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Socratic Seminar 2 Lit
Socratic Seminar 2 Lit
WORD,PHRASE,
orLITERARY
DEVICE:
Examplefromthe
novelwithpage
number:
Identifythe
meaningand,
whenapplicable,
thetypeof
literarydeviceit
is:
Howdoesthis
word,phraseor
literarydevice
contributetothe
story?
Jittery
gettingmore
andmorejittery
witheachact
Page131
extremelytense
andnervous
Thiswordhelps
usunderstand
deeperhowBillie
Joisfeelingand
wegetabetter
understandingof
thesituation
Parched
Allparchedand
roughand
crackingPg128
&Ithurtslike
theparched
earthwitheach
notePage135
dry,hot,or
thirsty
Thisword
contributesto
thestoryby
lettingusrealize
whatBillieJo
thinksofher
hands,andhow
sheimagines
them
Civics
Theytake
bookkeepingand
civics,Page138
thestudyor
scienceofthe
privilegesand
obligationsof
citizens.
Thiswordtellsus
whatBillieJos
dadmightdo,
andthatmay
affectBillieJos
lifegreatly
Pneumonia
PeteGuymon
tookillwithdust
pneumonia.pg
140
inflammationof
thelungswith
congestion.
Thiswordhelps
usunderstand
whathappened
toPeteGuymon
andhowitmay
havehappened,
basedonwhat
weknowabout
theirliving
conditions.