"The People Could Fly"-Check In

Questions 1-5 focus on identifying tools from the Poetry Toolbox. Questions 6-1 focus on the Story-Teller Toolbox that we talked about yesterday.

What tool from the poetry toolbox is used in the line, "Sarah was so sad and starvin,' she sat down in the row."

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Apostrophe

What figurative language is used in this line, "Say he [Master] was a hard lump of clay. A hard, glinty coal?

• Simile

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

• Metaphor

What is the meaning of the phrase "Say he [Master] was a hard lump of clay. A hard glinty coal?"

• The Master felt pity for the slaves.

• The Master felt kindness for the slaves.

• The Master felt sympathy for the slaves.

• The Master felt no kindness of pity for the slaves.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "And they flew like blackbirds over the fields."?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

What figurative language is found in this sentence: "As light as a feather"?

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Repetition

In the performance of "The People Could Fly," what does the storyteller do with her voice? Choose ALL that apply.

• She sings in some parts.

• She speaks in a montonous way

• She uses vocal inflection (her voice rises and falls)

• She expressed lots of emotion in her voice.

How does the storyteller use her body to tell the story?

• She acts out several parts of the story.

• She sits most of the time and stands up at the end.

• She spins around in circles.

• She waves her arms in the air like she just doesn't care.

In the video, Ladson uses her body to express being whipped. Why is it important?

What words does she emphasize in the story? What does she do with her voice to emphasize those words?

How does watching Joslyn Ladson's performance of the story help you better understand it? Include at least TWO sentences.