The Old Man and the Sea Part 1. Scavenger Hunt for information

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1 The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Scavenger Hunt for information 1) / - The powerful and swift Atlantic Ocean current where the old man fished; in the and the number of days that he had gone without catching a fish; -? 2) The old man was now definitely and finally, which is the worst form of unlucky? 3) The sail was patched with flour sacks and, (rolled up); it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. 4) The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches of the the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. 5) The passage in the previous question is this kind of statement; one that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true; a? 6) The name of the old man who is the protagonist of the story 7) The major reason that the boy loved the old man? 8) What was the only reason that the boy left the old man s employ; support your response with a quote from the story? 9) The beverage that the boy offered to buy the old man on the terrace; a? 10) What the old man and the boy had that the boy s father does not? 11) How the older fishermen felt when the younger ones made fun of the old man? 12) The type of fish that the successful fishermen were already butchering? 13) / (The fish) waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in which is the capital of this Caribbean island country;? 14) The other type of fish that was hunted for its liver, fins, and hide? 15) "How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" 16) The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes; the type of figurative language used? 17) The type of fish that the boy brings the old man as bait; (plural)?

2 18) / The endeavor that kills the fishermen s eyes the most; and where the old man did this for years; off the? 19) The way the fishermen subdue/kill the big fish; by them to death? 20) / What relic the old man had taken off the wall and why? 21) What do you have to eat? the boy asked. Do you want some? 22) There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this (fantasy) every day. 23) The old man's favorite baseball team; the? 24) The old man's favorite baseball player; the great (Joe)? 25) / The number they want to choose in the lottery and the price of one sheet of the lottery? 26) That s easy. I can always borrow two dollars and a half. I think perhaps I can too. But I try not to. First you. Then you. 27) / The month they were in ant the month that anyone can be a fisherman? 28) Famous Cuban dish that the old man and the boy ate for supper; and rice? 29) / The brand of bottled beer that the boy brought the old man and who had sent them to him? 30) "I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler) fishing, but I was too (nervous, fearful) to ask him. 31) The occupation of the great Dimaggio s father; a? 32) / "You're my," the boy said. The kind of figurative language that this is? 33) / The country and the animals that the old man dreamed of? 34) / The name of the boy and how the old man felt this day? 35) The only thing that the man would drink or eat all day; a cup of? 36) / The sudden deep where all sorts of fish congregated and how deep it was?

3 The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Scavenger Hunt for information 1) Gulf Stream/eighty-four The powerful and swift Atlantic Ocean current where here the old man fished; in the and the number of days that he had gone without catching a fish; -? 2) Salao The old man was now definitely and finally, which is the worst form of unlucky? 3) Furled The sail was patched with flour sacks and, (rolled up); it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. 4) The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. 5) Paradox The passage in the previous question is this kind of statement; one that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true; a? 6) Santiago The name of the old man who is the protagonist of the story 7) The major reason that the boy loved the old man? The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. 8) What was the only reason that the boy left the old man s employ; support your response with a quote from the story? It was papa made me leave. I am a boy and I must obey him. 9) Beer The beverage that the boy offered to buy the old man on the terrace; a? 10) Faith What the old man and the boy have that the boy s father does not? 11) Sad How the older fishermen felt when the younger ones made fun of the old man? 12) Marlin The type of fish that the successful fishermen were already butchering? 13) Havana/Cuba (The fish) waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in which is the capital of this Caribbean island country;? 14) Sharks The other type of fish that was hunted for its liver, fins, and hide? 15) Five "How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" 16) Personification The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes; the type of figurative language used? 17) Sardines The type of fish that the boy brings the old man as bait; (plural)? 18) Turtling/the Mosquito Coast The endeavor that kills the fishermen s eyes the most; and where the old man did this for years; off the? 19) Clubbing The way the fishermen subdue/kill the big fish; by them to death? 20) A picture of his dead wife/it made him lonely What relic the old man had taken off the wall and why? 21) What do you have to eat? the boy asked. A pot of yellow rice with fish. Do you want some? 22) Fiction There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this (fantasy) every day. 23) New York Yankees The old man's favorite baseball team; the? 24) Dimaggio The old man's favorite baseball player; the great (Joe)? 25) 85/$2.50 The number they want to choose in the lottery and the price of one sheet of the lottery?

4 26) That s easy. I can always borrow two dollars and a half. I think perhaps I can too. But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg. 27) September/May The month they were in ant the month that anyone can be a fisherman? 28) Black Beans Famous Cuban dish that the old man and the boy ate for supper; and rice? 29) Hatuey beer/ martin (the owner of the Terrace Bar) The brand of bottled beer that the boy brought the old man and who had sent them to him? 30) Timid "I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler) fishing/, but I was too (nervous, fearful) to ask him. 31) Fisherman The occupation of the great Dimaggio s father; a? 32) Alarm clock/metaphor "You're my," the boy said. The kind of figurative language that this is? 33) Africa/lions The country that the old man dreamed of? 34) Manolin/confident The name of the boy and how the old man felt this day? 35) Coffee The only thing that the man would drink or eat all day; a cup of? 36) The great well / seven hundred fathoms (420 feet) The sudden deep where all sorts of fish congregated and how deep it was?

5 The Old man and the Sea Figurative Language Workshop Figurative language is a type of descriptive language that an author uses to communicate and convey vivid images (sites), sounds, and other sensory detail to the reader. It is intended to encourage the reader to use his/her imagination and to make the story more emotionally intense, exciting and realistic. There are many types of figurative language. I will present six of the most common kinds here, using examples from two popular stories, The Outsiders, by SE Hinton and Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. SIMILE- A simile compares one thing to another using the words like or as. For Example: My girlfriend s parents treat me as if we were dirt. Her parents treat him like he is low class I told you he looks like a movie star, and he kind of radiates He is handsome and charismatic He attracted girls like honey attracted flies METAPHOR- A metaphor compares two things without using the words like or as. A metaphor states that something IS something else and often uses the verb to be. For Example: 1) He has the tense, hungry look of an alley cat He is sly and dangerous! (Street-smart) 2) He reminds me of a lost puppy that had been kicked too many times He is Meek and Dependent He is shy PERSONIFICATION- Personification gives human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human, such as animals, plants, or inanimate objects. (Remembering this term is easy because when we describe an object as if it were a person we are using personification.)

6 For example: 1) There was a silent moment when everything held its breath! 2) Love enfolded us in her arms. 3) The wind whispered your name. his gun. 4) And even as the policemen's guns spit fire into the night, the robber raised The guns were spitting fire (bullets) HYPERBOLE- Hyperbole expresses an obvious exaggeration. For Example: My mind was a million miles away! Your mom lets you get away with murder Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big. ALLUSION- An allusion refers or alludes to an event in history, literature, or art. For example: 1) Abe Lincoln would have turned over in his grave if he had seen how my teacher, Mr. Tuttle denies us freedom in class!!! 2) He looked like a Greek god come to Earth 3) She (Rosaline who Romeo is in love with before Juliet in, Romeo and Juliet, ) will not be hit with Cupid s arrow! SYNECDOCHE: The part represents the whole. 1) Your new car is a nice set of wheels Are only the wheels nice? 2) All hands on deck Not only the hands, but the whole body comes on deck

7 OXYMORON- An oxymoron is a phrase that seems to contradict itself because it expresses opposite concepts. It usually makes sense if you think about it For example: From Romeo and Juliet Parting is such sweet sorrow Oh happy Dagger (Before Juliet kills herself) The teacher says, Happy Monday!

8 The Old man and the Sea Figurative Language Workshop 1 Name Class Identify the following figurative language as (S) Simile, (M) Metaphor, (H) Hyperbole, (P) Personification, (O) Oxymoron or (A) Allusion or (SYN) Synecdoche; Underline the words that make it figurative language. 1. The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled; it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. Give two synonyms for the word in bold 2. The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. Give two synonyms for the word in bold 3. His hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. 4. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. 5. I can remember you throwing me into the bow where the wet coiled lines were and feeling the whole boat shiver. 6) the old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes. 7) If you were my boy I d take you out and gamble, he said. But you are your father s and your mother s and you are in a lucky boat. 8) And the noise of you clubbing him like chopping a tree down and the sweet blood smell all over me. Who does the word, Him, refer to? 9) There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day.

9 10) His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail and the patches were faded to many different shades by the sun. 11) Good night then. I will wake you in the morning. You re my alarm clock, the boy said. 12) Age is my alarm clock, the old man said. Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day? 13) He lived along that coast now every night and in his dreams he heard the surf roar and saw the native boats come riding through it 14) He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy. 15) The boy was asleep on a cot in the first room and the old man could see him clearly with the light that came in from the dying moon. 16) How did you sleep old man? the boy asked. He was waking up now although it was still hard for him to leave his sleep. 17) Here there were concentrations of shrimp and bait fish and sometimes schools of squid in the deepest holes and these rose close to the surface at night where all the wandering fish fed on them. 18) There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day. 19) The old man s head was very old though and with his eyes closed there was no life in his face. 20) The old man thought that a gaff and a harpoon were needless temptations to leave in a boat. 21) The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside. The Old man and the Sea

10 Figurative Language Workshop 1 Name Class Identify the following figurative language as (S) Simile, (M) Metaphor, (H) Hyperbole, (P) Personification, (O) Oxymoron or (A) Allusion or (SYN) Synecdoche Underline the words that make it figurative language. 1. S The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled; it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. The sail symbolizes the old man s plight of being unable to catch fish for 85 days. Give two synonyms for the word in bold wrapped-up rolled-up folded-up 2. P O The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer. the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. Give two synonyms for the word in bold kind, caring, compassionate, caring; generous. Benevolent skin cancer is actually a paradox because it is a three word phrase and not an oxymoron which is supposed to be two words. 3. S M His hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. They were as old as erosions (S) in a fishless desert (M). This is also symbolism as these scars symbolized the old man s problem of not catching fish. The sea is not fishless or a desert, but he is living in an emotional fishless desert because he has not caught fish in 56 days. 4. P (SYN) S Everything about him was old except his eyes (P) and they were the same color as the sea (S) and were cheerful and undefeated. (P) (SYN) The old man s sail looked defeated but his eyes were not. The man as a whole looked/was undefeated, not just his eyes which could make this personification and synecdoche. 5. P/M_ I can remember you throwing me into the bow where the wet coiled lines were and feeling the whole boat shiver. Animals can shiver, so this could be a metaphor or personification.

11 6) P SYN The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes. The old man was confident, not just his eyes. 7) M P If you were my boy I d take you out and gamble, (M) he said. But you are your father s and your mother s and you are in a lucky boat. (P) 8) S O..And the noise of you clubbing him like chopping a tree down (S) the sweet blood smell (O) all over me. Technically, Sweet blood smell, is a paradox and not an oxymoron because there are three words in this phrase and not only two contrasting words. Blood is from a kill and should not be described as sweet, though it may be the sweet smell of victory to the fishermen. 9) M There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day. 10) S His shirt had been patched so many times that it was like the sail (S) and the patches were faded to many different shades by the sun. Shades of the sun could be a pun (a play on words) as well 11) M Good night then. I will wake you in the morning. You re my alarm clock, the boy said. 12) M Age is my alarm clock, the old man said. Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day? 13) M_ He lived along that coast now every night and in his dreams he heard the surf roar and saw the native boats come riding through it 14) S_ He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy. 15) _P/M H The boy was asleep on a cot in the first room and the old man could see him clearly with the light that came in from the dying moon. 16) M_ How did you sleep old man? the boy asked. He was waking up now although it was still hard for him to leave his sleep.

12 17) M_ Here there were concentrations of shrimp and bait fish and sometimes schools of squid in the deepest holes and these rose close to the surface at night where all the wandering fish fed on them. 18) M_ There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day. 19) _Syn/P H/P_ The old man s head was very old (Syn/P) though and with his eyes closed there was no life in his face. (H/P) 20) M The old man thought that a gaff and a harpoon were needless temptations to leave in a boat. 21) M The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside. Subdue is a metaphor for kill. It could also be considered a euphemism a less offensive word substituted for another less pleasing word; i.e. My dog passed away rather than died.

13 The Old Man and the Sea Figurative Language Tracker Similes (Comparisons using like or as) The sea was as smooth as glass. The sea was like glass. Metaphors The sharks were ghosts in the night Personification The tree branches groaned in the wind. Hyperbole (Exaggeration) He seen them come a million times before. Synecdoche (The Part, eyes, represent the whole, the fisherman) The fisherman s eyes examined the ocean for any sign of fish.

14 The Old Man and the Sea Word Detective/Word Attack First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word and part of speech in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and check parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new vocabulary for you. 1) Furled: It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff and harpoon and the sail that was furled around the mast. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech 2. Benevolent: The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech Figurative Language 3. Gaunt: The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech 4) Humility: Thank you, the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech What is the adjective form of this word? What is another form of this word which means public embarrassment/disgrace?

15 5. Subdue: The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech Figurative Language 6. Temptations: Though he was quite sure no local people would steal from him, the old man thought that a gaff and a harpoon were needless temptations to leave in a boat. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech 7. Relics: On the brown walls of the flattened, overlapping leaves of the sturdy fibered guano there was a picture in color of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and another of the Virgin of Cobre. These were relics of his wife. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech 8) Timid: I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler, a famous baseball player) fishing but I was too timid to ask him and you were too timid. (as well) Synonyms/meaning Part of speech 9. Resolution: There is no such fish if you are still strong as you say. I may not be as strong as I think, the old man said. But I know many tricks and I have resolution. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech

16 10. Phosphorescence: He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water as he rowed over the part of the ocean that the fishermen called the great well. Synonyms/meaning Part of speech Figurative Language

17 The Old Man and the Sea Word Detective/Word Attack First read the sentence and try to figure out the meaning of each word and part of speech in context. Then use your thesaurus to find the meaning, synonyms, and check parts of speech. Try to find one synonym you know already and two others that are new vocabulary for you. 1) Furled: It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff and harpoon and the sail that was furled around the mast. Synonyms/meaning Rolled-up, wrapped-up. curled up, folded, or coiled-up Part of speech Verb 2. Benevolent: The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. Synonyms/meaning Compassionate, kind, caring, generous, benign, munificent, giving Part of speech Adjective _ Figurative Language Personification, Oxymoron/paradox It is actually three words so it is a paradox. This is a kind of statement that seems to contradict itself, but may nonetheless be true. An oxymoron is actually two contradicting words, not three. 3. Gaunt: The old man was thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. Synonyms/meaning Thin, skinny, lean, bony, emaciated, scrawny, or skeletal Part of speech Adjective Why is the man gaunt? He does not eat much and he has gone 85 days without catching fish. 4) Humility: Thank you, the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.

18 Synonyms/meaning humbleness, modesty, unassuming, meekness Part of speech Noun What is the adjective form of this word? Humble What is another form of this word which means public embarrassment or disgrace? Humiliation 5. Subdue: The box with the baits was under the stern of the skiff along with the club that was used to subdue the big fish when they were brought alongside. Synonyms/meaning Restrain, suppress, control, tame, discipline, or hold back or down Part of speech Verb_ Figurative Language Metaphor/Euphemism ( a word or phrase that is used that is less offensive, a painful or less appeal used in place of a word that may be harsh, blunt, or offensive. You might say your dog passed away or went to a better place rather than he died. 6. Temptations: Though he was quite sure no local people would steal from him, the old man thought that a gaff and a harpoon were needless temptations to leave in a boat. Synonyms/meaning Lure, enticement, attraction, inducement, persuasion; something that elicits desire, craving. or want in someone. Part of speech Noun 7. Relics: On the brown walls of the flattened, overlapping leaves of the sturdy fibered guano there was a picture in color of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and another of the Virgin of Cobre. These were relics of his wife. Synonyms/meaning Remnants, leftovers, remains, artifacts Part of speech Noun 8) Timid: I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler, a famous baseball player) fishing but I was too timid to ask him and you were too timid (as well). Synonyms/meaning Nervous, shy, timorous, fearful, coy, hesitant, or apprehensive Part of speech Adjective_ 9. Resolution: There is no such fish if you are still strong as you say. I may not be as strong as I think, the old man said. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.

19 Synonyms/meaning Resolve, determination, steadfastness, tenacity, perseverance, or firmness Part of speech Noun 10) Phosphorescence: He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water as he rowed over the part of the ocean that the fishermen called the great well. Synonyms/meaning Shininess. glitter, gleam, luminescence, brightness, or brilliance Part of speech Noun Figurative Language Metaphor

20 The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Ernest Hemingway Pages ACROSS 2 The name of the young boy in the story 5 The old man had many or old things that are left behind of his wife. 8 "How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" 12 The sail was patched with flour sacks and, (rolled up); it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. 13 There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this (fantasy) every day down is this type of figurative language? 19 Small Spanish grocery store? 21 (The fish) waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in, the capital of the Caribbean island country? 24 The name of the old man who is the protagonist of the story 25 Famous Cuban dish that the old man and the boy ate for supper; and rice? (2 words) Across is this type of figurative language?. 27 The old man was now definitely and finally, which is the worst form of unlucky 28 The way the fishermen kill a big fish; by it? boat? 3 The old man's favorite baseball team; the? (3 words) 4 The only thing that the man would drink or eat all day; a cup of? 6 The number of days that the old man had gone without catching a fish; - (2 words) 7 The country that the old man dreamed of? 9 The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes, is this type of figurative language? 10 "I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler) fishing, but I was too (nervous, fearful) to ask him. 11 A long spear used by fishermen to capture a big fish. 14 The country which is the setting for the story 16 The old man's favorite baseball player; the great (Joe)? 17 "Can I offer you a on the Terrace and then we'll take the stuff home." 18 The other type of fish that was hunted for its liver, fins, and hide? 20 The type of fish that the boy brings the old man as bait; (plural)? 22 "You're my clock," the boy said. 23 The type of fish that the old man is fishing for DOWN 1 The kind of big hook the fishermen use to haul a big fish into the

21 Solution: The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Ernest Hemingway Pages 9-27 G M A N O L I N C R E L I C S F E O A I F I V E W F F P T G H Y F U R L E D I H A F I C T I O N E I R M E T A P H O R U R E C S D I Y P B B K S A O I D F B O D E G A Y H S N M O O E H A V A N A I A U N R N R R F G R K K D I G A E I C I M L E S A N T I A G O B L A C K B E A N S E T R R S I M I L E S A L A O M O I C L U B B I N G N

22 The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Ernest Hemingway Pages ACROSS 2 The old man's favorite baseball player; the great (Joe)? 7 The old man's favorite baseball team; the? (3 words) 9 The number of days that the old man had gone without catching a fish; - (2 words) 15 The name of the young boy in the story 17 "How old was I when you first took me in a boat?" 18 The name of the old man who is the protagonist of the story 19 The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes, is this type of figurative language? 24 The country which is the setting for the story 25 The sail was patched with flour sacks and, (rolled up); it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. 26 "I wanted to take him (Dick Sisler) fishing, but I was too (nervous, fearful) to ask him. 27 Small Spanish grocery store? 28 The kind of big hook the fishermen use to haul a big fish into the boat? 3 The type of fish that the old man is fishing for 4 The old man was now definitely and finally, which is the worst form of unlucky 5 The old man had many or old things that are left behind of his wife. 6 The other type of fish that was hunted for its liver, fins, and hide? 8 "You're my clock," the boy said. 10 There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this (fantasy) every day down is this type of figurative language? 12 A long spear used by fishermen to capture a big fish. 13 "Can I offer you a on the Terrace and then we'll take the stuff home." Across is this type of figurative language? 16 Famous Cuban dish that the old man and the boy ate for supper; and rice? (2 words) 20 The type of fish that the boy brings the old man as bait; (plural)? 21 The way the fishermen kill a big fish; by it? 22 The only thing that the man would drink or eat all day; a cup of? 23 The country that the old man dreamed of? DOWN 1 (The fish) waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in, the capital of the Caribbean island country?

23 The Old Man and the Sea Part 1 Ernest Hemingway Pages 9-27 Solution: H A V D I M A G G I O S A A R A S N E W Y O R K Y A N K E E S L H A L L L A A I A E I G H T Y F O U R M N R C I K E M S C T H T A B S M A N O L I N B P E F I V E R O L H E M P S A N T I A G O P E R S O N I F I C A T I O N C R A L L O C A K R E U N O F B D C U B A F U R L E D I B F I A N T I M I D E C N E N B O D E G A S S G A F F