the landlady page 61 by raold dahl. link to vocab. words
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The Landladypage 61
By Raold Dahl
Link to vocab. words
• http://vocab.com/lists/780813
but, yet show contrast.
• Ms. Verge seemed nice on the outside, but it was just a façade.
• Ms. Verge is congenial in the morning, yet she is unpleasant in the afternoon.
facades
• 1. facades: noun fronts of buildings• original context: “the handsome white
facades were cracked and blotchy• from neglect” p. 63
congenial
• 2. congenial adjective agreeable; pleasant
• “ a pub would be more congenial.. There would be beer and darts” (63).
Contrast transitions
• But, yet, however, in contrast to, on the other hand,
• Ms. Stowers is congenial, but Mr. A is often unpleasant.
• Ms. Stowers is always congenial; however, Ms. Verge is often mean and grouchy.
rapacious
• 3. rapacious adj. greedy • “The name itself conjured up images• of watery cabbage, rapacious
landladies, …”(63).
However shows contrast.
• He thought the landlady would be rapacious and charge too much; however, she was more than generous.
rapacious
• Donald Trump is seen as rapacious, enjoying the rich life, but the Pope is viewed as giving and generous, sharing his wealth with the poor.
tantalizing
• 4. tantalizing adjective teasing by remaining unavailable or by withholding something desired by someone; tempting.
• “There was nothing more tantalizing than a thing like this that lingers just
• outside the borders on one’s memory” (67).
tantalize
tantalize
• The smell of the cookies was tantalizing, but the thought of getting any heavier stopped me.
emanate
• 5. emanate verb come forth • “He caught a whiff of a peculiar smell • that seemed to emanate directly from
her person”(68).
emanate
• Use but or yet.
conjured
• 6. conjured- called to mind
dithering
• 7. dithering about-confused or nervous manner
Dotty/ off her rocker
• Dotty: adj. crazy
Crysathemums
Brisk- quick and energetic
• Billy moved briskly down the street; on the other hand, I moved like a turtle.
• Billy moved briskly down the street, but I moved like a turtle.
Compelled-driving or forcing
• Billy was compelled to stay at the Landlady’s home, but he should have tried to resist the trance.
More Vocabulary• - applicant• - compelling, compulsion• - swamped• - lingers• - trifle• - conjured• - brisk, briskness, briskly• - tantalizing• - preserved, •
More Concrete Vocabulary
• - dotty, illuminated, blotchy, hearth, splendid, facades
• - earnestly, threshold• - blemish, puzzling• - lapsed• - queer, peculiar• - proceedings• - frisky• - dainty
foreshadowing
• A hint or clues of what is to come
idiom
• a saying that can’t be literally understood.
How does Roald Dahl in “The Landlady” hint a Billy Weaver’s
death?
• Turn the question into a statement: Roald Dahl in “The Landlady” hints at Billy Weaver’s death through his use of foreshadowing.
#2 Concrete Detail
Concrete Detail = Quote or Example from the story Give background information to give the quote some context. “….”
For example, the setting is described as…
For example, when the landlady opens the door, she…
Wrong!
• For example, “The air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”(62).
• You did not give a context to this quote.
• What is the background?
Much Better
• For example, the author describes the weather as “deadly cold” and the wind as “a flat blade of ice”(62).
• Now commentary: Images of murder creep into the reader’s mind thus foreshadowing the tragic end.
Concrete Detail Example
Raold Dahl describes the setting as“ deadly cold and the wind was like a flat
blade of ice on his cheeks” (62).
How to blend quotes
• The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds“…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).
Sentence 3 & 4 +=Commentary
• Your opinion, insight or analysis about the concrete detail. Begin the sentence with: This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows,
• Avoid I think, I…• One more sentence of commentary.
More concrete detail #5
In addition, : Concrete Detail (Quote or Example from the story) Give background information or the context)
• In addition, the landlady explains to Billy, “But I’m always ready…on the off chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along”(65). This shows
• 6. Commentary (Your opinion, analysis about the concrete detail.
• This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows, Avoid I think, I…
• 7. One more sentence of commentary.
Final Concrete Detail
• 8. Lastly, : Concrete Detail (Quote or Example from the story) Give background information.
• The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds “…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).
• This shows• This foreshadows• This illustrates, illuminates,
demonstrates…
• 9. Commentary (Your opinion, analysis about the concrete detail. This shows, This demonstrates, This foreshadows, Avoid I think, I…
• 10. One more sentence of commentary.
Conclusion
• A finished feeling for the paragraph.
• “BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST. Each word was like a large black eye staring at him…forcing him to stay” (63).
• Commentary: Write two sentences of your evaluation or analysis of the above quote. Avoid “I think…”
• This shows:
• “But this dame was like a jack-in-the-box. He pressed the bell-and out she popped!”(64). This shows
• The landlady explains, “But I’m always ready…on the off chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along”(65). This shows
• The landlady asks Billy to sign the book and adds “…and we don’t want to go breaking any laws at this stage in the proceedings” (65).
• This foreshadows
• Billy suddenly recalls where he has heard Christopher Mulholland’s name and asks,
• “wasn’t that the name of the Eton schoolboy who was on a walking tour through the West Country and then all of a sudden…”
• “Milk?” she said.• This suggests
• After Billy realizes the dachshund is stuffed, the landlady explains,“I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”(69).
• This shows
• “Mr. Temple, of course, was a little older…There wasn’t a blemish on his body”(68).
• This shows
Standard for irony
• 3.6 Identify significant literary devices (e.g., metaphor, symbolism, dialect, irony) that define a writer’s style and use those elements to interpret the work.
Verbal Irony
• Verbal irony involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant.
• Ex. Baseball player strikes out and you call him “slugger”.
• Ex. My friends old, slow horse is called lightning. (misnomer)
• Ex. I’m so lucky to have met you. (cheater)
Situational irony/ Irony
• Situational irony occurs when what happens is very different than what is expected.
• Ex. The fire station burns down.
Dramatic irony
• Dramatic irony occurs when the audience or the reader knows something the character does not know.
• Ex. The Diary of Anne Frank• Ex. The shower scene in Psycho
foreshadowing
• A hint or clues of what is to come
• The setting is described as, “…deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks”(62).
• This hints…• “ the air was cold and the wind was like ice on
his cheeks”(62).