Literary Devices
What are the four literary techniques?
Flashback, narration, simile and metaphor
Who is Offred talking about in this quote,
"He was so sad. That is a reconstruction, too."
The commander
What game does Offred play with the commander?
Scrabble
What does he ask Offred to do to him?
Kiss him
What does Offred compare the counters to?
Candies
What does Offred say freedom is?
Playing scrabble
Is Offred eager to play scrabble with the commander?
No, she is apprehensive
Where does the commander invite Offred?
His private study
What type of narrator is Offred?
Unreliable
What is the quote Bailey analyzed?
"He was so sad. This is a reconstruction, too."
How does she kiss the commander?
Like someone she just met
How does the commander want Offred to kiss him?
Like she means it
How does one of the literary devices help our understanding of the chapter?
Answer may vary
What is Offred reconstructing?
Her memory
What does Offred dream about doing to the commander?
Killing him
Why does the commander ask Offred to kiss him?
He wants to establish a sense of forbidden intimacy, power, and connection outside the rigid, sterile structure of Gilead's official "Ceremony"
How does Atwood make use of a change in P.O.V in this chapter
She doesn't
Why does Offred make the commander seem sad?
To show that he isn't just a terrible person, that he has some morals
What are three of the words Offred uses during her game of scrabble?
Larynx, valance, quince, zygote, limp and gorge
Why does the commander ask Offred to play scrabble?
To seek an intellectual connection and make a sense of normalcy