unit 5 test english grade 7

Examples of figurative language in "The Landlady"

"...The wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks." "But this dame was lie a jack-in-the-box." "She was holding it... as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse.

Find three examples of figurative language, and write them below.

"...The wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks." "But this dame was lie a jack-in-the-box." "She was holding it... as though the tray were a pair of reins on a frisky horse.

Theme of Sound of Thunder

"A Sound of Thunder" is a science fiction story about a man named Eckels who hires a time travel company to take him on a hunting expedition in the age of the dinosaurs. The theme is that little things can make a big difference.

Irony in "The Landlady"

"After all, she was not only harmless - there was no question about that - but she was also quite obviously a kind and generous soul."

example of irony in "The Landlady"

"After all, she was not only harmless - there was no question about that - but she was also quite obviously kind..."

examples of foreshadowing in the Landlady

1. How cheap the rent was. 2. No other coats, hats, walking sticks. 3. When he sees the names of Christopher Mulholland and Gregory W. Temple in the guest book. 4. Billy sips his tea and detects a strange smell. When she mentions that Mr. Mulholland "was a great one for his tea," Billy says, "I suppose he left fairly recently." "Left?" she said, arching her brows. "But my dear boy, he never left. He's still here. Mr. Temple is also here. They're on the fourth floor, both of them together."

foreshadowing in "Sound of Thunder"

1. The title itself acts as a prediction since thunder often precedes a storm, which can be a dangerous occurrence. 2. As he enters the Time Safari, Inc. office in order to pay for his trip Eckels's nervousness is apparent as he is described in this manner: "Warm phlegm gathered in Eckels' throat; he swallowed and pushed it down." (His lack of nerve serves as a predictor of what he later does.) 3. The words of the official also foreshadow future events: If you disobey instructions, there's a stiff penalty of another ten thousand dollars, plus possible government action, on your return. 4. Eckels's conversation with the man-behind-the-desk hints at how easily circumstances can be altered by time. After Eckels looks at the Time Machine, he remarks, "Makes you think, If the election had gone badly yesterday, I might be here now running away from the results. Thank God Keith won. He'll make a fine President of the United States." The man agrees, saying that the other candidate, Deutscher would have instituted a dictatorship. He adds that before the election, people called, wondering if they could go live in 1492 if Deutscher were to win. But, he adds, the company only does safaris.This foreshadows the change of time that Eckels causes, giving Deutscher the election, after all. 5. The man's warning to Eckels, "We don't want anyone going who'll panic at the first shot. Six Safari leaders were killed last year, and a dozen hunters" also foreshadows the panic that Eckels does feel when he sees the Tyrannosaurus Rex. 6. The guides' strict warning to Eckels to not stray from the Gravity Path because Time can, then, be altered certainly suggests the grave mistake of stepping on a butterfly that Eckels makes.

What is different about the world when the hunters return to their own time?

1. There is a faint iron smell 2. The sign is different 3. It was the same man, but he was different 4. Words were spelled differently 5. Deutcher was president instead of Keith

Roald Dahl

1916-1990. Well known children's writer. Famous works include: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Fox, The Witches, Matilda. Born in Llandaff, Wales on September 13th 1916 Went to Llandaff Cathedral School and St. Peter's School. Flew a fighter plane in the Royal Air Force. Married and had five children. He wrote The Landlady

Ray Bradbury

1920-2012. Famous Works: The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451. He wrote The Sound of Thunder

What are they looking for?

A T-rex

antagonist

A character or force in conflict with the main character

foil

A character who is in most ways opposite to the main character (protagonist) or one who is nearly the same as the protagonist. The purpose of the foil character is to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast only. A character whose role sharpens our understanding of a major character by providing a contrast (This is usually discussed in drama)

irony

A contrast between expectation and reality. Involves an upsetting of expectations, having the opposite happen from what would be usual - you sometimes need to know the outcome of an action/story in order to detect the full extent of this

flashback

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted or forward action is stopped to recount an episode that happened in the past - in order to supply necessary background material or to maintain suspense.

character

A person or sometimes even an animal who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work

motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea. Image that is deliberately repeated and emphasize some important element in the story and convey meaning.

allusion

A reference. A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical.

internal conflict

A struggle between opposing needs, feelings, desires, illness or emotions within a single character.

conflict

A struggle between two people or things in a short story. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict. On the other side, the main character may struggle against another important character, against the forces of nature, society.

symbol

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. If a repeated image gathers significant meaning it becomes this.

Landlady plot

A young businessman finds himself in an English bed and breakfast. His landlady is committed to the task of poisoning him so that she can preserve/stuff him

Major Themes of "The Landlady"

Appearances vs. Reality

What is the Protagonist's name in Landlady

Billy Weaver

The Landlady Characters

Billy Weavers The landlady Mr. Greenslade Porter Christopher Mulholland Gregory W. Temple

The narrator emphasizes the speed at which the landlady answers the door. What might this foreshadow about the landlady, about Billy, and about how the two might interact later in the story?

Billy senses something strange and feels like she was waiting on him, too eager. She could not have known he was coming. Is she a witch? or is it something really sinister? It makes the reader wonder.

Reread the paragraph on the second page/first column that begins, "Please come in." Should Mr. Weaver have been suspicious at this point in the story? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text in your response.

Billy should have been suspicious. "Billy found himself automatically starting forward. The compulsion or, more accurately the desire to follow after her into that house was extraordinarily strong." The author alludes to his "gut feelings" and this should have alerted him that things are not what they should be. It was also really weird that she answered the door so quickly and that his room is "all ready" even though he is just inquiring about a room.

Internal Conflict in "The Landlady"

Billy struggles to remember where he's seen the guests' names and h grows more confused and suspicious as the landlady stares at him.

author's agenda in Sound of Thunder

Bradbury wrote "A Sound of Thunder" to remind us that even small events in the past have an impact on the future.

theme

Central idea or belief in a short story or a work of literature

How does Eckles react when coming face-to-face with the prey?

Eckels is terrified and cannot shoot

What does he do that upsets Travis?

Eckels made the mistake of walking off the edge of the floating path while hunting dinosaurs in the past.

irony in Sound of Thunder

Eckels' actions resulting in the exact opposite of what he had wanted, and what had originally occurred. He has, indeed, altered the course of history through his carelessness, which prompts the story's final element of irony, Travis's killing of Eckels with his hunting rifle, the firing of which creates "a sound of thunder" -- a sound eerily reminiscent of the sound of thunder heard when the Tyrannosaurus Rex emerged from the forest.

What are the names of the people who go on the hunt?

Eckels, Mr. Travis, Lesperance, Billings, Kramer

dynamic characters in Sound of Thunder

Eckels, Travis

mood

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

When Billy arrives in the city of Bath, the first thing he needs to do is find lodgings. Why is he debating between staying at a pub instead of a boardinghouse?

He is debating between the pub and boardinghouse because the pub would be more fun because there would be beer, darts and lots of people to hang out with, and would probably be cheap too. On the other hand he felt the boarding house had nice furniture and animals. It looked like a nice house to stay in.

Reread the paragraph that begins, "Suddenly, in a downstairs window..." and continue rereading through the next few paragraphs. What words and phrases does the author use to describe the Bed and Breakfast? What does Billy assume about the Bed and Breakfast based on these observations?

He uses words like beautiful, wonderful chrysanthemums, "bright burning fire in the hearth," "pretty little dachshund curled up." "animals were usually a good sign in a place like this." From these thoughts he felt it would be a pleasant house to stay in and a lot more comfortable than the pub.

unreliable

If the storyteller misrepresents the facts. An emotionally disturbed person might not give a truthful account of his or her motives and actions.

mood of "Sound of Thunder"

Intense, suspenseful, ominous

"Now, the fact that his landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocked didn't worry Billy in the least. After all, she was not only harmless there was no question about that bust she was also quite obviously a kind and generous soul." Which literary technique (we took notes on this term earlier) is Dahl using?

Irony

What does their location in the past look like?

It looks like a jungle. They compare it to Illinois

conflict in "The Landlady"

It seems Billy will become one of the landlady's young victims.

protagonist

Main character in a story who undergoes a change over the course of a narrative.

climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Flat/Static Character in "The Landlady"

Mr. Greensdale

Third person omniscient

P.O.V. This type of narrator is an all seeing, all knowing one, providing access to the thought and feelings of all the major characters of a story.

What does the guest think is odd about the landlady when he meets her?

She answers the doorbell too quickly

Why does the landlady continue to insist that her guest sign the book downstairs?

She wants to be able to look up his name if she forgets later.

What is the "sound of thunder" in the middle of the story vs. at the end of the story?

Sound of thunder at the beginning of the story is the stomp of the T-rex's foot. At the end it is the gunshot.

antagonist in Sound of Thunder

T-rex

What does the sign say at the beginning of Sound of Thunder

TIME SAFARI, INC. SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. YOU NAME THE ANIMAL. WE TAKE YOU THERE. YOU SHOOT IT.

Landlady antagonist

The Landlady

The author uses the words brisk, briskly, and briskness in the paragraph beginning "Billy was seventeen." Billy states, "Briskness... was the one common characteristic of all successful businessmen." What is the significance of being "brisk" in this particular story?

The author uses brisk in some form at least four times in this paragraph to signify the quick and no-nonsense world of business that an ambitious kid would notice. Billy notices this because he is a young 17 year old trying to fit into the business world. He even dresses "brisk"

The Landlady Climax

The climax of this story is when Billy saw two names in the guest book. All of them are the landlady's victim. When Billy ask about them, the Landlady always interrupt him, as if there was something that she hide from him. "Wait just a minute. Mulholland . . Christopher Mulholland . . . wasn't that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walkingtour through the West Country, and then all of a sudden . . . " "Milk?" she said. "And sugar?" "Yes, please. And then all of a sudden ..." "Eton! schoolboy?" she said. "Oh no, my dear, that can't possibly be right because my Mr Mulholland was certainly not an Eton schoolboy when he came to me. He was a Cambridge undergraduate. Come over here now and sit next to me and warm yourself in front of this lovely fire. Come on. Your tea's all ready for you." Then, she gave Billy a cup of tea which smells like almond. Actually, it is a cyanide poison because almond smell is a characteristic of cyanide. Finally, the landlady told him that the dachshund and the parrot are all embalmed dead animals.

What is the point of view of Sound of Thunder?

The point of view is third person limited from the perspective of Eckels.

Near the end of the second column on the first page, the author says that Billy turns to go, "and now a queer thing happened to him." Summarize what you believe happens in this scene. How does the author describe the sign and Billy's reaction?

The queer thing is that the words "Bed and Breakfast" was repeated four times in all capital letters. Billy feels like these are like black eyes holding him and not letting him go and forcing him to the Bed and Breakfast. I think Dahl says this to show that Billy was compelled or hypnotized to stay there and that it was really not his choice. It also feels to me that it is like foreshadowing that something bad is in the house and may happen in the story.

The Landlady rising action

The story continued when Billy walked to the Bell and Dragon. He suddenly saw a boarding house with a big sign "BED AND BREAKFAST". After a while, it seems that he was hypnotized when he decided to sleep at that boarding house although he preferred to sleep at pub a minute before. After that, when Billy press the bell, the Landlady suddenly appear. It is strange because normally when you ring the bell, you have at least a half minute's wait before the door opens.

Exposition of "The Landlady" (Important background information)

The story was started when the main character, Billy Weaver, came to Bath for the business purpose. It was about 9 p.m. when he arrived in Bath, so he had to find a place for sleep. Then, the porter recommended him to stay at Bell and Dragon Hotel. The exposition ends when he walked through the city to find the Bell and Dragon. In this part, the author tells the readers about Billy's characteristic. He was seventeen years old, but he has become a successful businessman. All things that he wore that day were brisk as it was a common characteristic of a successful businessman at that time.

The Landlady Point of View

Third Person Limited

Objective Point of View

This P.O.V. is sometimes called dramatic, and it is revealed through dialogue. You can glance at a page and see this type

First Person Point of View

This POV uses a narrator who is essentially an observer. Key words: I, me, my, mine, we, our, us, etc.

"There were no other hats or coats in the hall. There were no umbrellas, no walking sticks nothing." Why does the author include this?

This is an example of foreshadowing. It gives the reader a clue that something is wrong with the Bed and Breakfast. If there were customers there would be these things.

Third Person Limited

This type of POV narration is limited to the thoughts and observations of a single character

metaphor in Sound of Thunder

Thunder is truly the major metaphor of this story, but it is not just about the way the dinosaur moves. It is also a metaphor for the sound of the gun and the impacts that our actions can have on the world.

setting

Time and place in which the story happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of this.

allusion in Sound of Thunder

Travis alludes to the historical development of Western Civilization. Referencing Christ and Moses embraces the Judeo- Christian tradition. Identifying the Pyramids is reflective of the Egyptian cultures, while mentioning Caesar reflects the Romans. Travis is also alluding to the dangers of power being consolidated in the hands of a single person. This is seen in the The reference to Napoleon and Hitler. Travis's allusion is also reminiscent of how the election in 2055 has helped to safeguard the anti- monarchial tradition in the future. The allusions that Travis employs reinforces the history of the West and enhances the immensity of what the time travelers are actually doing.

figurative language

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid

Is it believable that Eckels' actions could have such serious consequences? How does the author prepare us for the end of the story (what things "set up" the ending)?

Yes, it is believable because of the "butterfly effect." One change over many generations can have huge effects.

How do they know what they are allowed to shoot?

a red paint dot

trilby

a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown

symbols in "The Landlady"

almond tea, the parrot and the dachshund

Connection between Deutsher and the T-rex

both were tyrants

How is the landlady poisoning her young victims

cyanide in almond tea

mood in "The Landlady"

dark, cold, mysterious, haunting

What two animals has the landlady preserved?

dog and bird

Second Person Point of View

employs the pronoun "you". Ex: "Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger and frustration."

short stories

except in modern works, most have a clear beginning, middle and sort of end during which the conflict producing the action becomes increasingly intense, building to a climax that sometimes resolves the conflict and sometimes simply concludes it. There are not many happy endings in literary short fiction. A somber conclusion is more likely.

rapacious

excessively greedy; taking by force

Eckels realizes after his arrival back at the office that

he has a crushed butterfly on his boot

Where does the new guest think he's seen or heard the guestbook names before

in the newspaper headlines

plot

is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict. While this is certainly an aspect of literary fiction, it's not as prized here as it is in other genre fiction.

One of the ways that Time Safari tried to eliminate the chance that their hunting expeditions would impact future was to

make hunters stay on elevated path during expeditions.

Travis stresses the necessity of not changing the past when he explains to Eckels what would happen if something as insignificant as a ___ were killed.

mouse

What best describes the story's setting in The Landlady

nighttime in and English boardinghouse. Bath, England

Sound of Thunder setting

past and future (2055)

Brisk

quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor

After recognizing the impact of Eckels' actions on the safari Travis does what?

shoots Eckels

When they return to the Time Safari office, one main difference Eckels notices is the

sign has unusual spellings

dotty

slightly strange or foolish

climax

structural part of a plot and is at times referred to as a crisis. It is a decisive moment or a turning point in a storyline at which the rising action turns around into a falling action. The point a which a conflict or crisis reaches its peak that calls for a resolution

As a punishment for Eckels' stepping into the jungle, Travis makes Eckels

take the bullets out of the dinosaur

tantalizing

tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach

Another significant change that has occurred because of Eckels' actions is

the election results are different

foreshadowing

the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

emanate

to come out from a source

Why is it so important for the hunters to stay on the path?

to not disturb any of the flora and fawn is the reason for the use of an antigravity path (simply called "the Path", the capital denoting its importance) which allows the hunters to walk through the ancient environment without directly stepping on anything. For example, accidentally killing even a single bacterium could alter the course of history, leading to changes that we cannot anticipate, and so the hunters make every effort to minimize their impact on the times that they travel to, with the exception of killing their intended targets.

When Eckels is confronted with the dinosaur, he ____

tries to get back to the time machine

author's agenda

what the author wants you to think about the story, why did he write it? what was his intent?