Oliver Twist Reading Guide Chapters 15-18
Oliver Twist Reading Guide Chapters 15-18
Oliver Twist Reading Guide Chapters 15-18
2. Why do you think Nancy suddenly shows concern for Oliver (pages 152-153)?
3. What rules did women have to follow in the Victorian Age as depicted in Oliver
Twist? Consider the character of Mrs. Mann, Nancy, & Mrs. Bedwin.
4. How does this passage compare to the poem The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake? (See back
for poem.) What does the novel and the poem suggest about the outlook of many children in
Victorian England?
Symbols
Examine the title
and text for
symbolism (the
use of object or
action that means
something more
than its literal
meaning).
Images
Identify images
and sensory
details (sight,
sound, taste, odor,
texture).
Figures of Speech
Identify and
analyze nonstandard use of
language, including
metaphor (a
surprising
comparison
between two unlike
things), simile (a
surprising or
unlikely
comparison using
like or as),
personification
(giving human
qualities to
anything nonhuman),
alliteration
(repetition of
beginning sounds
in a series of
words), assonance
Examples
Effect
(the repetition of
vowel sounds in a
series of words),
onomatopoeia (a
word that sounds
like what it means),
repetition, etc.
Directions: Use the table below to record examples of each of the poetic devices from the
poem. Then identify the effect of each device.
Title of Poem:______________________________________ Author:__________________________
Poetic Devices
Symbols
Examine the title
and text for
symbolism (the
use of object or
action that means
something more
than its literal
meaning).
Images
Identify images
and sensory
details (sight,
sound, taste, odor,
texture).
Figures of Speech
Identify and
analyze nonstandard use of
language, including
metaphor (a
surprising
Examples
Effect
comparison
between two unlike
things), simile (a
surprising or
unlikely
comparison using
like or as),
personification
(giving human
qualities to
anything nonhuman),
alliteration
(repetition of
beginning sounds
in a series of
words), assonance
(the repetition of
vowel sounds in a
series of words),
onomatopoeia (a
word that sounds
like what it means),
repetition, etc.