line: "She puts me to shame"? What does he mean?
He is ashamed of himself for having so much hatred when his daughter saw good in everyone.
What is the speaker comparing in the poem, Sonnet 18? What is the implied structure of the the poem?
Comparing a person to a summer's day
Implied Structure: question and answer style; the first line asks the question while the remainder of the poem answers the question.
"O Captain! My Captain!" is an extended metaphor in that the poem represents the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the end of the Civil War. The ship represents the country having finally arrived at a port, at peace.