A view from the Empire State building

Not conquerable

Unconquerable

Adverbial phrase

Any prepositional phrase that acts as an adverb in the sentence (how, when, where etc.)

have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.

Dominating

Any language that is not meant to be understood literally is what

Figurative language

How does Helen Keller describe the way blind people see such things such as the grass and sky? Does she mean this literally?

Helen explains blind people see things in a way that is more extraordinary than how people with ordinary eyes see

The deliberate use of exaggeration to express heightened emotion or add humor Ex. My anger burned hotter than the light of ten thousand suns

Hyperbole

Impossible to subdue or defeat

Indomitable

Directly compares two unlike items, thus demonstrating a surprising similarity Ex. The sun is a red hot coal blazing down on us

Metaphor

Gives a non human thing the characteristics of a person Ex. The red hot eye of the sun stares down on us

Personification

What question is Helen Keller answering in her letter?

She is answering the question "what did you think 'of the sight' when you were on top of the empire state building?"

Who accompanies Keller to the top of the Empire State Building?

She was accompanied by her friend who was also blind

What symbolic meaning does Keller find in the Empire State Building?

She writes about her experiences visiting the Empire State Building. As someone who is not able to see or hear she uses her knowledge of Manhattan, people, things, and facts to help her. Beneath the surface are poetry, mysticism and inspiration that the Empire Building somehow symbolizes.

Uses an explicit comparison word such as like or as to compare two unlike items Ex. The sun is like a red hot coal in the sky

Simile

According to Keller, how does a Frenchman describe the way Americans imagine themselves?

The Frenchman describes Americans as imagining themselves demigods, or gods. He says this because only gods never tire of extraordinary things such as the Empire State Building.