AK Literature 3 + Vocab (In making) Flashcards
What themes in Melt are included in Build a Fire?
Survival and Man versus Nature
The last 4 poems in the Literature Section 3 guide are tied together by what?
Humanity’s lack of awareness
Was there any Sun in Build A Fire
No, the sun wasn’t visible
What was the weather in To Build A Fire
“Broken Cold and Grey”
When was the last time the man in To Build a Fire saw the sun?
Many days
How wide was the Yukon?
A mile wide
What was the Yukon hidden under?
3 feet of ice
What does Chechaquo mean?
Newcomer
How cold was it in To Build A Fire
50 degrees below 0
What startled the man in To Build A Fire
A sharp explosive crack
Why does the man not think to much about the cold in To Build A Fire
He was without imagination.
What are the man’s only thoughts in To Build A Fire
Lunch of his biscuits soaked in bacon grease with a slice of bacon
What was at the camp that appealed to the man.
A Fire/ Hot supper
What does the author in To Build A Fire use to create the bleak setting?
Repetition of descriptions of the missing sun further develop the bleak setting.
When the man leaves the Yukon trail in To Build A Fire what does it symbolize?
Risk, while staying on the trail shows security
What is the dog in To Build A Fire depressed by?
tremendous cold
What is the ACTUAL temperature in To Build A Fire
75 below 0
What happens to the moisture coming from the man and dog in To Build A Fire
It freezes instantly
What is the crystal beard on the man in To Build A Fire formed by?
Tobacco juice and frozen ice.
The dog in To Build a Fire serves as a ____________ to the man.
contrast
The dog noticing how cold it really is compared to the man in To Build A Fire is what figurative device?
Dramatic Irony
Paragraphs 6 - 10 in To Build A Fire form the?
Rising Action
The man in To Build A Fire is characterized as what?
Observant even though he doesn’t think much.
How is the man in To Build A Fire observant?
He notices the changes in the creek and is careful about where he places them.
Why can’t the man in To Build A Fire eat his lunch.
Because the ice around his face won’t allow him to take a bite.
What did the man in To Build A Fire do when he finished eating his lunch?
He smoked a pipe (Cigar)
What does the short syntax in “They were traps” symbolize in To Build A Fire
Shows that the man knows he should be careful yet he still continues.
How is the danger in the passage reinforced in To Build A Fire?
Through repetition of the word “cold.”
Before the man in To Build A Fire was able to cut the string in his sock what happens?
A “avalanche” from the tree comes.
Why is the man in To Build A Fire jealous of the dog?
Because he is covered in fur and can protect itself from the cold.
The flames danced is an example of?
Personification.
The mans thick German socks were like what in To Build A Fire?
Like sheaths of Iron
When the man in To Build A Fire gets feeling back in his fingers what does he do?
He finds his matches
What happens to the smoke from the matches in To Build A Fire
It goes up the mans nose and he falls.
After the fire in To Build A Fire burns out what does the man want to do.
Kill his dog
Why can’t the man in To Build A Fire kill his dog
The dog doesn’t let the man near him and sidled mincingly away
What does the man inability to start a fire in To Build A Fire symbolize?
It shows that his fate is sealed and his chance of survival is decreasing rapidly.
When the dog notices something wrong with the man in To Build A Fire what does it do?
It chooses its own survival above the mans.
Why can’t the man just run to the camp in the end of To Build A Fire
He doesn’t have the strength.
What does the man realize in To Build A Fire about running.
It won’t thaw out his frozen body.
When the man falls again while running what angers him in To Build A Fire
The dogs warmth and security.
The man wants to die with dignity in To Build A Fire so what does he do?
He stops running around since it is foolish and he will die.
What is the mans final thought in To Build A Fire
The old man at Sulphur creek
What are the mans last words in To Build A Fire
You were right, old hoss, you were right
What highlights the mans decline in To Build A Fire
the figurative language
The similes in to build a fire create what?
visual images of his situation
What figurative language is “Mercury felt as he felt”
Mythological allusion.
Why is Mercury felt as he felt mythological allusion?
Because its referencing or alluding to the Roman God
What type of shoe did Mercury wear?
A winged sandel
What occurs when the man finally gains then knowledge of his situation when its too late.
situational irony
What type of narrator is in To Build A Fire
A omniscient narrator
The dog in To Build A Fire is labeled as a?
Proper wolf dog.
What is the setting of To Build A Fire
North Canada
Where are “the boys” located in To Build A Fire
Henderson Camp
What happens to the man when he takes of his mittens in To Build A Fire
His fingers instantly go numb
What type of figurative language is this: the blood was alive?
Personification
What does hubris mean?
Excessive pride
What was the mood in To Build A Fire
Very bleak
When does the man want to get to the camp by in To Build A Fire
By 6 o clock
Is the man in To Build A Fire experienced with such cold temperatures.
No, we know this by looking at his decisions through the journey.
How does the narrator begin the story in Woodland
By describing a place that she first saw on a screen.
What did the female narrator at the start of Woodland say/see?
Ocean, sand ,field, forest
What POV is in Woodland
First person
How does the author in in Woodland establish the setting
Through visual imagery and color
How did the narrator in Woodland first see the place.
Through the eye of a drone
The narrator in Woodland lives with who?
Her parents and baby brother Mo
How does the narrator in Woodland describe the camp?
Desolate, dried up, and filled with dead trees
Where does the narrator dream of getting a job at in Woodland
At the leisure facility.
Who does the narrator in in Woodland want to bring to the leisure facility?
Mo, her baby brother.
What is rainwater tank “metaphorically” compared to in Woodland
“dirty white Goliath lifted up from the ground on squat legs”
What are the trees “metaphorically” compared to in Woodland
skeletons, the ghosts of cottonwoods and willows
Where does the narrator in Woodland long to go to.
To go to a place with a spectacular landscape and beautiful wildlife roaming free
The parents in Woodland worked so hard they were what?
Shadows
What does the narrator in Woodland mean when she calls her parents shadows?
They are dark copies of themselves and are now quiet and without hope.
To fix the narrator’s screen in Woodland what must she do?
Find stuff by digging in the landfill and selling it.
How does the narrator pass time without her screen in Woodland
By reading “paper” books
How do we know Woodland is in the future.
Because the narrator references Pakistan and Bangladesh as exotic and old countries.
When Mo is asleep in Woodland what does the narrator do?
Complete practice tests for her job
The job the narrator in Woodland is looking for seeks what?
Attractive candidates
Paragraph 18 in Woodland reinforces what?
Class divisions in the futuristic world.
What does the narrator in Woodland do to protect her skin from wrinkling?
Wear a hat
What are the narrators 2 most important possessions in Woodland
Her screen and hat
The camp in Woodland is filled with what?
rust stained trailers, and teens with guns
Is there a good amount of food in Woodland’s camp
No there’s very little
How did the narrator describe the actual camp in Woodland
Dirty, dangerous, and depressing
How do we know MO isn’t 13 or older
Since he can’t be trusted with a gun because he is to young. Meaning he isn’t a teen yet.
What provides details of the setting in Woodland
Imagery
What highlights the springs and sulfurous smell in Woodland
A sibilant s
What did they kill in Woodland to get tough but nourishing meat
A vicious bitter goat
What does the narrator in Woodland compare the camp to?
A historic museum or facility
What is Mo?
A tender hearted boy
What scene in the museum does the narrator like in Woodland
The winter scenes
What scene in the museum does MO like in Woodland
The landscape with the Walrus
What are walruses in Woodland compared to?
Grave elderly men, and whiskers.
How does the narrator in Woodland think of Walrus’s
Terrible but lovely
How did the narrator get to Woodland?
Driving over rough terrain
Where does the narrator live in the Woodland camp?
In a log cabin
Why is Woodland designed to showcase the natural world?
To remind people of the old world before climate change
Thematically, the design of Woodland creates what?
Nostalgia
Woodland is what type of experience?
Manufactured
How are the roads and train tracks in Woodland
Bad and in a state of disrepair. Probably due to erosion
If your aren’t wealthy how do you travel in Woodland?
Through bus trains
How long was the bus train to Woodland from the camp?
Very long, it took eight connections and a disguise to avoid thieves.
What did the father do in Woodland to make her daughter unappealing?
Knotted her hair and streaked her face with dirt
What does the pointing out of helicopters in Woodland do?
It sharpens the theme of class divisions.
Why can’t MO come with the narrator?
Since her posting came to late for him.
Fish farms are necessary in Woodland because?
Climate change destroyed the natural world so it must be artificially manufactured.
What is Chasseur French for?
Hunter
The other half of the land that bordered woodland was called what?
Chasseur
The other half of the land that bordered woodland was used for what?
To imitate the French countryside and gave buyers the opportunity to be aristocrats
Does Mo stay angry?
No, after a bit he becomes happy again
Why are there less clients as time goes by in Woodlands?
Since the safari is getting more dangerous.
What is the narrator in Woodland comforted by?
The client’s freedom
Why is the narrator getting paid less.
Since less people are coming to see the Woodland and the dangers are going up
Why do workers leave Woodland
Since their pay is dropping.
Who is the last remaining employee in Woodland
Charlie, a solider.
How does the narrator survive in the wilderness in Woodland?
Through skills learned from Charlie.
Why is the narrator so shocked by tasting wine from the woman.
She has never tasted something so expensive.
Why does the narrator stay at Woodland?
She has nowhere to go
Where does Charlie move too?
An A- frame a couple miles away
What does the bear at the end of Woodland symbolize?
The destruction of the natural world.
In the flavors we lose how old is Chiara turning?
5
How many raisins will Chiara get for her birthday In the flavors we lose
5
Why must the narrator get up while its still dark to bake the cake?
It will become too hot to bake.
Where is the flavors we lose set in?
Future Tuscany Italy
What genre is the flavors we lose
Cli-Fi
How many paragraphs is the flavors we lose
3
Why must they change ingredients for the cake in the flavors we lose
The animals have died due to starvation, or can’t provide
What cow did the narrator once have in the flavors we lose?
Maremmana cow
What’s the secret to making a good cake in the flavors we lose?
Quality butter
How do they make butter in the flavors we lose
from scraggly goats milk
How do they make eggs in the flavors we lose
from aquafaba, or chickpea liquid.
How do they make wheat in the flavors we lose
By using sorghum since its tougher and has more resistance to heat.
What wakes up Chiara in the flavors we lose
The clinking of the whisk against a glass bowl
Why did they move the oven outside in the flavors we lose
To keep the house cool
What are the branches in the vineyard like in the flavors we lose
gnarled zombie hands
What is present day Tuscany known for?
Wines, olive oil, cheese, and cured meat
When were the marshlands of Italy destroyed?
The inner war period or during the 1930’s
What coffee does the mom drink in the flavors we lose
cold coffee since its always so hot outside.
What does the “gnarled” vineyard remind the mom of in the flavors we lose
Her enjoyment during her childhood of squashing grapes and making wine.
Why can’t Chiara try grapes in the flavors we lose?
The world is too hot to grow them so all their is left is Scandinavian raisins
What do the raisins symbolize in the flavors we lose
The 5 years of Chiara’s life
Why is the last sentence in the flavors we lose written in italics in the flavors we lose
To show the narrators thoughts and reinforces the title
When the narrator in the flavors we lose shakes out five hard raisins we experience?
Kinesthetic imagery
What cake do they bake in the flavors we lose
sponge cake
The maples sweat is what type of figurative language
Kinesthetic imagery and/or personification
Why does the author in Lackawanna County personify the tree
To give it a voice and highlight the distress of it being out of season.
Which 2 words have a cacophonous K sound in Lackawanna County
Calenders + Clocks
The sibilants S’s in Lackawanna County highlight what?
The natural world’s desperation.
The metaphor in Lackwanna county compares what to a trap.
Weeds.
Kinesthetic imagery
Descriptive language appealing to movement and action.
Personification
Attributing human traits to non-human entities.
Climate change
Long-term alteration of temperature and weather patterns.
Cacophony
Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Caesura
A pause in a line of poetry.
Sibilance
Repetition of ‘s’ sounds creating a soft effect.
Metaphor
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things.
Disruption
Interruption of the natural order or process.
Obliviousness
Lack of awareness or concern about surroundings.
Contrast
Highlighting differences between two or more elements.
Imagery
Language that evokes sensory experience.
Auditory image
Descriptive language appealing to sound.
Symbolism
Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Natural world
The physical world including plants and animals.
Human experience
The collective experiences of people in society.
Emotional response
Feelings elicited by specific stimuli or events.
Disorientation
Confusion about one’s surroundings or situation.
Freedom
The state of being free from restrictions.
Danger
The possibility of suffering harm or injury.
Joy
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
Frost
Thin layer of ice formed on surfaces.
Barely frozen water
Water that is close to freezing point.
Why do the maples sweat in Lackawanna County
Their out of season
Buds pop what in Lackawanna County
Eyes
What kind of figurative language is buds pop in Lackawanna County
Personification
Where does ice crack easily in Lackwanna county?
along the bank
Why do kids wear T shirts to school during the winter in Lackwanna county
Their unaware that summer is a long way off due to climate change.
What happens to the narrator as the surface bends and splinters underfoot
His heart leaps high
What disturbs the bear in Lackawanna County
When the ice cracks and slides
When the ice cracks and slides why is the bear disturbed in Lackawanna County
Since it just woke up from a long sleep (hibernation)
What emotion do the teachers have when they “drum their fingers on sweaty desktops” in Lackwanna County
Stressed and tired.
What emotion is represented in Lackwanna county when the narrator says his “heart leaps high”
Happiness and joy
How did the narrator write Lackwanna County
Through free verse
How long is Lackwanna County
one stanza with 17 lines.
The theme of Lackawanna county is?
The effects of climate change on a community.
