Literary Devices and Cultural Insights

The video explores figurative language, focusing on personification and similes, using Pushkin's poetry as an example. It narrates Rifka's story at Ellis Island, highlighting cultural differences in paper usage and her journey in writing poetry. The video concludes with an exercise on identifying similes.

What does the word 'mourn' mean in the context of the video?

• To celebrate

• To be joyful

• To be sad

• To be angry

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to objects

• Giving human traits to animals

• Giving object traits to animals

• Giving animal traits to humans

How does Pushkin describe the forest?

• As a barren land

• As a place full of animals

• As a garment adorned in gold and purple

• As a dark and scary place

What incident does Rivka describe in her letter?

• A storm hitting the island

• Ilya getting lost

• A fire at Ellis Island

• Ilya unrolling toilet paper

Why was Rivka worried about Ilya's actions?

• She thought they would be ignored

• She thought they would be praised

• She thought they would be sent back to Russia

• She thought they would be fined

What cultural difference does Rivka learn about paper?

• Paper is abundant in America

• Paper is not used in America

• Paper is used for art in America

• Paper is scarce in America

What inspires Rivka to write poetry?

• The fear of being sent back

• The scarcity of paper

• The beauty of Ellis Island

• The abundance of paper

What does Rivka compare the tall buildings to?

• Clouds

• Trees

• Guards

• Mountains

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A metaphor

• A type of poem

• A type of personification