THE RATTLESNAKE -SKIN DOES ITS WORK

3X3

• Journey to Cairo
• Men in boat
• Handle a snake-skin

"I WISH I'D NEVER SEEN THAT SNAKE-SKIN, JIM- I DO WISH I'D NEVER LAID EYES ON IT."

"It ain't yo' fault, Huck; you didn't know.Don't you blame yo'self ' bout it ." (TWAIN 92)

Literary Devices

• A monstrous long raft that was as long going by as a procession.-simile
• Your book.-allusion
• I felt easy and happy and light as a feather.-simile
• Oh the devil! -allusion
• Looking like a black cloud with rows of glow-worms around it.- imagery and simile

What was the purpose of the steamboat smashing through the raft?

What do you think happens to Jim after he jumps off the raft and Huck can't find him?

Cynicism
Noun
An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; skepticism.

Your cynicism makes me believe you are selfish.

Determinism

• Noun
• The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will.
• Sally's determinism to do well in the race was very apparent.

Ingenious

• Adjective
• Clever, original, and inventive
• The coach came up with an ingenious play to win the game.

Parable

• Noun
• A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
• The Good Samaritan is one of the most well known parables.

Transformation

• Noun
• A thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.
• The caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly only took three days.

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