Without Title

Which word means a holy person or medicine man?

• Shaman

• Travois

• Reservation

• Potlatch

Lyric poetry... (select all that apply)

• expresses the speaker's thoughts and feelings

• is written in iambic pentameter

• implies, rather than states, the speaker's emotions

• has a consistent rhyme scheme

Why do poets not just state explicitly the message of a work?

• there aren't enough words in a poem

• reader involvement adds impact in a way that stating a message couldn't accomplish

• because poets like to think of poems as little treasure maps

• they sometimes don't know the message so they leave it up to the reader

TONE in literature refers to: 

• how something sounds

• the attitude of the writer or voice

• the color of something

• how the reader feels

Which metaphor best represents this image?

c

time is like moeny

time is money

money is time

time is green

A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:

• Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out

• It has little to do with plot, characters, and other story elements

• Only complicated, adult stories have themes

• It is rarely stated explicitly

Which of the choices below BEST convey a theme of "Without Title"?

• loss of identity

• don't judge a book by its cover

• culture and traditions

• connections to one's cultural heritage adds meaning to life

What two worlds are being compared by the speaker in the poem? Choose the BEST response.

• Those that live in poverty vs. the "well-to-do"

• Native American lifestyle vs. mainstream American Society

• Oppressed people vs. free people

• Country living vs. city living

Readers can infer that the speaker's mother

• Does not appreciate her husband's feelings

• loves the family's life in the city

• is a tidy housekeeper who dislikes clutter

• disapproves of her husband's job

What is the significance of the word "without" repeated twice, in the title? What did the father live without? Choose the BEST response

• without traditions, culture and meaningfulness of his old life

• without a family who appreciates his struggles

• without the enjoyable activities and friends he once had

• without his memories of the past