DARK THEY WERE AND GOLDEN EYED Worksheet

Deep dive into 'Dark They Were and Golden Eyed'! Analyze literary elements and key themes.

An element of science fiction It has a thesis. Mixes scientific facts with imagination Personal Opinion Recounts of past experience. "Only a thousand of us here. No way back. No way. No way."This quote is an example of _? Personification Dialogue Fragment Sentence Metaphor Why did the Bittering family leave the home planet? They wanted to explore space. They went to Mars because Harry was offered a job there. They are on vacation. They are trying to escape the atomic war back on Earth. Why can’t Bitterings buy a ticket to Earth anymore? Atom bomb hit New York, cancelling the web. They are not allowed to go back to Earth. Harry Bittering lost his ID card. Tickets were sold out. The following sentence is an example of _?“Cora, these blossoms!” Dialogue Metaphor Descriptive language Personification What was so strange about the vegetables? They were not growing fast enough. They tasted sour. They were huge compared to Earth plants They were changing at a fast rate. "He looked with dismay at their house"dismay here most likely means Disappointed Disconnected Confused Joyful In town, on the shadowy step of the grocery store, the men sat with their hands on their knees, conversing with great leisure and ease.This sentence is an example of _? Dialogue Fragment Sentence Descriptive Language Metaphor Harry feels that his family is understanding of his conflict. True False The townsfolk feel were idle when Harry was building his rocket. True False