Tuesdays with Morrie Literary Devices

Question 1

Mitch's culture is described as all but

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culture of closeness and comfort

Question 2

Page 8 & 9 uses the rhetorical technique called __________, in the quote "That was the end..."

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repetition

Question 3

In the beginning of the book, what is the subject of the old professor's course?

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The meaning of life

Question 4

What does Morrie believe always wins the tension of opposites?

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love

Question 5

"....as if a strong wind could, at any time, whisk him up into the clouds." (Albom 3)

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personification, hyperbole

Question 6

Morrie's culture is contrasted to Mitch's in all of the following ways except

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drains a person's life like the disease

Question 7

Morrie believes we are part of nature. We are reminded of this imagery when the text describes

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the life cycle of the hibiscus plant

Question 8

The tone of the chapter called "The Syllabus" is _________ (Albom 5)

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very blunt

Question 9

How does the tone of the chapter "The Syllabus" mimic Morrie's attitude toward death and dying?

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he accepts the reality, he doesn't hide from the details

Question 10

Morrie's plastic breathing tube is described as being clamped on "like a leech" is a

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simile

Question 11

Morrie's bed symbolizes

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death

Question 12

The nicknames of "coach" and "player" imply all but this answer.

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their shared love of baseball

Question 13

What does the worsening strike illustrate in the light of Mitch and Morrie's conversations?

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when 1 becomes consumed w/money, all other parts are harmed, People are acting in a way opposite of what Morrie says

Question 14

What rhetorical device does the use of "I was the student" employ? Page 2

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ethos

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of a motif used in the book?

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textbooks

Question 16

How does the italicized texts function in the book?

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flashbacks, Mitch's perspective

Question 17

Morrie's love of dancing can lead the reader to imply this about his personality.

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he is very energetic, he is a fun person

Question 18

By including the memory on page 24 and 25, the author illustrates the point that

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Morrie and Mitch were friends

Question 19

"For many of us, the curtain has just come down on childhood" is a ____________ (p3).

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metaphor

Question 20

"I'm not as alive as I used to be, but I'm not yet dead. I'm sort of...in between." (Albom 33)

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is an example of characterization

Question 21

The metaphor of the food and meal that Mitch receives when he first visits Morrie does all but

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help Morrie maintain his stamina

Question 22

The end of "The Student" teases the reader and the ellipses create this effect to serve as a

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narrative bridge

Question 23

On page 179, there is a story of a wave. This is an ______ about renewal.

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allegory

Question 24

On page 16, how does the structure of the sentences and paragraphs reflect Mitch's work?

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short and compact allowing the reader to read quickly

Question 25

Food serves as this literary device throughout the story.

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motif

Question 26

On page 63, "But it was also becoming clear to me-through his courage, his humor..." is

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irony

Question 27

P. 66, Mitch seeks clarity of "standing on the tracks, listening to death's locomotive whistle"

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It is what he hopes to gain from his conversations w/Morrie., This is imagery.

Question 28

"His death sentence came in the summer of 1994" (Albom 5) reflects the _____ of the chapter.

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tone

Question 29

How is the way Morrie confronted his mother's death similar to how Mitch confronts his death?

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They both tried to ignore the death sentence .

Question 30

On 10, "By the end, if you are still...." uses this literary term describe the effects of ALS

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alliteration, metaphor

Tuesdays with Morrie Literary Devices

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Tuesdays with Morrie Literary Devices

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