Tuck Everlasting Literary Terms

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Tuck Everlasting Literary Terms
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Symbolism

• When specific objects or images are used to
  represent abstract ideas.
• Examples A heart symbolizes love,
• The American flag symbolizes freedom
• What did the wheel represent in
• Tuck Everlasting??

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The Wheel

• It symbolizes LIFE
• Tuck says, Everythings a wheel, turning and
  turning, never stopping. The frogs is part of
  it, and the bugs, and the fish, and people too.
  Never the same ones. Always coming in new,
  always growing and changing, and always moving
  on. Thats the way its supposed to be. We
  aint part of the wheel no more. (p. 62)

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More Symbols

• The wood represents danger and adventure.
• The fence represents Winnies barrier from the
  world her innocence
• T.M.I.T.Y.S. represents evil and greed

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Theme

• The lesson about life that the writer shares with
  the reader.
• Possible themes in Tuck Everlasting
• Being born and dying are all part of life.
• Life is meant to be lived, no matter how long or
  short.
• Living forever is not as wonderful as you might
  think.
• Life is always changing.
• People must live with the consequences of their
  actions.

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Personification

• A technique used by a writer to give a non-human
  object human-like characteristics.
• Outside, the night seemed poised on tiptoe,
  waiting, waiting, holding its breath for the
  storm. (p. 120)
• Can the night stand on its tiptoe? Does it even
  have toes?

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Epilogue

• Used to jump ahead to the future.
• List two details that we learn about Winnie in
  the epilogue.
• Turn to the next slide for answers.

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The books Epilogue

• She was married.
• She had children
• She lived to be 78 years old
• She DIDNT drink the water!

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Dialect

• A way of speaking that is characteristic of a
  certain region, or of a particular group of
  people.
• What do you think these phrases mean
• T.M.I.T.Y.S. is a close-lipped feller
• Jesse landed plum on his head
• Maybe youre in cahoots with the kidnappers.
• Answers on the next slide.

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Dialect

• A close-lipped feller is one that really doesnt
  talk much or give out information about himself.
• To fall plum on your head means right on your
  head.
• If youre in cahoots with the criminals that
  means youre working with them.

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Imagery

• Language that appeals to the senses-sight,
  hearing, touch, taste, and smell.
• The house was so proud of itself that you wanted
  to make a lot of noise as you passed, and maybe
  even throw a rock or two. But the wood had a
  sleeping, otherworld appearance that made you
  want to speak in whispers. (p. 6)

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Foreshadowing

• The use of clues or hints to suggest events that
  will occur later in the plot (series of events).
• These are strange and breathless days, the dog
  days, when people are led to do things they are
  sure to be sorry for after. (p.3)
• In the corner stood the long forgotten shotgun.
  (Can you guys help me find the page number for
  this?)

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Similes and Metaphors

• Comparing two things.
• Review your list
• Similes use like or as, and metaphors do not.
• My mouth was a ball of flames from the Cheetos.
  (metaphor)
• My mouth was as hot as a fire from the Cheetos.
  (simile)

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Cause and Effect

• One event makes another event occur.
• Example

Event Cause Effect
Winnie pours magic water on the toad. The dog was about to eat it. The toad now has immortality.