English 1 honors (LIT. work) FOR THE THINK QUESTIONS And The Transitive sentences ONLYYY DO FLASHCARDS. IT WILL BE LESS OF A PAIN IN THE BUTT!:)

What mainly happened while the speaker of the poem was sleeping (lines 1-5)? In silent night when rest I took, For sorrow near I did not look, I wakened was with thundering noise piteous shrieks of dreadful voice. That fearful sound of "Fire" and "Fire," A. The house caught fire. B. The speaker awoke and set the house on fire. C. The house had been on fire, but the flames have been extinguished. D. The speaker is furious she has been awakened by all of the noise.

A

What mainly can the reader infer about the speaker from the following lines (lines 7-10)? I, starting up, the light did spy,And to my God my heart did cry.To strengthen me in my distress,And not to leave me succorless. A. She is a strict Catholic. B. She turns to faith as a source of comfort. C. She believes her house will be saved from God's destruction. D. She is praying that no one will be hurt in the fire.

B

Which sentence best summarizes the following passage (lines 21-27)? When by the ruins oft I passed. My sorrowing eyes aside did cast. And here and there the places spy. Where oft I sat and long did lie. Here stood that trunk, and there that chest; There lay that store I counted best, My pleasant things in ashes lie, A. The speaker is mourning the loss of her culture. B. The speaker is mourning the loss of her home. C. The speaker is mourning the loss of her clothes and jewelry. D. The speaker is celebrating her liberation from materialism

B

Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 3? Answer choices for the above question A. "When by the ruins oft I passed" .B. "And here and there the places spy" C. "Where oft I sat and long did lie." .D. "My pleasant things in ashes lie,"

D

WHEN GRIZZLIES WALKED UPRIGHT questions

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what is the theme of this story

curiosity can get the best of you.

She left the keys on the table.

left is the transitive verb the keys are the (direct object)

who came to bring up the earth

little muskrat

What is the transitive verb and DO in this sentence? Alex sent a postcard from Argentina.

sent is the transitive ad postcard is the direct object.

Remember, a paradox is a contradiction that is actually true. There are at least 2 examples of paradox in the poem. Find one, identify the lines (2 consecutive lines per paradox) that present a paradox, and explain how it is a contradiction that is actually true.

"The world no longer let me, love. My hope and treasure lie above."This is a paradox because her belongings don't exist and can't be above. Also, she no longer is attached to materials in this life and only cares for her god, and memories that are everlasting in her afterlife. She no longer cares for physical things and, only for the people she loves and her faith.

What are Transitive verbs?

A transitive verb is a verb that accepts one or more objects.

1. Edwards makes heavy use of some very violent, dramatic adjectives. List some of these adjectives found throughout the piece and explain how they contribute to his speech.

In Edward's writing, there are violent, and dramatic adjectives like fierce, incensed, loathsome, and hateful, and many more. These words contribute to his speech by making his writing more frightening. The words that he has chosen, are words that had made people (the puritans)scared. His word choice made people actually believe him.Since he was a preacher.

what is the transitive and DO in the sentence? she played the piano.

Played is the transitive and the piano

why do the indians think that the earth is on the turtle's back

bc you can still see the turtle's shell which were made by the muskrat's paw.

Why did the chief of the sky spirits grow tried of his above world?

he grew tried bc the air was always brittle with an icy cold.

what did the wife dream about

she dreamed that the great tree uprooted

what happened to the wife

she fell into the hole bc she lost her balance.

what was above them

skyland

Who lived there?

skyland and his wife who was expecting a child

who ask to put the earth on his back

the great turtle

what did the swans bring down

the sky women who put seeds onto the bare soil life on earth began.

what is the translative verb and DO Alex sent a postcard from Argentina?

the transitive verb is sent and post card is the do

What is settling?

there was only water on earth and there were birds and animals swimming around.

THink questions !!!!!

think questions !!!!

My father took (transitive verb) me (direct object) to the movies for my birthday.

took is the transitive verb and me is the do

Apart from material items, what else did Bradstreet lose when her house burned down? Cite evidence from the poem to support your answer. ( there is only main points)

Bradstreet's house wasn't the only thing that she lost but she lost her objects and the memories connected to the objects, that is the majority of what she lost and one day they will be forgotten The QUOTE THAT I USED- "And they behold no more shall I. Under thy roof no guest shall sit, Nor at thy table eat a bit; No pleasant tale shall e'er be told, Nor bridegroom's voice e'er heard shall be. In silence ever shall thou lie."(Bradstreet Lines 28-35)

THE EARTH ON TURTLE's BACK

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What is Bradstreet's initial response to the fire? Cite evidence from the poem to support your response. THERE IS ONLY MAIN POINTS

-She was upset but looked to God for strength uring what happened "I, staring up, the light did spy, And to my God, my heart did cry To strengthen me in my distress, And not to leave me succorless"( Lines 7-10)

time line of what happens in this myth?

-chief of the sky spirits carved a hole with a stone and pushed all the snow and ice down. -he made a great mound that reached from the earth almost to the sky known as mount Shasta. - The sky spirit made the animals - brings his family down -makes there mountains of snow and ice as their lodge -makes a big fire in the center of the mountain and a hole in the top so that the smoke and sparks could fly out. - wind spirit was blowing to much wind -he made his youngest daughter ask him to blow softer. -daughter tells the wind to spirt but wants to see the ocean and the curiosity got to her so she was snatched away. - grizzle bear finds him -the mom takes care of her -her and the mom's oldest grizzle gets married -mom is about to die so she asks her eldest grandson to tell the chief of the sky spirits where his daughter is - he finds out that his daughter made a new race gets mad and frowns so hard that the mom dies - the chief turns them into no talking animals and four-legged walkers. -took his daughter.

What animals did he create with different things?

- longer pieces turned into beaver and otter -the smaller pieces became fish -leaves were turned into birds -took big end of his stick and made the really big animals and the biggest were grizzlies.

what trick should you use to find the do

take the subject and ask what or whom!

what creature did the daughter and grizzle make

the first indians