Quarter 1 Flashcards
How does Mr. Johnson act and feel at the beginning of the story?
He feels very good at the beginning. He acts in a friendly manner and thinks it will be a good day.
How does the woman who is moving react to Mr. Johnson?
She is unsure at first, but later takes him up on his offer and thanks him for his help.
What does Mr. Johnson recommend that Mr. Adams and Ms. Kent do with their free afternoon?
Go somewhere together for their free afternoon - suggested they go to Coney Island, have lunch, go to a movie, etc.
How does Mr. Johnson save the taxi driver $10?
He would take it as an omen if he saw a customer on his way to bet the $10, he would take it as a “sign” and not bet the money, but take it home to his wife instead.
How does Mrs. Johnson get the bus driver in trouble.
She complains when the driver helps another customer first. She gets into a loud argument with him, takes his number, and reports him to his boss, hoping that he will be fired for his behavior.
Mr. Johnson smiled at people he passed on the street.
Mr. John is in a good mood. He likes people.
the woman who was moving glared at Mr. Johnson when he first offered to watch her son
She is afraid her son is with a stranger.
Mr. Johnson offers to pay the woman for the time she has lost at work by talking to him.
He wants her to enjoy her day.
Mr. Johnson is not surprised when his wife tells him some of the unkind acts she has done that day.
Mr. Johnson isn’t surprised because it was his wife’s turn to do unkind acts.
Theme of An Ordinary Day
people aren’t always what they seem to be
Setting of An Ordinary Day
NYC 1960s
POV of An Ordinary Day
3rd person limited
How much money does Della have?
$1.87
What did Della want to do with the money?
Buy Jim a present
What is the last name of the family in the story?
Dillingham Young
What happened to Jim’s weekly salary?
Went from $30-$20
What two possetions do Jim and Delta take pride in
Hair and Watch
How does delta get money
She cuts her hair
What does Jim give Delta
Combs
What does Delta give Jim
a watch chain
How did Jim get the money
He sold his watch
when you expect one thing to happen and the opposite happens.
Irony
Who are the Magi
The Three Kings
How do you know that Della is nervous?
She parys that Jim won’t think that she is ugly.
POV in The Gift of the Magi
3rd Person Limited
How is allusion used
refers to The Three Kings
What does Uncle Marcos do to try and win Antonieta?
Uncle Marcos bought a barrel organ to try and seduce her. He serenaded her one night beneath her window.
What do the sailors do with Uncle Marcos’ dead body?
Kept it and they made him a coffin
How does Antonieta feel toward Marcos?
She does not like him back
What does the fact that Uncle Marcos “deep depression” lasted only a few days tell about his character?
HE cant move on
What does he do to become the star attraction of the season? How is this adventure “typical” of him?
Uncle Marcos built a bird of prehistoric dimensions made of loose bits of wood, metal, and cloth.
What do some people believe when he doesn’t come back?
He either died or went to space
What is claras reaction
She watches the sky
How do people react to his resserection
His name is cleared
Why do Marcos and Clara abandon their business?
They decide their job was for swindlers. They became frightened, realizing their guesses could altar their client’s fate.
Instead of a body, what does Uncle Marcos coffin contain?
a bag of sand
What do they do with his body?
They keep the body on the ship
Why will Clara remeber this date as long as she lives
This was the date the first marxist president ran.
What buisness does Uncle Marcos set up with Clara
A fortune telling buisness
Why does the narrator ride the train
to escort a friend’s body
Who is Thompson
The expressman/conductor
Where does the oder actually come from
Limberger cheese
What is the first thing they do to make the odor go away.
Smoke cigars
Where is the narrator from in INvalid
cleveland ohio
What is the weathe rlike when the narrator learns about hi sfriends death
It’s snowy
What did Thompson break in the express car
a window
What does Thompson cover his face with
a red hankerchief
What did the narrator drag Thompson out by
his collar
What was actually in the box rather than a body
guns
What is the name of the narrators friend
JOhn B. Hackett
What else do the two do to try and get rid of the smell.
Move to the other side of the car
carbolic acid
burn trash
The POV of INvalid is
1st
Why was Telfilo easy to find
his blue jeans
How long has he been dead
a day or more
Who gathered by the sheep
Leo and Ken
Who is Ken
Leo’s brother in law
what did the grove of cottonwoods grow in?
arroyo
what were still deep in snow?
Blue Mountians
what did Leon tie to the old man’s hair?
gray feather
What did Leon do to Teoflios face
paint it
what did Ken throw into the wind?
pinches of corn meal and pollen
Whose car came towards them
Father Paul’s
How des the nature refs. apply to the relatives
Nature and the enviroment is very important in their culture.
What do the old men take when the funeral is over
Candels and medicine bags
Which cultural element (Catholic or Pueblo) becomes dominant by the end of the passage?
Pueblo because Leon would leave the priest because he didn’t want a Catholic burial but the priest stayed and did it Leon’s way.
the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
lady lounges lazily
alliteration
the struggle found in fiction. may be internal or external and is best seen in (1) Man in c with another Man: (2) Man in Nature; (3) Man in with self.
Conflict
the method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character’s appearance, (2) displaying the character’s actions, (3) revealing the character’s thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others.
characterization
exaggeration or overstatement.
He’s as big as a horse
hyperbole
emotional attitude the author takes towards hir subject.
mood
language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.
imagery
a word that imitates the sound it represents.
also imitative harmony
Example:
splash, wow, gush, kerplunk
onomatopoeia
putting two contradictory words together.
Examples:
hot ice, cold fire, wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence,
oxymoron
the comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
He eats like a pig
Simile
general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express.
theme
the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective.
tone
