A Sound of Thunder

Read it here.

Make sure you know these words by using them in new sentences to show their meaning.

Comprehension Questions. Answer each in one sentence please.

1. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions?
2. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why?
3. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur?
4. How many years did the men travel?
5. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it?
6. What happened to the machine and the men’s clothes before they made their journey?
7. Why do the men wear oxygen helmets?
8. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot?
9. What does Eckels jokingly pretend to do?
10. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur?
11. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot?
12. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead?
13. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them?
14. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return?
15. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots? 

Answer each of the following questions using proper paragraph form.

1. Look at foreshadowing here.

now watch this....


 There are a number of moments of foreshadowing in the opening of the story (exposition). Give two examples and explain what they foreshadow. 

Imagery.....
imagery is the use of langue to describe something using the senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell.




Try the exercise with this one.

Try the exercise with this one.
2. The author uses a great deal of imagery in the story. Give three good examples and explain how each is used to enhance the storytelling.

3. The author uses figurative language throughout the story. Give some examples, explaining what they are and how they are used.

4.  What is inferred by the 'Sound of Thunder' through most of the story? What is inferred at the end of the story?