Conflict & Theme
What's the conflict of "The Dash"?
What is not living your life to the fullest?
What's the p.o.v. in "The Dash"?
What is first person?
What figurative language is used throughout the poem?
Are you proud with how you are spending your dash?
varies
How is the conflict represented in the poem?
What is the dash?
Where does the author use the most imagery?
What is the beginning of the story?
What is the main symbolism in the poem?
What is the dash?
When was the earliest tombstone made?
What is ~3000 BC?
What is the theme of "The Dash"?
What is to live your life fully and without regrets?
What does the author's choice of p.o.v. add to the story?
What is emotion because the mans point of view helps the reader realize what the dash truly means the same time the man does?
What does the dash represent?
What is all the time that a person has spent on Earth?
Who is the author of "The Dash"?
Who is Linda Ellis?
What does the imagery in the story help show?
What is what the funeral looks like?
What is the metaphor in the story?
What is the comparison of the dash to someone’s life and memories?
How did the author come up with "The Dash"?
Her co-worker shared a letter from his dying wife. She expressed deep regret over time, feeling that she had wasted her life worrying about trivial things. This made Ellis reflect on her own high-stress corporate job and the true purpose of life