by the waters of babylon by stephen vincent benét
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Introducing the StoryLiterary Focus: First-Person Point of View Literary Focus: SettingReading Skills: Drawing Conclusions
By the Waters of Babylonby Stephen Vincent Benét
Feature Menu
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By the Waters of Babylonby Stephen Vincent Benét
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We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
Stephen Vincent Benét
By the Waters of BabylonIntroducing the Story
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“By the Waters of Babylon” is a story told by a young narrator who seeks wisdom in the ruins of a once-great civilization.
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By the Waters of BabylonIntroducing the Story
• As John, the narrator, explores the ruins, readers gradually come to understand the tragedy of the Great Burning and the significance of the Place of the Gods.
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First-Person Point of View: “I” Tells the StoryWhen stories are written in the first person, readers
By the Waters of BabylonLiterary Focus: First-Person Point of View
• know only what the narrator knows about other characters and events
• share the narrator’s experience and feelings
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First-Person Point of View: “I” Tells the StoryStories written from the first-person point of view often
By the Waters of BabylonLiterary Focus: First-Person Point of View
• have a sense of intimacy, as if the narrator was a friend talking to us
• use a persona—a “mask” or voice for the fictional narrator
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Setting: Where and WhenSetting is the time and place in which the action occurs. Setting can be used to
By the Waters of BabylonLiterary Focus: Setting
• create a mood, or atmosphere
• provide the story’s main conflict
• reveal character
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Clues
When you read stories that present a puzzle, you look for clues and draw conclusions about what details in the story mean.
By the Waters of BabylonReading Skills: Drawing Conclusions
details from the story + your knowledge
and experience = solution to the story’s
puzzle
Conclusion
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As you read “By the Waters of Babylon,” pay close attention to clues about the setting.
By the Waters of BabylonReading Skills: Drawing Conclusions
Clues
setting and descriptions of objects and places
+your knowledge and experience = solution to
the story’s puzzle
Conclusion
• Carefully read descriptions of objects of places.• Think about what the writer and narrator may
not be telling you.
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