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1. The theme of a work is the particular _________ the text delivers about a subject, character, a relationship, an event, or a place.
2. Name three types of conflicts that could be a book.
3. Give me two examples of figurative language.
A bitterness crept into her faceA crop of disappointmentsPressing cares absorbed him
A blind rage like a fire swept over himA face as pale as waxA face tempered like steel
My tentative thesis
Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine is one of my favorites because the theme concerns a “coming-of-age” story for the main character, the language that Bradbury uses in the book is almost poetic, and the symbols in the story reflect the life of not only the boy, but the town he lives in.
1. The theme of the book is about a young boy who becomes a man during one summer of his young life.
2. Ray Bradbury uses such wonderful figurative language throughout the book that it’s almost poetic.
3. The symbols used by Bradbury reflect the life of not only the boy, but the town he lives in.
1. The theme of a work is the particular _________ the text delivers about a subject, character, a relationship, an event, or a place.
1. The theme of a work is the particular message the text delivers about a subject, character, a relationship, an event, or a place.
2. Name three types of conflicts that could be a book.
2. Name three types of conflicts that could be a
book.
Man vs. ManMan vs. the Environment
Man vs. NatureMan vs. Himself
3. Give me two examples of figurative language.
A bitterness crept into her faceA crop of disappointmentsPressing cares absorbed him
A blind rage like a fire swept over himA face as pale as waxA face tempered like steel
Homework for 12/7• First, post your
tentative thesis in your online journal
• Next, come up with full sentences for the three points in your thesis
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