Mississippi Solo Review

A memoir is

• another word for biography.

• a written memory.

• a type of autobiography that focuses on personal memories.

• written in the third person point of view.

How do we know that "Mississippi Solo" is a memoir?

• It uses first person pronouns such as "I" and "me."

• It expresses the emotion of the main character.

• It presents only factual information.

• It uses third person pronouns such as "they," "he", and "her."

How does Eddy Harris view the river?

• as a friend

• as an enemy

• as a challenge that must be beaten

• as a source of constant peace

What is the first sign for Harris that there is a storm approaching?

• the river changes colors

• the trees bend like a fishing pole

• he notices the cloudy sky

• the river whispers, "Get ready."

A simile is

• the imaginative use of words.

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• giving human qualities to a non-human being/object.

• another word for "author's style."

How does Eddy Harris feel in the middle of the storm as he is hugging the tree?

"Anything in the canoe that could float was floating. If the rain continued for long or if the wind kept up strong and the rain kept spilling into the canoe, I would sink. But I was not worried, hardly more than concerned. In fact I enjoyed the feeling of the water all around me and on me, enveloping me like a cocoon, and despite the drama I felt no real threat." Paragraph 11

• calm and safe

• terrified and endangered

• lost and alone

• regretful of his journey

Why does Eddy Harris feel calm in the middle of the storm?

• He knows that there is help close by.

• He knows that the storm will pass quickly.

• He feels that he is "one" with the river.

• He is not scared to die.

When an author uses language in a non-literal, imaginative way, this is known as

• personification

• author's style

• memoir

• figurative language

Personification is...

• comparing using "like" or "as"
• giving human traits to nonhuman things
• saying things are like other things
• using the same beginning sound in several words in one line

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Which of the following is an example of a first-person pronoun?

• you
• he
• they
• I

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