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New words • Seized • Capsize • Refraction • Loam and sinews • Riot • proprietor • Rave • Resilient • Emporium • Menthol
SEIZED “He glanced quickly away, but his ankles were seized, his feet suspended, then rushed” (p. 130). Definition: grabbed; taken hold of
CAPSIZE “Any moment the town would capsize, go down and leave not a stir in the clover and weeds” (p.130) Definition: to turn bottom up; overturn
REFRACTION “The tennis shoes felt like it always feels the first time every year wading in the slow waters of the creek and seeing your feet below, half an inch further downstream, with refraction, than the real part of you above the water” (p.131) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different density
LOAM AND SINEWS “Somewhere deep in the soft loam of the shoes the thin hard sinews of the buck deer were hidden” (p.131) Loam: a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making mol ds and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc Sinew: a tendon; a source of strength and power
RIOT “Well, as anyone knew, the hills around town were wild with friends putting cows to riot, playing barometer to the atmospheric changes, taking sun, peeling like calendars each day to take more sun” (p.132). Definition: violent or wild disorder or confusion
PROPRIETOR “Old Mr. Sanderson moved through his shoe store as the proprietor of a pet shop must move through his shop where are kenneled animals from everywhere in the world, touching each one briefly along the way” (p.133). Definition: the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc
RAVE “How are you going to sell sneakers unless you can rave about them and how you going to rave about them unless you know them?” (p.134). Definition: an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something
RESILIENT “The tennis shoes silently hushed themselves deep in the carpet, sank as in a jungle grass, in loam and resilient clay” (p.135). Definition: returning to the original form or position after being bent,compressed, or stretched
Emporium a large store Menthol-a plant that provides a cool sensation like peppermint
Author’s biography • RAY BRADBURY • Born in 1920 • Enjoyed circuses, magicians, and science fiction novels as a child-they built his imagination • He decided to become a writer at the age of 12 • He is famous for his science-fiction tales • “The Sound of Summer Running” is an excerpt from his novel Dandelion Wine, which is a story about his childhood.
Terms to know • Dialect • Dialogue • Symbolism
Dialect Dialect is special form of speech that belongs to a particular group or region distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and or vocabulary For example: Sneakers would be tennis shoes, gym shoes, or sneakers Soda may be called soda, pop, or soda pop A sandwich may be called a sub or a hoagie
Dialogue A conversation between two characters in a story
Symbolism What is a Symbol? It is a sign that stands for something. We look at it and understand the meaning attached to it. We look at these symbols and decide what each one stands for or represents.
Reader Response Questions Page 132: How are old tennis shoes like the end of summer? Page 135: How are Mr. Sanderson’s feelings for the shoes similar to Douglas’s in this paragraph (2)? Page 136: What three things in nature are used to describe the new shoes?
