Transcript My Antonia Day 5

Welcome
Today
IB ORALS
 Quiz
 Allusions
 Partnered writing
 Anonymous poem-sharing (?)
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Quiz
Allusion
An implied, indirect, or direct reference,
especially in literature;
 also : the use of such references
 Bible, mythology, history, literature
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Allusions in My Ántonia
“The Old Oaken Bucket” by Samuel
Woodworth
 Page 115 2.6
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What does this have to do with the
themes in My Ántonia?
Other allusions: Eden, Songs, Biblical
Words, Virgil!!!
Reminder: Themes
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Nature as a character/force
Immigration/Exploitation
American Dream (values, beliefs, cowboys, and
the frontier)
Coming-of-age
Town vs. Country
Role of Women
Nostalgia
Fulfillment/Happiness/Fertility vs.
Memories/Longing/Sterility
Allusions
Notice upcoming references to Virgil….
Your homework includes doing a little
research on him.
Partnered paragraphs
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Sample paragraph
HOMEWORK
Complete Book 2
Research Virgil- 5 facts
Cather’s style
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“Unfurnished”
– Cather compared it to throwing all the furniture out of
a room and leaving it as bare as the stage of a Greek
theater.
– Eliminated many adverbs, used strong verbs
– Verisimilitude- the appearance of truth; the quality of
seeming to be true
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Imagery
– Descriptions that appeal to the senses
– Symbolism- Seasons, animals, plough