Plot 1
What was Leonard Mead doing when he was stopped by the police?
out for a walk
How many people live in this city?
3 million
What means appear or become evident?
manifest
"He came to a cloverleaf intersection which stood silent where two main highways crossed the town."
personification
What is the acronym for elements of characterization?
STEAL
What are the people in the houses doing while Mead is walking?
watching TV
How many people has Leonard Mead seen on his walks?
Zero
What means to gradually lesson or reduce?
ebbing
“The moon was high and clear among the stars and the houses were grey and silent.”
personification
"Nobody wanted me" Leonard said with a smile
What element of characterization is shown above?
Speech
Who is in the police car?
no one ....the car is computerized
Where is Mead going to be brought?
Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies
What word means moving back or returning to an earlier or less advanced condition?
regressive
The gas stations open, a great insect rustling and a ceaseless jockeying for position.” (2 answers)
Metaphor and Personification
Leonard Meed lives with a roommate. True/False?
False
What is Leonard Mead's job?
Writer
How many years has Mead been walking?
10 years
What means to have an excuse or to avoid blame?
alibi
. . . made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree in side . . .
simile
Name the 5 elements of characterization
Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, Looks
What is the crime level in Mead's city?
There is hardly any crime.
What is the setting of "The Pedestrian?"
in the city 2053
What word means appearing or occurring at irregular intervals?
intermittent
“But now these highways, too, were like streams in a dry season, all stone and bed and moon radiance.”
simile
What element of characterization is shown above?
Actions