ELAGSE910RL4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,includingfigurativeandconnotativemeaningsanalyzethe

cumulativeimpactofspecificwordchoicesonmeaningandtone(e.g.,
howthelanguageevokesasenseoftimeandplacehowitsetsaformalorinformaltone.)

StyleandThemeAssignment(4and6)
Hewasastoughasaresistantbacteriumandascontentasaticksitting
quietlyonatreeandlivingoffatinydropofbloodplunderedyearsbefore.
Herequiredaminimumrationoffoodandclothingforhisbody.Forhis
soulherequirednothing.Security,attention,tenderness,loveorwhatever
allthosethingsarecalledthatchildrenaresaidtorequireweretotally
dispensablefortheyoungGrenouille.Orlikethattickinthetree,forwhich
lifehasnothingbettertoofferthanperpetualhibernation.Theuglylittletick,
whichbyrollingitsbluegraybodyupintoaballofferstheleastpossible
surfacetotheworldwhichbymakingitsskinsmoothanddenseemits
nothing,let'snotthetiniestbitofperspirationescape.Thetick,which
makesitselfextrasmallandinconspicuoussothatnoonewillseeitand
steponit.Thelonelytick,which,wrappedupinitself,huddlesinitstree,
blind,deaf,anddumb,andsimplysniffs,sniffsallyearlong,formiles
around,forthebloodofsomepassinganimalthatitcouldneverreachon
itsownpower.Thetickcouldletitselfdrop.Itcouldfalltothefloorofthe
forestandcreepamillimeterortwohereorthereonitssixtinylegsandlie
downtodieundertheleavesitwouldbenogreatloss,Godknows.Butthe
tick,stubborn,sullen,andloathsome,huddlesthereandlivesandwaits.
Waits,forthatmostimprobableofchancesthatwillbringblood,inanimal
form,directlybeneathitstree.Andonlythendoesitabandoncautionand
drop,andscratchandboreandbiteintothatalienflesh...Theyoung
Grenouillewassuchatick.Helivedencapsulatedinhimselfandwaitedfor
bettertimes.10

1.Whatcommentaryis
beingmadeofthe
protagonistGrenouillein
thisquote?

2.Whatliterarydeviceisthe
authorusingtogetthis
commentaryacross?

3.Howdoestheuseofthat
literarydevicemakethe
commentaryclear?

Thetickhadscentedblood.Ithadbeendormantforyears,encapsulated,
andhadwaited.Nowitletitselfdrop,forbetterorforworse,entirely
withouthope.Andthatwaswhyhewassocertain.29

4.Howdoesthisquote
continuethethe
commentaryaboutthe
protagonist?

Grenouillerolledhimselfupintoalittleballlikeatick.Ashefellofftosleep, 5.Howdoesthisquote
hesankdeeperanddeeperintohimself...36
continuethethe
commentaryaboutthe
protagonist?

ItwasreallytrueGrenouille,thesolitarytick,theabomination,Grenouille
theMonster,whohadneverfeltloveandwouldneverbeabletoinspireit,
stoodtherebesidethecitywallofGrasseonthatdayinMarchandloved
andwasprofoundlyhappyinhislove.74

6.Howdoesthisquote
continuethethe
commentaryaboutthe
protagonist?

ELAGSE910RL4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,includingfigurativeandconnotativemeaningsanalyzethe
cumulativeimpactofspecificwordchoicesonmeaningandtone(e.g.,
howthelanguageevokesasenseoftimeandplacehowitsetsaformalorinformaltone.)

Grenouillethetick,presentedthechoicebetweendryingupinsidehimself
orlettinghimselfdrop,haddecidedforthelatter,knowingfullwellthatthis
dropwouldbehislast.Helaybackonhismakeshiftbed,cozyinhisstraw,
cozyunderhisblanket,andthoughthimselfveryheroic.75

7.Howdoesthisquote
continuethethe
commentaryaboutthe
protagonist?

8.Basedonthequotationsabove,whatliterarydevicesaretheauthorusingtogreateffect?

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9.Whatdotheliterarydevicescallattentionto?(Setting,character,conflict,etc)

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10.Whattonedotheliterarydevicesrevealtheauthor'stoneaboutsomething)?

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11.Whatpossiblethemeistheauthortryingtorevealtothereader?

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StyleandThemeAssignment(4and7)

ELAGSE910RL4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,includingfigurativeandconnotativemeaningsanalyzethe
cumulativeimpactofspecificwordchoicesonmeaningandtone(e.g.,
howthelanguageevokesasenseoftimeandplacehowitsetsaformalorinformaltone.)

1.Selectthreequotationsasexamplestheauthorsstyle.Youshouldfocusonquotesthatshowhowthepoint
ofview,diction,tone,allusion,figurativelanguage,imagery,repetition,oranyotherliterarydeviceisbeing
usedtomakethethemeortoneclear.Explainhowthestyleofthequotationenhancesthemeaningofthe
quotation.

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2.Selectthreequotationsasexamplesrevealthegrowthanddevelopmentofacharacterfromyourwork.This
shouldbequotesthatfocusonfigurativelanguage(metaphor,simile,hyperbole,understatement,symbolism,
imagery,personification,allusion)fromatleastthreedifferentsectionsofthenovel.Explainhowtheauthors
useofstylegivesinsightintothecharacter.

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ELAGSE910RL4Determinethemeaningofwordsandphrasesastheyareusedinthetext,includingfigurativeandconnotativemeaningsanalyzethe
cumulativeimpactofspecificwordchoicesonmeaningandtone(e.g.,
howthelanguageevokesasenseoftimeandplacehowitsetsaformalorinformaltone.)

3.Chooseapassagefromthenovelinwhichthedictionorimageryisparticularlyvividonethatdescribes
eitheracharacteroranaspectofsetting.Then,rewritethepassagewiththeintentofchangingthetoneor
moodcompletely.

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4.Selecttwoquotationsthatmostclearlyrevealthethemeinyourwork.Inyouranalysisofeachquotation,
writeathemestatement(authorsmessage)andexplainhowthequotationrevealsthemeaningandrelatesto
theprotagonistsgrowth.

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