"The Veldt"
Where do Wendy and Peter go in the house when they want to imagine Africa?
The nursery
What is the name of the app in the story?
Abelique
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things without using like or as.
"If this story is to be something resembling my deeds, we must begin at the beginning. At the heart of who I truly am." What type of point of view is this an example of?
First person point of view
"I love the idea of an app that tells you to put your phone down more" is an example of ___________?
Verbal Irony
Who is David McClean?
Family psychologist
What hobby is important to Linnea in the story?
Art
"This homework is going to take years!" is an example of what term?
Hyperbole
What 3 features make up a setting?
Time, place, and duration/length
In "The Veldt," this clue was given to readers about what might happen later in the story: He bent and picked up a bloody scarf. “This yours?” “No.” George Hadley’s face was rigid. “It belongs to Lydia.” What is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
What is the name of the house in the story?
The HappyLife Home
Which character in the story is meant to reveal another side of the app and build skepticism amongst readers?
Margot
What type of figurative language is this an example of: passive-aggressive?
An oxymoron
What is a possible theme statement for the topic of "courage"?
"It takes courage to do the right thing." *Answers vary
"Luke I am your daddy" is a great example of why _________ matters.
Connotation
As the children turn to the nursery more than to their parents, it takes on this role in their lives.
Their mother and father
What word is repeated throughout the story as a potential motif?
Cult
What type of figurative language is this? “That’s just it. I feel like I don’t belong here. The house is wife and mother now, and nursemaid.”
Personification. Metaphor will also be accepted.
What is the main difference between a symbol and motif?
A motif is recurring and a symbol is not
What technique did the writer use when writing this passage: "...you could feel the prickling fur on your hand, and your mouth was stuffed with the dusty upholstery smell of their heated pelts, and the yellow of them was in your eyes like the yellow of an exquisite French tapestry, the yellows of lions and summer grass, and the sound of the matted lion lungs exhaling on the silent noontide, and the smell of meat from the panting, dripping mouths"?
Imagery
At the end, the children picnic calmly while the lions feed and vultures circle. What kind of irony does this represent?
Situational irony
What is the theme of the story?
Technology can support and connect people, but meaningful choices and relationships should remain their own
What term is "to read between the lines" an example of?
An idiom
Are George Hadley and Linnea static or dynamic characters?
Dynamic
Bradbury utilized __________ as a technique to build suspense in this passage towards the end: And then they heard the sounds. The lions.
Syntax