Walker shows, rather than tells, readers that the man has been lynched by:

Gradually building up descriptive detail

An example of hyperbole in the story is:

"Nothing existed for her but her song..."

The shift in mood comes in which paragraph?

4:"vaguely keeping an eye out for snakes"

Myop laying down her flowers symbolises:

that she has lost her innocent perspective on life

Stepping into the man's eyes symbolises:

That she is about to gain insight into human nature

Which elements of the story are symbolic?

All of the above (and then some)

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The Flowers by Alice Walker: Short story analysis

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1
Walker shows, rather than tells, readers that the man has been lynched by:
All of the above
Using symbolism
Gradually building up descriptive detail
Using a metaphor
2
An example of hyperbole in the story is:
"the tat-de-ta-ta-ta of accompaniment"
"Nothing existed for her but her song..."
"Each day was a golden surprise"
"The air held a keenness that made her nose twitch"
3
The language choices in the first two paragraphs work together to create what sort of mood?
humorous and zany
dark and frightening
carefree and optimistic
serious and sombre
4
A sharecropper is someone who:
Grows crops on rented land
Works as a farm labourer
Owns a small farm
Works for a master who owns them
5
The shift in mood comes in which paragraph?
6:"she stepped smack into his eyes."
2: "struck out at random at chickens she liked"
7:"His head lay beside him."
4:"vaguely keeping an eye out for snakes"
6
The structure of the story reminds readers of:
A novella
A song
A fairy tale
A poem
7
"a ring, around the rose's root" uses which technique to emphasise Myop's childish perspective?
assonance
allusion and alliteration
allusion
alliteration
8
Myop laying down her flowers symbolises:
that she is showing respect to the lynched man
that she is ready to speak the truth about racial violence
that she has lost her innocent perspective on life
That she is tired of being discriminated against
9
Stepping into the man's eyes symbolises:
That Myop doesn't want to grow up to be a sharecropper
That she is about to gain insight into human nature
That Myop is a victim of racism
That her feet are too big
10
Which elements of the story are symbolic?
All of the above (and then some)
The summer's day
The flowers
Myop's name
11
The effect of the onomatopoeia "tat-de-ta-ta-ta" is to:
Make readers feel anxious for Myop
Give the chickens' point of view
none of these answers
Support the idea that Myop is African American

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