Transcript Me Talk Pretty One Day

ME TALK PRET TY ONE
DAY
Individual Response
&
Partner Response
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE
Please provide your response on a separate sheet of paper.
In his memoir, Me Talk Pretty One Day, author David
Sedaris provides a lighthearted recollection of his
experience in a French language immersion class.
In a formal paragraph, explain which literary device
from the style guide achieves the greatest comic
effect and why. Be sure to provide examples.
PARTNER RESPONSE #1
How does Sedaris’s selection of detail in
the first paragraph establish a humorous
tone?
#2
Find at least one example of hyperbole in
the essay. What is the effect created through
exaggeration?
#3
Identify examples of Sedaris’s ethnic references.
What is their effect? How does Sedaris maintain the
fine line between being humorous and being
offensive?
#4
Explain the effect of the sarcastic remarks
of the French teacher.