191 4 Love and loss When the last red man has vanished from this earth, and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie, those shores and forests will still hold the spirits of my people. For they love this earth as the newborn loves its mother’s heartbeat. So if we sell you our land, love it as we’ve loved it. Care for it as we’ve cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is when you receive it. And with all your strength, with all your mind, with all your heart, preserve it for your children and love it as God loves us all. One thing we know. Our God is the same God. This earth is precious to Him. Even the white man cannot be exempt from the common destiny. We may be brothers after all. We shall see. UNDERSTANDING 35 Vocabulary a) Write an explanation in English of the following words: sacred, to preserve, to be connected, native, earth b) Use the words to make new sentences or write a short text using them all. c) Write all the words you find in the letter that have to do with nature. Example: land, sky, etc. 36 Find imagery Work with a partner. Close read Chief Seattle’s letter to find imagery, such as metaphors, similes and personification. Write down your findings. to vanish – hverfa to receive – taka á móti to preserve – hér: varðveita precious – dýrmætt exempt from – undanþeginn A metaphor compares by saying one thing is another: The snow is a white blanket. A simile is a comparison using the words like or as: The snow is like a white blanket. Personification gives an object, animal or idea human characteristics: The wind howled all night. Hæfniviðmið • Lesið, skilið og unnið með fjölbreyttan orðaforða úr ýmsum textum. • Lesið sér til fróðleiks rauntexta af fjöl- breyttum miðlum, brugðist við efni þeirra eða unnið úr þeim á annan hátt.
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