"A View From the Empire State Building" - Mrs. Clark
adverbial phrases
Prepositional phrases that modify or tell more about a verb, adjective, or adverb
as a god
According to Keller, how does a Frenchman describe the way Americans imagine themselves?
The Frenchman describes Americans as imaging themselves as demigods, or gods. He says tis because only gods never tire of extraordinary things, such as the Empire State Building.
According to Keller, how does a Frenchman describes the way Americans imagine themselves?
experience darkness
According to Keller, what must we do to truly appreciate our vision?
She was entrance "seeing" she didn't think about it
For what reason does Keller says he hadn't thought about the sight she saw?
Helen Keller explains that blind people see things in a way that is more extraordinary than how people with ordinary eyes see.
How does Helen Keller describe the way blind people see such things as grass and sky?
courageous
How does Keller view the spirit of man in his pursuit for the superlatives?
poetical
Keller is pleasantly surprised to find the building so what?
People with sight are able to see colors, such as green grass and blue skies. However, the blind can still imagine rich images.
What can a reader infer from the description of the unseen world?
working of steam drills and the hammer of Thor
What did Keller say she heard from the top of the building?
it means house or master of the house.
What does the latin root -dom- mean?
Helen Keller is answering the question about what she thought her trip to the top of the Empire State Building.
What question is Helen Keller answering in her letter?
she sees it as an example of being strong and having courage
What symbolic meaning does Keller find In the Empire State Building?
-poetry - mysticism - inspiration
What symbolic meaning does Keller find in the Empire State Building?
hyperbole (exaggeration)
What type of figurative language? " For imagination creates distances and horizons that reach the end of the world."
Helen Keller was accompanied by her blind friend and either a guide or many guides.
Who accompanies her to the top of the Empire State Building?
The author uses imagery to show that people who are blind have a unique and possibly more incredible view of the world even though it is unseen and may not be quite as literal as those who are able to see colors.
Why might the author included these details?
1- God blessed the blind with seeing minds 2- The bind have better sight than the seeing
With which of the following statements about blindness would Helen Keller agree? (2)
phrase
a group of two or more words that cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence.
Figurative Language
a word or choice words used imaginatively rather than literally. It includes one or more figures of speech, literary devices that make unexpected comparisons or change the usual meaning of words.
unconquerable
cannot be defeated
simile
comparing two things using the words like, as, than or resembles.
prepositional phrase
consists of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and the words that modify that object.
metaphor
describing one thing as if it were something else
rising high above; towering over
dominating
hyperbole
exaggeration of literary effect
personification
giving human characteristics to non human objects
bravely or stubbornly unyielding
indomitable
imagery
the language that uses words or phrases that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell. It can also be used more broadly to refer to figurative language that evokes sensations.