Huck Finn Quiz to Chpt 34:
Style Seen Through Can be Diction Syntax Figurative Language Treatment of the subject Formal Informal Objective Colloquial Archaic
Can you tell? He died. He kicked the bucket. He was conveyed to his Maker. The young man, it appears, has passed on to the netherworld, as it were, that men must all acquire in their finality. Objective Informal & Colloquial Formal Archaic
How do we talk about it? The young man, it appears, has passed on to the netherworld, as it were, that men must all acquire in their finality. Archaic because: Diction: words like netherworld not used often today. Syntax: there are several parentheticals in this sentence, and the construction “men must all acquire in their finality” shows an older voice. Treatment of the subject and Figurative Language: Ironically, death is usually not something “acquired” (like money, for example), though we still “pass on”
What is Twain’s Style? Diction? Syntax? Figurative Language? Treatment of the subject?
Let’s Look at Language Groups of four, find the character’s speech and paraphrase it. Make a list of words you don’t know or can’t figure out—do they suggest a particular style? Describe the character’s Voice—(age, gender, education level, class)
Jigsaw Each group member read a line or two from your character’s speech. Determine how the dialect is different Answer: Why did Twain work so hard to make sure his character’s all had a different dialect?
Who would you like to hear from?
Ghost Chapter Competition Read to the end of the novel Choose any event in the last seven chapters of the novel Write a new chapter from the POV of a character besides Huck Finn Be sure to use the language, style and voice of the new character Due Wednesday in Class (please put no name on your chapter)
Quiz Chpts 34-36 Give three examples of evidence that fits the following themes: Human Hypocrisy Racism Coming of Age
Quiz: End of the Novel Why does Huck decide in the end he does not want to be “sivilized”?
Huck Finn Jeopardy!
Ghost Chapter Competition