Ex-Basketball Player
The phrase "His hands were like wild birds" suggests that Flick’s hands were:
uncontrollable and erratic
The position or claim the author establishes. Arguments should be supported with valid evidence and reasoning and balanced by the inclusion of counterarguments that illustrate opposing viewpoints.
Argument/ Claim
According to the text, settlers feared this natural occurance the most in 1850.
What is Fire?
the action that occurs in the story
Plot
Which literary device is used most prominently in the passage?
Repetition
What is the tone of the poem toward Flick’s current life?
Indifferent and detached
The author's intent, either to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people or to persuade or convince his/her audience to do or not do something.
Author's purpose
The group that said these words, [they could not stay] “on the land given to us by the great spirit”
Who are the Potawatomi?
When a character says, "I'm as hungry as a horse" this is an example of:
hyperbole
The phrase "turned my dreams to ashes' is an example of..."
Metaphor
What effect does the description of the gas pumps "Their rubber elbows hanging loose and low" have on the tone of the poem?
It personifies the pumps as old and well used which give a level of comfort and familiarity.
The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.
analysis
"Today have been traveling through prairie and timber, both, and got lost in the bargain—we took the wrong road and wallowed around the prairie grass, sometimes as high as the horses’ back." Define wallow.
to roll or lie about in [here, the grass]
when an author gives hints about events that will occur later in the story
foreshadowing
What tone is conveyed by the author's use of lanugage in this excerpt?
sorrowful
This stanza, "Grease-gray and kind of coiled, he plays pinball, Smokes those thin cigars, nurses lemon phosphates...Of Necco Wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads."
They are examples of imagery
The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.
Bias
This made farming difficult for settlers, even though there were few trees in the grasslands.
What is a thick root system?
mood
In the context of the passage, which is the best definition of the word "transformed" as used in "children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke"?
Changed in appearance or form
What kind of attitude does the narrator display about how his life turns out?
Disappointment; Apathetic
To make a judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than a direct or implicit statement.
Draw conclusions
This emotional tone is clear in the woman’s diary as she describes traveling in extreme heat, getting lost, and dealing with mosquitoes.
What is frustration or exhaustion?
When a tree loses its leaves in a story to represent death or loss, this is an example of
symbolism
How does the author use imagery in the passage to enhance its emotional impact?
By using vivid sensory language to convey horror and despair