On Summer by Lorraine Hansbury – Flashcards
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acutely , Removed or distant either physically or emotionally
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aloofness
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Done for show
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pretentious
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(n.) the highest point, tip
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apex
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Sad
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melancholy
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A prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference
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bias
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how would you describe Hansberry's tone as she explains her childhood feelings about summer?
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dilike, because she says its very very hot
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length of time something lasts
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duration
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how does Hansberry's repeated use of the word and to begin her sentences emphassize the few and abundance of her memories
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the word and emphasizes the stream of memories that seem to flow without stopping
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why do you think the author chose to relate this episode through her childhood perspective?
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to highlight how carefree and innoncent she's was,had know context of being enslaved
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What anecdotes about her trips not Tennessee add to your understanding of the author's childhood summers
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remembers being hot, playing games in the street, sleeping in the park on hot nights
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Main idea of the story
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as we grow older and gain experience, our understanding of things change such as summer
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latin root dur means
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to harden, hold out, last
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When does Hansberry first visit her grandmother
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8 years old
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why do you think she includes the section about her grandmother in her essay
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its a memory of a specific summer, it provides a contrast to her description of the woman in Maine
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When does Hansberry's attitude toward summer begin to change
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during her time in Maine with the old women
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at the essays end Hansberry calls summer the noblest of seasons what does that mean
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she considers summer noble because it represents life at the apex in its most complete form
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what is one word to describe the tone of Summer
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reflective because she reminices about her childhood summers
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Diction
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descriptive words, figurative language
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style
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expressive
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to be resistant or to hold out against outside influence
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obdurate
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To hold out against
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endure
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coercion; compulsion by force or threat
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duress
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direct object
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noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb
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word or group of words that tells to whom, to what, or for whom the action is done
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indirect object
