Venice Drowned
In the future, what has happened to change Venice?
A flood
Who does the lorax speak for?
The trees
Name one animal or natural feature that is referenced in the song.
Killer whales, rivers, trees
What is one message from this song
we are building too much and need to leave nature alone.
etc
What is he writing about?
Flowers.
Nature becoming display.
How have the residents of Venice had to adapt to live due to climate change?
They must live in shacks built on the rooftops.
How did cutting down the trees impact the ecosystem?
the bears and the fish and the birds had to leave
What is the message of these two lines:
I will water the ground where I stand
So the flowers can grow back again
It is a hopeful message about how humans can still act to save the environment.
What part of the USA did Joni Mitchell visit that inspired her to write this song?
Hawaii
They will kill us via toxins with a smile on their face.
What could he be referring to?
That humans use poison to kill ants.
that humans are cruel to insects
that humans are hurting the environment and don't feel bad.
What has replaced normal tourism in Venice?
Taking tourists to scavenge submerged cultural artifacts. (diving for art/treasure)
A Seed
What literary technique is used in the chorus of 'The Seed'
Repetition
What is meant by the line
Hey farmer, farmer put away the DDT now
We should stop using pesticides
Who is the famous poet Li refering to when he writes
GIANTS terrorize our homes every day
Humans
Carlo's books on Venice culture and history have become damp and moldy. What literary technique is being used here?
Symbolism:
The books, much like life in Venice are being attacked by water and climate change.
What is the final hopeful message from the story?
That if we start to act differently we can make a change in the world.
What does the idea of a seed represent
change, growth, start of something new
What do you think is meant by the lines:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?
Sometimes we don't realize the value in things until we no longer have them. We should not wait until the earth is destroyed to feel bad and change our actions.
In the famous poem 'scorpion', the poet writes
people take us out of our home
people take us home.
what theme is being developed here?
reasonable answer
Why is Carlo conflicted in the story?
He does not want to see his cultural artifact taken from Venice but it is rotting at the bottom of the ocean. He needs to make money to survive.
What is being represented by the thnead business and the focus on production and money.
Capitalism
what does Aurora mean by the line 'you cannot eat money'
That if we ruin our environment and pollute our earth money will have no value.
What literary technique is used in the chorus of Big Yellow Taxi
Alliteration
P P P P
What literary technique is Xu using when he writes
I want them to know,
that this is a no,
Which is what all grasses know.
Personification
Rhyme