Amigo_Brothers Report Example

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Amigo Brothers By Piri Thomas Literary Response and Analysis Paragraph Writing

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Amigo BrothersBy Piri Thomas

Literary Response and AnalysisParagraph Writing

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Metaphors

“But even when joking with each other, they both sensed a wall rising between them.” (p.187)

“The morning of the fight, Tompkins Square Park was a beehive of activity.” (p. 196)

“But even as the roar was in its first birth, he turned slowly to meet Felix’s eyes . . .”(p. 198)

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Similes

“bobbing and weaving like mercury.” (p. 192)

“His left hand was like a piston pumping jabs one right after another . . .” (p. 196)

“Felix was off his stool and rushed Antonio like a bull, . . .” (p. 197)

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Personification “The sunrise was now

creating day.” “Antonio admired the

courage of a tugboat pulling a barge five times its welterweight size.”

“ . . . glowing glove burns showing angry red against the whiteness of his midribs”

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Idioms “Between them, they had a collection of Fight

magazines second to none.” – Better than anyone or anything else.

“The challenger, confident that he had the championship in the bag, threw a left.” – secured (from hunting – what a hunter caught was kept in his bag).

“Finally, he broke the silence.”-started talking after a period of no noise.

“When Felix finally left the theater, he had figured out how to psyche himself for tomorrow’s fight.” – To help himself mentally (psychologically) prepare.

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Boxing Idioms

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Response Paragraph PromptWrite a well-written paragraph in

which you discuss Piri Thomas’ use of figurative language and/or imagery to build suspense in the short story Amigo Brothers.

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For the Paragraph:

“ . . .they both sensed a wall rising between them.” (p. 187) (metaphor)

“The challenger was allowed to crumble to the canvas, a broken and bloody mess.” (IR p. 191)(imagery)

“Felix, grunting like a bull, threw wild punches from every direction.” ( IR p. 198)(simile)

it makes the reader feel the tension between the boys

it creates the question of whether the friendship will withstand the fight

this imagery gives the reader a sense of the violence of boxing

it makes the reader think something this bad might happen to the boys later.

this shows that Felix is tiring and giving it great effort.

Felix at this point seems to be losing control.

Quotes from Story Your analysis of the quote

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Making the Paragraph

TS – In the realistic fiction short story Amigo Brothers, Piri Thomas uses figurative language and imagery to build suspense.

Quote - Early in Antonio and Felix’s training, “ . . .they both sensed a wall rising between them.” (p. 187)

Analysis- This metaphor helps the reader feel the tension that is beginning to be felt by the boys.

Analysis - It also creates the question of whether their close friendship can survive the championship bout.

Quote – The night before the fight, as Felix watches a boxing movie, “The challenger was allowed to crumble to the canvas, a broken and bloody mess.” (p. 191 )

Analysis-Analysis-Quote –Analysis-Analysis-CS – Thomas’s use of descriptive language enhances the reader’s

sense of ________________________________

Use transitional words and phrases to place the quotations in the story line and to identify the figurative language.

Example

Your Turn

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Summary Template

In the (genre) short story (title) by (author), (protagonist)learns/changes/grows/shows

through (theme).Example:

In the realistic fiction short story Amigo Brothers by Piri Thomas, Felix and Antonio show that friendship is more important than winning.

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Summary Template

In the exposition of the novel, (character name) is a (age) (gender) who is (a character trait or situation).

Example

In the exposition of the story, Felix and Antonio are a seventeen year-old boys who are best friends and award-winning boxers.

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Summary Template

As the conflict develops, (character name) faces the challenge of (name the major conflict of the story).

ExampleAs the conflict develops, Antonio and Felix face the challenge of being selected to box against each other in a major tournament.

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Summary TemplateIn the rising action of the story, (character name)

(what the character does). Then (something else happens). Later, (one more event).

ExampleIn the rising action of the story, the two boxers

separate in order to train better. Then, they do not see each other, but hear gossip about their training. The night before the fight, Felix goes to a boxing movie and imagines that he is the champion and Antonio the challenger to beat. That same night, Antonio goes to his rooftop and imagines hitting his best friend. Each boy vow to knock out the other in order not to cause too much pain.

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Summary Template The climax of the story happens when (character

name) faces the greatest challenge when (event that turns the story around).

ExampleThe climax of the story happens as Antonio and

Felix face the greatest challenge when they fight each other in the boxing match. They are very closely matched, and neither seems to be winning. Just as the final bell rings, they are fighting so hard that they have to be separated.

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Book Report Summary

The falling action tells of (character name) (action).

ExampleThe falling action tells how the two brothers

embrace once they come to their senses again.

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Book Report Summary

In the resolution, (character name) (how he is at the end of the story).

ExampleIn the resolution, Felix and Antonio leave the

boxing ring arm in arm as champions, without knowing who won the fight.

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Summary Put TogetherIn the realistic fiction short story Amigo Brothers by Piri

Thomas, Felix and Antonio show that friendship is more important than winning. In the exposition of the story, Felix and Antonio are a seventeen year-old boys who are best friends and award-winning boxers. As the conflict develops, Antonio and Felix face the challenge of being selected to box against each other in a major tournament. In the rising action of the story, the two boxers separate in order to train better. Then, they do not see each other, but hear gossip about their training. The night before the fight, Felix goes to a boxing movie and imagines that he is the champion and Antonio the challenger to beat. That same night, Antonio goes to his rooftop and imagines hitting his best friend. Each boy vow to knock out the other in order not to cause too much pain. The climax of the story happens as Antonio and Felix face the greatest challenge when they fight each other in the boxing match. They are very closely matched, and neither seems to be winning. Just as the final bell rings, they are fighting so hard that they have to be separated. The falling action tells how the two brothers embrace once they come to their senses again. In the resolution, Felix and Antonio leave the boxing ring arm in arm as champions, without knowing who won the fight because it is not as important as being the Amigo Brothers.