Chapters 10-11 Flashcards
impromptu
unplanned
voluble
talkative
incredulous
unbelieving
oblige
to be kindly accomodating
dolorously
sorrowfully; mournfully
caustic
painfully sarcastic
august
deserving of reverence
capricious
constantly changing; unpredictable
epitome
ideal example
blithe some
happy and lighthearted
ignominously
in a degrading way; shamefully
quell
to quiet or calm
How has Toad’s character changed by the end of the story?
He learned to stop boasting and be humble
According to Ratty, “There is nothing - absoluteley nothing - half so much worth doing as simply …” Complete the quote
messing about in boats
After whom in Kenneth Grahame’s world is Toad’s character patterned?
Grahame’s son
At one point in the story, Ratty changes his opinion about something in a significant way. What is it?
He goes from being disinterested in the Wide World to longing to go to sea and experience it.
a direct comparison between two unlike things (does not use like, as, or than); shows that something unknown can be understood because it is similar to something known
metaphor
giving humanlike qualities to objects or ideas
personifcation
What was Toad’s epiphany?
his life-changing vision of the motor-car
At the end of Chapter 4: Mr. Badger, where has Mole learned that he belongs?
in domesticated, civilized places of tilled field and hedgerow
Name some of Toad’s character flaws or faults.
He talks too much. He is greedy and covetous. He is impulsive - he acts without thinking first. He has no self-control.
the repetition of beginning sounds; e.g., “the diffident and delaying dog-rose stepped delicately on the stage”
alliteration
placidly
calmly
a reference to any person, place, or thing (literary, historical, or actual)
allusion
a series of actions or related events that move the story forward
plot
Describe Pan
“Helper and healer, I cheer - Small waifs in the woodland wet”
Describe Badger
serious, unchanging, stern, but kind
Name some of Rat’s character qualities
loves to be on the river, poetic, always a faithful friend, observant
What clever thing does Mole do in Chapter 11?
He disguises himself as a washerwoman and feeds false information to the stoats, ferrets, and weasels.
How does Mole change from the beginning of the story to the end?
He “grows up” and becomes a brave leader.
