THe Devil in the White City(1)

5 Comments

1. The fair will be held in Chicago.
2. Burnham and Root are the architects in charge.
3. America and other countries voted.
4. Everyone wants it to be better than the fair in Paris.
5. Burnham and Holmes don't know eachother.

4 Questions

1. What was the voting system like in the 19th century.
2. Who was the president at this time? Was he aware of the fair?
3. Do Burnham and Holmes know each other?
4. How long did it take for the Eiffel tower to be completed?

3 Vocabulary Words

1. Lackluster-a lack of brilliance or vitality.
2. advent-a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
3. courtship-the period during which such wooing takes place.

2 Literary Terms

1. metaphor- "Burnham was handsome, tall, and strong, with vivid blue eyes, all of which drew clients and friends to him the way a lens gathers light" (Larson 26)
2. simile- "For now, the tension was subtle, a vibration, like the inaudible cry of overstressed steel"

1 Overview Sentence

1. The fair will be held in Chicago and it is a big deal to the architects and other denizens.