In this lesson, we will focus on a short extract from 'Ten Minutes' Musing' by Alice Dunbar Nelson. We will explore how the writer uses structure to communicate particular ideas and effects in 'Ten Minutes' Musing'.
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In Ten Minutes' Musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson, which words could be used to describe the mob of boys?
bored
calm
Correct answer: chaotic
chaotic
excitable
savage
uncontrollable
Q2.
Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: "Nearly every boy in the school was in that seething, swarming mass,"
Correct answer: adjectives
adjectives
nouns
simile
verbs
Q3.
Select the correct definition of a polysyndetic list.
A polysyndetic list uses a comma after every term in the list.
Correct answer: A polysyndetic list uses a conjunction (and, or) after every term in the list.
A polysyndetic list uses a conjunction (and, or) after every term in the list.
Q4.
Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: “It was a mob that screamed and howled, and kicked, and yelled, and shouted, and perspired, and squirmed…”
polysyndetic list of adjectives
polysyndetic list of nouns
Correct answer: polysyndetic list of verbs
polysyndetic list of verbs
Q5.
True or false? Some boys are standing on the sides, screaming and laughing.
false
Correct answer: true
true
Q6.
True or false? They boys seem out of control but purposeful.
false
Correct answer: true
true
Q7.
True or false? The boys are calm and skilful with the ball