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Flakes of the Light Falling

Flakes of the Light Falling. Karen Press Ryan Mercurio , Michael Fultz, and Brett Pederson. Title Prediction. This could be about snow. The title may suggest a metaphor, comparing flakes of light falling to people dying of AIDS. P Paraphrasing. One in four people die of AIDS in Africa.

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Flakes of the Light Falling

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  1. Flakes of the Light Falling Karen Press Ryan Mercurio, Michael Fultz, and Brett Pederson

  2. Title Prediction • This could be about snow. • The title may suggest a metaphor, comparing flakes of light falling to people dying of AIDS.

  3. PParaphrasing • One in four people die of AIDS in Africa. • People don’t have control of their bodies when they die. • Babies are born dying of AIDS. • People die struggling for their lives. • Small children, mothers, and fathers all die.

  4. Connotation • Prerogative- An exclusive privilege given to a person of a certain rank. • Modesty- Unwillingness to draw attention to one’s accomplishments. • Out of their varnished shells, people emerge dying – This means that when people are born, they already have the disease. • …Babies lying upturned, helpless as beetles…- the author compares babies to upside-down beetles that aren’t able to turn themselves over.

  5. Attitude The speaker is concerned about her people dying helplessly. The poet is frustrated about the people dying from AIDS.

  6. Title Conclusion • Now we think that the title means people dying and falling away from their family.

  7. Theme • People are dying without knowing what is causing their deaths. • They are dying without awareness.

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