Tableau

Front

What does the word 'oblivious' mean?

Back

Not noticing or knowing.

Front

What is a quatrain?

Back

A four-line stanza in a poem.

Front

What is a couplet?

Back

Two lines of verse that usually rhyme.

Front

What does the metaphor 'lightning brilliant as a sword' imply about the boys' walk?

Back

It suggests that the boys walking together is a surprising and shocking event that challenges old ways of thinking.

Front

What can be inferred about the neighbors' reactions to the boys?

Back

People in their homes are gossiping about what they see.

Front

What is the significance of the boys' relationship in the poem?

Back

It highlights the friendship between a black boy and a white boy amidst societal disapproval.

Front

What does the phrase 'the path of thunder' symbolize in the poem?

Back

It symbolizes the powerful and tumultuous societal issues surrounding race.

Front

How does the poem portray the theme of racial tension?

Back

Through the contrasting reactions of the boys and the disapproving neighbors.

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'brilliant as a sword'?

Back

It is a metaphor comparing the boys' walk to something striking and powerful.

Front

What does the poem suggest about the boys' awareness of their surroundings?

Back

The boys are depicted as oblivious to the disapproving looks and words of their neighbors.