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Naturalism
"To Build a Fire"
Themes/Symbolism
Naturalistic Authors
"To Build a Fire" Literary Elements
"To Build a Fire" Miscellaneous
100
Humans have no ________ in naturalistic writings
What is control / influence
100
What does the fire symbolize?
What is hope/life
100
Humans cannot change their ___________
What is fate/destiny
100
What literary element is in the sentence below? "... and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view."
What is personification.
100
What time was it when the man first looked at his watch?
When is 9:00 AM
200

What caused the man to run after the fire had failed?

What is sight of death.

200
What tone is sensed through the weather?
What is destruction/anger/hopelessness
200

What is the native expression for "Newcomer" in the story?

What is Cheechako.

200
What literary element is in the following sentence? "This dark hair-line was the trail - the main trail - that led south five hundred miles ..."
What is metaphor.
200
What is the temperature of the air?
What is -75ยบ F
300

What are the primary literary elements of naturalism in "To Build a Fire"?

what are the dog and man?/Human reason and instinct

300
How is the conflict of person vs. nature represented?
What is through the frigid cold and the man's struggle to survive that cold
300

The character that falls through the ice first

What is the dog/

300
What literary element is found in the sentence below? "His wet feet froze the faster, and his exposed fingers numbed the faster, thought they had not yet begun to freeze."
What is an alliteration.
300
What did the man think of doing when his second attempt at creating a fire failed?
What is kill the dog
400
When was naturalism prevalent in America?
When was from 1865 to 1915
400
How does the role of the man and the dog change throughout the story?
What is the man becomes more like the animal, and the dog more like the man
400

What scientific theory do naturalist view human life.

Darwin's theory/ evolution

400
What two different types of literary elements are found in the following sentence? "There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame."
What is an onomatopoeia and personification.
400
What was the frozen tobacco on the man's face referred to as?
What is an Amber Beard
500
The characters in naturalistic stories and writings are often described as being very what?
What is observant
500

Consider the story's plot: The man began running after picturing his lifeless body in the snow.

What is the climax?

500

Give one aspect of realism.

What are real characters and real struggles?

500
What two literary elements are in the below sentence? "His idea of it was that he had been making a fool of himself, running around like a chicken with its head cut off ..."
What is a simile and idiom.
500

What caused the man's 3rd effort to build a fire to fail?

What is a chunk of moss