Guess which Younger
This Younger is 10 years old
Travis
What was coming in the mail that had the Youngers all excited and worked up?
A check
What word is this definition from?
"An acquisition of money or advantage by dishonest or illegal means"
Graft
Who are Travis' parents?
Walter Lee and Ruth
What type of figurative language... compares two things using like or as?
Simile
Described as about twenty; slim and intense with a lean, intellectual face; she has a different accent than the others because of education and a Midwest instead of Southern inflection
Beneatha
What does Walter Lee want to do with the money?
Liquor store
What word is this definition from?
"A person in power who uses that power operatively or unjustly"
Tyrant
Who cannot get along with her brother?
Beneatha
What type of figurative language... compares two unlike things?
Metaphor
Described as a woman in her early sixties that is still full-bodied and strong; she has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more, so her face is full of strength; she has a quiet voice with a Southern slur
Mama (Lena)
Who slapped who in Act 1?
Mama slapped Beneatha!
What word is this definition from?
"to prove someone to be right, reasonable, or justified"
Vindicated
Who does Beneatha think is "shallow" and "knows he's rich too"
What type of figurative language... repeats a word or phrase over and over?
Repetition
Described as a lean and intense man in his mid-thirties, makes quick nervous movements and has erratic speech habits; his voice always has a quality of indictment
Walter Lee
What do Ruth and Beneatha think Mama should do with her money?
Use it as she wants to
What word is this definition from?
"suggesting or hinting slyly"
What is causing the family to have disagreements, especially Walter Lee and Ruth?
Mama's money
What type of figurative language...uses the same SOUND over and over?
Alliteration
a Nigerian man; takes great pride in his African heritage and shares it with a member of the Younger family he met in college
Joseph Asagai
How many bedrooms are in the Younger apartment?
Two
The definition of haphazard is "done with a lack of planning, random"
What is a SYNONYM?
sloppy, etc.
Walter !
What type of figurative language... uses your five senses? Write down the answer AND your five senses!!
Sensory details- see, taste, feel, hear, touch