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Literary Criticism:
How Priairie Became Ocean
Question | Answer |
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Author's Purpose | To entertain with a story that explains what the Yurok beleive about nature. |
What is the genre? | myth |
Explain what a myth is? | myth- a story people told a long time ago to explain why things happen in nature |
Characteristics of Story's Genre, how do you know the sotry is a myth? CHARACTERS | Thunder, Earthquake, and Kingfisher c ant really talk |
Characteristics of Story's Genre, how do you know the sotry is a myth? PURPOSE | It tells the belief of how the Yurok believe the ocean was created. |
Characteristics of Story's Genre, how do you know the sotry is a myth? CHORUS | The chorus represent what the Yurok children are saying |
Author's use of Language: pg. 384-simile | Kingfisher, "swift as the wind" Kingfisher flies very fast |
Author's use of Language: pg. 381-idiom | "we can't sleep a wink" the children can't sleep |
Author's use of Language: pg. 389-personification | "the wind howls" there is a storm and the wind is blowing loud and hard |