Verb Moods
What are the 5 types of verb mood?
Imperative, Indicative, Interrogative, Subjunctive, Conditional
What is the setting of "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?"
Family farm
Describe the different types of P.O.V.
First person: narrator part of the story; I, me, my
3rd limited: knows thoughts/feelings of one character
3rd omniscient: all knowing
The word patronized means?
To talk down to someone as if you are superior to them.
Land and Family
The imperative mood expresses what type of verb?
A Command!
Who are the main characters in the story?
Old Musoni- Father
Nhamo- Son
What is tone? What is diction?
Tone: author's attitude
Diction: author's word choice
The Greek root "psych" means...
"mind" or "spirit"
What is Musoni most worried about?
Nhamo will not survive on his own
The subjunctive mood expresses what type of verb?
A wish or suggestion!
What do the two characters disagree on?
Nhamo leaving and using charms to help him
What point of view is the story told from? How do you know?
3rd person omniscient. We know the thoughts/feelings of both father and son.
Mary was attending a party but had to leave because of family obligations at home. Did Mary leave because she was bored and wanted to do something else? Explain.
No, she left because she had a previous engagement.
Why is their farm failing?
A Drought
What type of verb mood is expressed in the following sentence:
Please go to the movies with me.
Subjunctive!
What is the main effect of the father's and son's disagreement?
It builds conflict
How is the conflict resolved in the story?
The mutually respect each other and Nhamo leaves.
True or false: A person has suffered an injury has a psychological problem. Explain.
False the have a physical problem.
What does Musoni see on the horizon?
An airplane
Provide a sentence that expresses a verb in the conditional mood.
Answers will vary!
Who does Musoni tell Nhamo to visit before he leaves?
Chiremba
He will give him everything he has.
Use the word Obligated in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
Beyond the miles and miles of plains, we could see high jagged peaks.
What does the world plains mean?
mountaintops
waterways
roadways
flatlands
Flatlands