Name:________________ Grade:______________ Date: _____________

Subject: Literature

Teacher: Yolimar Yusti

The Other / January 199: Rocket Summer

Answer the questions:

1. “The Other Me” describes (highlight in yellow)

a. the process of creative writing.

b. what it’s like to be mentally ill.

c. what it’s like to be shy.

d. the process of public speaking.

2. In the following lines from Ray Bradbury’s “The Other Me,” what does
raptureless mean? While I, all blind, Wait raptureless until his mind Steals down
my arm to wrist, to hand, to fingertips (highlight in yellow)

a. breathlessly

b. shyly

c. without joy and uninspired

d. without a hawk that will hunt

3. Describe the speaker of the poem “The Other Me.”

4. What type of figurative language does Bradbury use in the following line from
“The Other Me”? Define the type of figurative language. He Phantom is, and I
facade

5. Is the figurative language used in the following description from “January

1999: Rocket Summer” a simile or a metaphor?

Explain. . . . housewives lumbering like great black bears in their furs along the
icy streets.

6. Which of Ray Bradbury’s works that you have read do you think offers the
most chilling warning? Explain the warning conveyed by the selection and tell
how it relates to conditions in the world today.
7. In a brief essay, discuss three Ray Bradbury works that offer social
commentary. Explain the theme, or central message, of each work and give
details from each selection that support this message.

8. “January 1999: Rocket Summer” describes (highlight in yellow)

a. a rocket landing on Mars in January.

b. a climate change on earth caused by a rocket launch.

c. people who refuse to accept that winter has come.

d. an attempt by scientists to prevent the coming of winter.

9. “January 1999: Rocket Summer” can be read as a warning that (highlight in

yellow)

a. scientists are usually irresponsible people.

b. bad leaders can deprive people of things they need.

c. ordinary people usually do not appreciate new ideas.

d. technology can have unexpected consequences.

10. Is the figurative language used in the following description from “January
1999: Rocket Summer” a simile or a metaphor? Explain. . . . housewives
lumbering like great black bears in their furs along the icy streets.