FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE THAT EXPRESSES AN IDEA IN AN INTERESTING WAY BY USING WORDS THAT USUALLY DESCRIBE SOMETHING ELSE

CONNOTATION

A suggested or associated meaning in addition to a word’s primary meaning

A suggested or associated meaning in addition to a word’s primary meaning

CUMULATIVE

Including or adding together all of the things that came before

EVOKES

Brings (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind

TONE

An author’s attitude toward their subject

EPIGRAPH

VOCABULARY

• Jesuit
• Lycanthropic
• Stage
• Initial
• Period

How does St. Lucy’s Home differ from another common use of “home”?

What specific word choice or phrase in the title develops your understanding of who this story is about?

How does Russell begin the story?

For whom is “The Jesuit Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock” written? Cite evidence.

What does the epigraph suggest about the time the girls will spend at St.Lucy’s? Cite evidence.

Describe the tone of the epigraph.