1. Name Mr. Artesian's one object in life. 2. Which two activities is he able to cut out all together? 3. What is Mr. Artesian's destination? 4. Is he an ignorant, tragic, or humorous character? Explain. 5. Using the definition of vertigo as a guide, explain the pun (a play on the sounds and meanings of words) in the last three lines of the poem. 6. Why might the poet have chosen the name "Mr. Artesian" for his character? APPLYING: Satire 1. Considering Mr. Artesian's goal in life, judge his final achievement. 2. What does Mr. Artesian's experience tell you about who and/or what Ogden Nash is satirizing? TONE Tone is the or or implied--toward a subject or an audience. author’s, speaker’s, attitude--stated Words such as and describe attitudes and tones. Any bitter, joyful, sarcastic, bored, amazed adjective that describes a or emotional state works as a tone descriptor. For clues person’s mental to the tone of a selection, look at its words and details. Birthday by M.T. Buckley Geronimo. I jumped into the world. No parachute. Bootless, falling into enemy territory 5 into the night (had my eyes closed). to find me. Didn’t take them long These suicide missions are all the same. Name? not yet. Unit? 82nd Newborn, ha ha. Slapped me around a bit 10 but I didn’t talk Made sure I wouldn’t escape. Sentenced me to life. I guess I deserved it. 1. By themselves, what tone do and phrases like “enemy territory,” “suicide missions,” “Slapped me around a bit” have? 2. Do you feel that the tone is joking or serious? Explain your choice. speakers’ overall
1. Name Mr. Artesian's one object in life. 2. Which two activities is he able to cut out all together? 3. What is Mr. Artesian's destination? 4. Is he an ignorant, tragic, or humorous character? Explain. 5. Using the definition of vertigo as a guide, explain the pun (a play on the sounds and meanings of words) in the last three lines of the poem. 6. Why might the poet have chosen the name "Mr. Artesian" for his character? APPLYING: Satire 1. Considering Mr. Artesian's goal in life, judge his final achievement. 2. What does Mr. Artesian's experience tell you about who and/or what Ogden Nash is satirizing? TONE Tone is the author’s, or speaker’s, attitude--stated or implied--toward a subject or an audience. Words such as bitter, joyful, sarcastic, bored, and amazed describe attitudes and tones. Any adjective that describes a person’s mental or emotional state works as a tone descriptor. For clues to the tone of a selection, look at its words and details. Birthday by M.T. Buckley Geronimo. I jumped into the world. No parachute. Bootless, falling into enemy territory 5 into the night (had my eyes closed). Didn’t take them long to find me. These suicide missions are all the same. Name? not yet. Unit? 82nd Newborn, ha ha. Slapped me around a bit 10 but I didn’t talk Made sure I wouldn’t escape. Sentenced me to life. I guess I deserved it. 1. By themselves, what tone do phrases like “enemy territory,” “suicide missions,” and “Slapped me around a bit” have? 2. Do you feel that the speakers’ overall tone is joking or serious? Explain your choice.
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