Poetry "Yellow Fever"
What do you call the person telling you the poem?
The speaker
What are stage directions?
Stage directions are written instructions telling the characters what to do.
What is wrong with this sentence?
"Last night, I played to much Fortnight."
Change to --> too
Too = in addition or excessive amount
What type of figurative language is this?
"Your feet smell like a garbage truck rolled through a landfill after a summer heatwave!"
Simile - Uses the word like to compare two or more things... Feet --> Garbage truck
What does the word Vexed mean from The Tell-Tale Heart?
Villain: So I waited. After all, it was not the old man who vexed me, but his eye."
Vexed = Annoy/ Irritate
What two things is this simile comparing?
"Spreading the fever like the flu."
Fever and Flu
The dialogue between the Villian and the cops reveals the Villan is...
CONSTABLE: You should sit down.
VILLIAN: Yes, a fine idea. Perhaps you would join me for a spot of tea?
CONSTABLE: That would be lovely.
confident in his ability to conceal the murder
What is wrong with this sentence?
"I plan on eating turkey, ham and pecan pie for Thanksgiving."
The sentence is missing a comma because it is a list.
"I plan on eating turkey, ham, and pecan pie for Thanksgiving."
What type of figurative language is this?
"I told you a million times; Taylor Swift is the superior artist."
Hyperbole- "a million times"
What does the word belittle mean from The Tell-Tale Heart?
to make small/ insignificant
What is the rhyme scheme?
AABBCC
What does this line reveal about the Villain?
VILLAIN: Couldn’t they hear it? I paced the floor with heavy strides. I hissed! I gestured with my arms!
Does this sentence need a comma? Why and Where?
"When you are done with the dishes take the dog out."
A comma is needed because the subordinate conjunction is at the start of the sentence.
When you are done with the dishes, take the dog out
What does this idiom mean?
"The ball is in your court."
Meaning- It's up to you on what to do next.
YELLOW FEVER POEM: In line 21, what does the word hibernate mean?
to put to rest
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this poem?
Inform/Entertain/Persuade/Explain
Inform/Explain the effects of Yellow Fever
What is the best summary of The Tell-Tale Heart?
A- A person becomes obsessed with an old man’s vulture-like eye, leading him to commit murder, only to be driven to confess by the sound of his own guilty conscience.
B- A man murders an older man due to his eye bothering him.
C- A man grows increasingly fond of his elderly roommate but decides to move out due to unsettling nightmares.
A
What's wrong with this sentence?
"You have to beleive that you will do fantastic on the test."
Spelling- Believe
"You have to believe that you will do fantastic on the test."
What type of figurative language is this?
"His eyes said they needed to rest."
Personification- Eyes can't speak
Read the following about the word stifle.
From Latin suffoco, meaning "to choke"
This information helps the reader understand stifle means...
A.) to release
B.) to eat
C.) to cough
D.) to suppress
D.) to suppress
In the poem, the speaker says, " It never stops until its job is done. When the fever has killed everyone."
What can you infer about the speaker's attitude toward the fever?
A) The speaker feels hopeless.
B) The speaker is confident that it will end soon.
C) The speaker feels optimistic.
D) The speaker feels indifferent about the fever.
A) The speaker feels hopeless
What is ironic about the Villian's statement?
VILLIAN: Villians! Monsters! I did it! I confess!
The villain confesses to the murder even though the police have no suspicion of him.
Combine the two sentences.
1.) The evil eye haunts the narrator.
2.) The narrator kills the old man.
The evil eye haunts the narrator, so he kills the old man.
* Multiple correct answers.*
"I'm going to have to let you go."
Euphenisism- A mild word or phrase to replace one that may be seen as too harsh
What does it mean if a person is indifferent?
Indifferent- neutral/ disinterested mean not showing or feeling interest