Surface Pressure

The song includes rhetorical questions including, "Who am I if I can't carry it all?" What is the purpose of the use of rhetorical questions?

• To show the reader that there is no clear answer.

• To get the other chacters to provide an answer to the question.

• To get an accurate measurement.

Idioms are expressions that are not meant to be taken literally, but help express an idea. What does the idiom, "The straw in the stack/That breaks the camel's back" mean in the song?

• Little things add up and eventually become unbearable.

• Camels cannot carry a lot of straw despite their size.

• Luisa was having trouble keeping up witht the quantity of straw.

Why does Luisa use the simile, "I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is.?

• It has no deeper meaning and is only there to continue the rhyme scheme.

• To distract the reader with unreasonable compairisons.

• to show that she feels strong and able to support anything.

Identify the figure of speech in the following and the meaning: "Line up the dominoes / A light wind blows / You try to stop it tumbling / But on and on it goes"

• Metaphor explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.

• Metaphor explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.

• Simile explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.

• Simile explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.

What is the purpose of allusion?

• to draw compairisons to well know historical or popular events or figures.

• to show that are characters are exactly the same as the individual referenced.

• to engage the reader with the use of slight of hand.

Why does the author use repetition of the onomatopia?

• To create the audio imagery of steady, repetitive forces that slowly wear away at a person.

• To help introduce the conflict between Luisa and her family.

• To emphasize how noisy it is in the town.

Which is an example of an allusion?

• Who am I if I can't carry it all?

• Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop,

• Was Hercules ever like "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"?

• The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is

What is the MAIN conflict in the song?

• Chacacter vs. Character

• Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Nature

• Character vs. Society

What is the theme of the song?

• If you put too much pressure on a person, they will eventually fall apart.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• If you keep trying, you will achieve your goal.

• Family is the most important thing and you should do all you can for them.

Which quote supports the theme?

• Give it to your sister and never wonderIf the same pressure would've pulled you underWho am I if I don't have what it takes?

• I'm the strong one, I'm not nervousI'm as tough as the crust of the earth is

• I don't ask how hard the work isGot a rough indestructible surface

• I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanding