a day's wait lesson

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A Day’s Wait


Ernest Hemingway

b. 1899 b. 1961

“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”


Literary Terms: POV

The voice in which a piece of writing is told–First Person “I”–Third Person “he” “she” “they”


Literary Terms: Rhyme

Words or phrases that end with the same sound.–The cat in the hat sat on a mat with a bat.


Literary Terms: Alliteration

Words that begin with the same sound.–Careful Catherine cares for her cat.


Literary Terms: Repetition

Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.


Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening Robert Frost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjozQHEqXNs&NR=1


Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.


Literary Terms: Theme

A main subject discussed or described in writing


What are the story themes?• Death

–Winter–Hunting– Influenza / Pneumonia–Pirates

• Relationships–Father / Son–Land / Nature–Doctor / Patient–Friends


Other Themes?


Review Idioms• Get a headache

• Make a note

• Take it easy


Who?• Schatz• Dad• Doctor• Friends


When / Where?• 1900 – 1950

• Country


What / Why?• Schatz thinks he is going to

die.

• He misunderstood information from friends.


• In what season does the story take place?

• Is the season important to the storyline? Why or why not?

• What general beliefs are held about seasons? Do these beliefs have a point in the story?

Plot Comprehension Questions


• How does the father know his son is sick?

• Why doesn’t the boy pay attention to the book his father is reading to him?

• Where does the father go while his son is resting in bed? Why is this significant to the story?



• What is the boy waiting for?• How much time passes from the

beginning of the story until the end?

• Why does the boy cry easily the next day?



• Describe the relationship between the boy and his father. Are they close? How do they communicate?

• Is there a mother? Where is she? Why does this matter to the story?



• Why doesn’t Schatz tell his father that he is afraid. How does the father sense Schatz's fear?

• How does Hemingway portray the boy and the father?



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