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erin english
rikki ticki tavi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a well known character trait of all mongooses | they are full of curiousity and like to explore |
| several times in the story Rikkis tail gets bottle brushy what does this mean? what does it mean when its eyes grow red | Rikkis tail starts to shake in excitement and his eyes turn red when he is angry |
| what is the first conflict rikki runs into in the garden what type of conflict is it | darzees baby was eaten by nag man vs man |
| who is karait what warning does he give rikki tikki how does rikki feel after defeatign kariat | he is a dusty brown snakling. he says beware i am death and rikki feelsconfident he also didnt understand why the big man was beating karait with a stick rikki already killed him |
| who is darzee how would you characterize him | darzee is a feather tailbird he isnt very smart he is talkative and likes to sing songs about things that happen in the garden he is like a gossiper |
| why do nag and nagaina want to rid the house of humans | they want to do this because they want a place for their babies and they want a mongoose free garden |
| why does rikki want to kill nag and nagiana | so they wont be a threat to anyone in the house or garden anymore |
| what was rikkis biggest desire in life | to fight and eat snakes |
| how does rikki come to live with teddy how did the family feel about riiki | rikki was washed out of his burrow in a flood and teddy found him. at first teddys mom was nervous but then they liked rikki becuase he would protect them from snake attacks |
| falling action | the part of plot containing the events that happen after the climax |
| Rikki Tikki Tavi | a mongoose and the main character in the short story |
| protaganist | the main character in a literary work |
| plot | a series of events in a literary work |
| nagiana | another antagonist :nags wife |
| chuchundra | an informative muskrat |
| teddy | the little boy who discovers rikki and saves him |
| karait | the deadly brown snakeling killed by rikki |
| consolation | comfort |
| resolution | the part of the plot where the conflicts are resolved |
| conflict | a struggle between forces in a literary work |
| exposition | the part of plot where setting character and conflict are introduced |
| antagonist | the character who creates the conflict for the main character in a literary work |
| the antagonist:a cobra | nag |
| climax | the highest point of intensity in a literary work |
| immensly | enormously |
| impotenet | powerless |
| setting | the time and place of literary work |
| valiant | brave and determined |
| darzee | the silly feather brained tailbird |
| cowered | crouched and trembled in fear |
| rising action | part of plot where all events lead to the climax; the character is working towards solving the conflict |
| describe three conflicts rikki tikki faces what conflict do you think is his greatest challenge why how is it resolved | rikki gets washed away in a fllod, he has to figh nag and he has ti fight nagiana. fighting nagiana will be the biggest conflct because she is vicous and smart in strategy. rikki kills nagiana |
| what was rikkis motive for fighting nagaina | his motive was to protect his family and the garden |
| what was nagainas motive for fighting rikki what did she want | she wanted to kill rikkis family and take back her egg she wanted to take over the house and garden |
| what causes war in rikki tikki tavi amongst the animals? what causes most wars among people? | rikki killing snakes causes war and most wars start for instict to protect |
| short story | a short fictional prose narrative |
| characterization | the methods used to present the personallity of a character in a work of literature |
| direct characterization | the author comments directly on the character. he tells us exactly what the character thinks or feels |
| indirect characterization | the author gives clues to lead the reader to guess how the character looks.thinks and feels |
| man vs man | a conflict between two people, an argument debate or battle |
| man vs nature | a struggle between man and natural elements,firemen fighting or a forest fire |
| man vs self | a struggle between opposing needs,desires,and emotions, a person decides wether or not to do the right thing |
| man vs the gods | a struggle found in mythology |
| man vs super natural | struggles found in stories where the happenings are unexplaniable |
| characters in rikki tikki tavi | rikki tikki, mom, teddy and dad |
| antagonists in rikki tikki | nag and nagiana |
| setting time takes place | colonial times in summer |
| place it takes place | in a bungalo and garden in india |
| major events that lead to the turning point | rikki kills karait,rikki kills nag and nagiana seeks revenge. rikki killd nag and nagianas eggs |
| the conflict | rikki is a threat to nag and nagaina |
| resolution | rikki killed nag and nagaina he becomes a legend |
| climax | rikki followed nagiana into her hole in the ground and they fought |
| falling action major events that lead to the turning point | rikki killed nagaina in her hole, the ants went to check if shes really dead,darzee sang a song about nagainas death |
| theme | dont let the bully win |
Created by:
Colleen Dyckman