Unit 1 Narrative Literature Review

What is unusual about all the characters in "There Will Come Soft Rains?"

In "There Will Come Soft Rains," it is very clear that the story is told in third person because the narrator...

• uses key words like "you" and "your"

• uses descriptive adjectives

• is not a character present in the story

• tells about lots of various events

Read this sentence.

"In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast"

This is an example of which type of figurative language?  

• a simile

• personification

• imagery

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following is the BEST summary of the following excerpt from "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

"At eight-thirty the eggs were shriveled and the toast was like stone."

• At eight-thirty, the eggs were shriveled and the toast like stone.

• At eight-thirty, the eggs and toast were no longer hot and edible.

• I hate shriveled eggs and crunchy toast!

• At eight-thirty, the eggs and toast were disposed of.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Early in the text, how does the kitchen respond to the fact that no humans react to it? 

• It stops making food and cleaning up.

• It asks what the problem is.

• It rings bells to alert humans to come to the kitchen.

• It continues doing its job of cooking food and cleaning up.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Based on clues from the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," what can we infer about what happened to the family who lived in this house?

Which sentence contains personification?

• "where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away"

•  "The room was ablaze in an instant."

• "After a long wait, the door swung down again."

• "At night the ruined city gave off a radioactive glow which could be seen for miles."

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

As "The Ravine" begins, Vinny has an internal conflict about 

• Whether or not to jump off the ledge.

• What happened to the dead boy Butchie.

• Starlene's loyalty to Joe Boy.

• The safety of his friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In this narrative, Vinny is revealed as someone who is

• brave enough to do what he feels is right.

• always trying to please his friends.

• a junior detective in the making.

• none of these are correct.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In this story, who is the protagonist?

• Starlene

• Butchie

• Joe Boy

• Vinny

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4