Figurative Language
The type of figurative language that occurs when two unrelated things are compared, using the words like or as
Simile
As it is storming, someone says, "Great weather we're having today"
Verbal Irony
This narrative element refers to the geographical context and time period in which the story occurs
Setting
In this year, the stock market crashed, the influenza epidemic began, and Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as president of the United States.
1929
The point of view "Marigolds" is told from.
First person
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore"
Alliteration
Dramatic Irony
This narrative element is the central idea or deeper meaning of a story
Theme
This woman provided a firsthand account of how the Great Depression was.
Virginia Durr
This is why Lizabeth experiences an inner conflict in the story
The transition between childhood and adulthood
"A marigold is the innocence of a child"
Metaphor
A firefighter causes a fire after an accident while they were cooking
Situational Irony
The theme of Marigolds
Coming of Age
The decade before the Great Depression was known as this because of a boom in the economy as a result of credit.
The Roaring Twenties
This event caused Lizabeth to destroy Ms. Lottie's marigolds.
Hearing her father cry about his inability to support the family
"Poverty was the cage in which we were all trapped"
Metaphor
We know more about the Great Depression than the characters in the story
Dramatic Irony
The main conflict of the story, "Marigolds"
Character vs Self
In 1935, Mary Bethune organized this organization.
National Council of Negro Women
The setting of "Marigolds"
1930's Maryland in a "shantytown"
"My father's voice cut through hers, shattering the peace"
Personification
Lizabeth went from hating marigolds, so much so that she destroyed Ms. Lottie's, to planting some of her own.
Situational Irony
Lizabeth wakes up at 4AM and goes to Ms. Lottie's house. She rips up and destroys all her marigolds. What part of plot is this?
Climax
This event occurred as a result of droughts in American and Canadian prairies. Many crops were damaged and farmers lost a lot of money
The Dust Bowl
The _____ of a marigold represents Lizabeth's transition to adulthood
Symbol