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CALL OF THE WILD: THE EPIGRAPH
An epigraph is a short quotation at the beginning of a book. Unearth the meaning of the epigraph by using multiple draft readings.
LT: I can…
 paraphrase.
 consult a dictionary to determine what words mean by choosing the definition that fits the context.
 infer the meaning of a quote.
LINES FROM EPIGRAPH
What does it say?
PARAPHRASE THE LINE
What does it mean?
INTERPRETATION
When you paraphrase, you must put the original text into your own
words by substituting in synonyms and changing the order of words.
Old longings nomadic leap
What does the phrase “old longings” suggest about the animal’s nature?
Chafing at custom’s chain;
Why does the author use the word “chafing” in reference to the chain? What
action is he trying to show?
Again from its brumal sleep
What feeling or images does the phrase “brumal sleep” suggest? Why?
Wakens the ferine strain.
What does the word “waken” suggest? What, then, is the author saying about
the animal’s transformation?
LT: I can …
 predict what I believe the book will be about based on the epigraph
Consider why the Jack London, the author, began the book with this epigraph.
What does this epigraph suggest about The Call of the Wild? Use evidence from your analysis to support your prediction.
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