Unit 1: Lit of the Americas REACH

What is the TONE of this passage- “I did not know what to do. I could not afford to be seen walking with her, and I did not even want to - but on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was not lost on me. A role was shaping for me that I could not resist playing.”

• troubled but intrigued

• friendly and outgoing

• pleased but annoyed

• hesitant and shy

What is TONE?

• the attitude of the writer/speaker

• the feeling the story gives off

What is the TONE of this passage? “Are you crying, Ignacio? The memory of your mother makes you cry, doesn’t it? But you never did anything for her. You always repaid us badly. Somehow your body got filled with evil instead of affection.”

• aggravated

• judgmental

• offended

• pleading

What is the assumed TONE of this picture?

• anger

• saddness

• happiness

What was the relationship between Ignacio and his father, in "No Dogs Bark?"

• familiar (positive, steady)

• supportive (would do anything for each other)

• unstabe (not good, negative, not supportive)

• violent (physical)

Why do they include the relationship between Myra and her brother in "Day of the Butterfly?" Why do we learn about the boys condition and how Myra helps him?

• to make us feel bad for them

• to show that they are poor

• to show how isolated they are from others

• to show the siblings dislike others

A metaphor is a comparison using like or as.

• True

• False

Tone is the attitude of the writer toward the subject, idea, theme, or characters.

• True

• False

An archetype is an image, plot pattern, and/or character that occurs frequently in literature.

• True

• False

Imagery is the main lesson, idea, universal truth.

• True

• False