Using DIDLS, please pick quotations from the story that prove each letter of DIDLS. Write the letter represented from DIDLS, write your quote, and then explain how the quote applies to that aspect of DIDLS/Tone. At the end of your DIDLS, please write a short synopsis of your group's overall reaction to the story. Be as detailed as possible.
Due at the end of class on Friday, 4/1
Thank you!
Diction -- "She opened her purse which was like a small autumn field and near the fallen branches of an old apple tree, she found her keys." This is diction because he uses a simile to explain how the character opened the purse. He uses these words to really give a clear explanation and visual aid of how she really opened her purse.
ReplyDeleteImagery -- "He reluctantly sliced a pound of liver off a huge red chunk and wrapped it up in white paper and put it into a brown bag." This is imagery because he uses lots of details to really show a visual of what the butcher did with the meat.
Details -- "Bees on the chairs. Bees on the photograph of her dead parents..." This is a perfect example of details because the author uses lots of details to explain where the bees are and how they are scattered all throughout the room.
Language -- "...but who knows what such an old woman could possible use a pound of meat for?" We would say this is an example of language because it sounds somewhat cynical and judgmental. It also is language because it sounds unlike anything else he wrote in this short story.
Shift -- "The bees came to her and gathered about her lovingly while she unwrapped her liver and place it upon a cloudy silver platter that soon changed into a sunny day." This is definitely causes a shift in the story even though its the last line of the story. It stunned the readers, including our group, and really takes the story on a completely different road.
My group thought the story was definitely odd. The ending shocked all of us. Each of our reactions were the same. The story was entertaining but the ending was extremely unexpected.
Ryan Manoogian, Alex Liso, and Catherine Crabb
D- diction: "Sliced a pound of liver off a huge red chunk and wrapped it up in white paper and put it into a brown bag." He chose these words to emphasize the simplicity of slicing the liver.
ReplyDeleteI- imagery: "By using her bones like the sails of a ship, the old woman passed outside into the street." This is imagery because you would never think to put bones and sails of a ship together. He is describing the way she used her bones in great detail.
D- details: "Perhaps she used it for a bee hive and she had five hundred golden bees at home waiting for the meat, their bodies stuffed with honey." Details because it is foreshadowing what she is going to do with the meat.
L- language: "Its a good day for hamburger. Look outside. It's cloudy. Some of those clouds have rain in them. I'd get the hamburger." This is what the butcher is saying to the woman. He is saying this casually.
S- shift: "The butcher was stunned. He did not like to see liver to old ladies. There was something about it that made him very nervous. He didn't want to talk to her any more." Shift, because there is a sudden change in the butchers mood toward the old lady.
-Overall, we thought the story was extremely simple with vivid imagery. Also, we did not expect the old woman to come home to a house full of bees. It was strange and puzzling.
NG and DB
Diction- "There were bees everywhere in the room. Bees on the chairs. Bees on the photograph of her dead parents. Bees on the curtains. Bees on an ancient radio that once listened to the 1930s. Bees on her comb and brush."
ReplyDelete--The way he uses the word bees creates an eerie feeling about the old lady.
Imagery- "He reluctantly sliced a pound of liver off a huge red chunk and wrapped it up in white paper and put into a brown bag"
--I can visualize the man cutting off the meat and putting in the bag, the image is very vivid.
Details- "The bees came to her and gathered about her lovingly while she unwrapped the liver and placed it upon a cloudy silver platter that soon changed into a sunny day"
--Every detail of her action and what she is interacting with is described. I feel like I was looking on the scene as a fly on the wall.
Language- The butcher's conversation with the old lady
--The conversation gives you an insight on the mood of the man and a typical conversation in a butcher store in San Francisco.
Shift- "He didn't want to talk to her anymore. It was a very unpleasant experience for him"
--The butcher started off very welcoming and then changed into very unpleasant when she ordered the liver.
Very interesting story. We thought long and hard about the story and believed that is was about a creepy old lady and had zero point whatsoever. That being said, we would like to give shoutouts to the following people:
The entire 5B class
The EHS Math Department for uneducating Will all these years
Vicky Lovejoy
David Framel and Tom Irwin
Heather Goette
Sebastian Washburn
Marquay Love, Always
2009 SPC Champs
Sandy Maddox
DiDi Gordon and the entire girls golf team
River Rat Cook and San Marcos
Betsy Durning
Sarafina
^ Will, Torres, Munz
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