Tarjetas de memoria: Faith and Hope in Action — 22 tarjetas

Lencho — role?

A farmer who trusts in God after crop failure.

Letter to God — purpose?

A request for money after the hailstorm.

Faith — meaning?

Belief in unseen divine aid.

Money order — function?

Form used to transfer postal money.

Money order form parts?

Form, official use, acknowledgement.

Hailstorm — effect?

Destroys Lencho’s crops.

Lencho’s crops — damage?

Wiped out by hail.

Postmaster — response?

Replies to Lencho, raises money.

God’s signature — purpose?

To make the reply seem divine.

Lencho’s anger — reason?

Received less money than asked.

Remaining money — request?

Lencho asks for the rest.

Hope — verb meaning?

Wish for something to happen.

Hope — noun meaning?

Expectation of a positive outcome.

Relative clause — function?

Adds extra info about a noun.

Non-defining clause — punctuation?

Marked by commas or dash.

Storm vocabulary — types?

Hail, locusts, storm.

Metaphor — transfer?

Features from one idea to another.

Dust of Snow — theme?

Small events change mood.

Crow — role in poem?

Triggers the dust of snow.

Fire and Ice — metaphors?

Desire and hate as destructive forces.

Hope — examples?

Wish for good, polite concern, unlikely wish.

Negatives for emphasis — purpose?

Stress importance or exclusivity.