Immigration literature - recap
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Slide 1 - Diapositive
The New Collosus: about which landmark is this poem?
A
The Eiffel Tower
B
The Colosseum
C
The Statue of Liberty
Slide 2 - Quiz
What kind of poem is the New Collosus?
A
Sonnet
B
Romantic
C
Immigration
Slide 3 - Quiz
Explain what a sonnet is
Slide 4 - Question ouverte
I like my tongue
it says what feels right
I like my tongue
it says what feels right
Which literary device is used here?
A
Rhyme
B
Repetition
C
Personification
Slide 5 - Quiz
"words jumping out of my mouth
stepping on each other"
This is an example of:
stepping on each other"
This is an example of:
A
Simile
B
Personification
C
Hyperbole
Slide 6 - Quiz
My tongue is divided into two
a border patrol runs through the middle
frisking words
asking for proper identification
checking for pronunciation
What does the author want to say here?
a border patrol runs through the middle
frisking words
asking for proper identification
checking for pronunciation
What does the author want to say here?
Slide 7 - Question ouverte
Immigrant Picnic: "the plastic forks and knives
are laid out like a parade".
This is an example of a:
are laid out like a parade".
This is an example of a:
A
Metaphor
B
Comparison
C
Simile
Slide 8 - Quiz
"You're running around," my mother says,
"like a chicken with its head loose." // "He's on a ball," my mother says.
These are examples of?
"like a chicken with its head loose." // "He's on a ball," my mother says.
These are examples of?
Slide 9 - Question ouverte
In the poem America, the family is celebrating:
A
4th of July (independence day)
B
Thanksgiving
C
Christmas
Slide 10 - Quiz
Why is this poem divided into five parts?
A
different stages in their lives as immigrant
B
different courses of the Thanksgiving meal
C
five weeks before Thanksgiving
Slide 11 - Quiz
What is intertextuality?
Slide 12 - Question ouverte
In the story written by Fatima Mirza, a tweet by Trump compares immigrants to ....
A
a visa program
B
drugs dealers
C
poisonous Skittles
Slide 13 - Quiz
How do these people respond to the racism they experience?
Fatima
Fatima's parents
Ignore
Apologise
Protest
Get angry
Slide 14 - Question de remorquage
Why is it easy for Maeve Higgins to stay in the US?
Slide 15 - Question ouverte
Maeve Higgins feels at home in the US + enjoys it, Fatima Mirza does not. Why is that and why is it ironic?
Slide 16 - Question ouverte
What is the genre of the novel American Street?
A
Romantic novel
B
Magical realism
C
Immigration
Slide 17 - Quiz
Explain what magical realism is:
