https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf Make a connection: Read this passage from The Twits by Roald Dahl and compare the word choice, character development, and writing style with that of The Landlady. How is it similar? How is it different? en-us 2020-10-29 23:33:24 UTC 2025-12-05 01:42:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/270f.png tschifano https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/875161824 "If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until it looks so ugly you can hardly bear to look at it." How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything -- except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out...they want revenge."]]> 2020-10-29 23:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/875161824 tschifano https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/875161827 Create your own Padlet response that explains the similarities and differences between the two texts. Think about Dah's word choice, writing style, and character development. Use complete sentences in your answer! ]]> 2020-10-29 23:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/875161827 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124049 One difference between the two stories are that in the The Twits, there is more of a buildup before introducing the characters and gives more backstory than Roald Dahl does in the Landlady. One similarity is that Roald Dahl writes very vividly and gives a very descriptive description of the Twits, Billy, and the Landlady.]]> 2020-10-30 12:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124049 brianxu08 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124364 "The Twits" and "The Landlady" are alike in different ways. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124364 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124972 The two stories are alike because both of them have relation to someone doing things odd or creepy, for instance, Mr and Mrs Twit have bird pies and muggle wumps. The landlady takes interest in taxidermy. This shows that both have weird interests either in food or hobbies. They are different because the Landlady has a lot of short sentences but from the passage that is given, it seems to include longer sentences, so the writing style has altered.]]> 2020-10-30 12:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876124972 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876126396 The Twits and the Landlady are two great works from Roald Dahl. They are alike because the imagery, diction, figurative language are the same. Both also are almost dream-like. The landlady is super off, the twits are also off. Some differences are in The Twits the people have weird names like twit and Muggle-wumps. In the Landlady, the tone is a lot more creepy.]]> 2020-10-30 12:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876126396 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876132224 When reading the Twits and the Landlady, I noticed many similarities and differences between the two. They are similar because in both, Dahl uses a lot of details and descriptions. In the Twits, he is describing and showing, not telling- similar to the Landlady. However, they are different because in the Twits Dahl is being much less formal and his writing sounds more modern; where as, in the Landlady, his diction was much more formal and his word choice sounds older.]]> 2020-10-30 12:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876132224 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876132840 "The Landlady" and "The Twits" have many similarities and many differences as well. They are the same because the monkeys have done years of standing on their heads, and now they want to revolt. This shows everything is not what it seems, this is because the monkeys seemed to be fine, and now they want to revolt. This is similar to "The Landlady" because she was not what she seemed. She seemed kind, warming, and welcoming, until she began to become this evil person who poisoned Billy. Their differences is that the Twits are not happy and they look ugly. On the other hand, the Landlady looks happy and peppy. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876132840 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876133042 The two texts are very different and very similar at the same time. In, "The Twits," Mr. and Mrs. Twit are torturing animals to use for their own gain. In, "The Landlady," the Landlady is killing people for her own personal gain. The landlady is kind and warm, while the Twits are ruthless and cruel. In both stories, Dahl uses a lot of imagery and shows more than he tells. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876133042 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876134003 The two texts definitely shared somethings. It included lots of imagery, figurative language, and detail. However, they are also very different. The story is completely different and "the landlady" is about a very creepy old lady, who enjoys taxidermy, and "The Twits" is about how if you have ugly thoughts, then you yourself, will be like those thoughts. And in this case, they are very mean and improper. However, they both give off a bit of a weird feeling. The characters in both of the story are a bit mean, and a bit weird. Of course it is important that they are different stories, because nobody only wants to read the same story over and over again. However, it is very obvious that it is the same author.]]> 2020-10-30 12:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876134003 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876134602 The Landlady and The Twits have many similarities, but many differences also. First of all, they both kind of include animal abuse. The landlady stuffed her animals and The Twits caged their monkeys and forced their birds in their heads. Also, I think that the tone in both of the stories is very similar. But, some differences are that The Landlady acted like someone she isn't, but in The Twits, they are just straight up what they seem. Finally, The Landlady had some long sentences and some short, but the Twits had just short mostly pretty long low energy sentences.]]> 2020-10-30 12:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876134602 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135203 These two stories have some differences and some similarities between them. They are similar because they both use strong word choice and good detail. Also, Dahl is showing - not telling in both of these stories. A difference is that in "The Landlady" the lady seems super sweet, pure, and old. On the contrary, in "The Twits," they are not happy and ugly.]]> 2020-10-30 12:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135203 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135661 The two stories are alike because Roald Dahl uses repetition in both of the passages. To add on, both passages use very strong sensory details and diction words to describe a feeling. They also have some differences. For example, in the landlady Dahl was trying to create a suspicious and eerie theme. However, in this story, he uses it to describe how thoughts can affect the way you look, and it creates a revenge kind of theme, as you can see at the end of the story. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135661 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135676 A similarity of "The Landlady" and "The Twits" is the tone and sensory details of the stories. To add on, the tone of "The Landlady" was eerie and from the given passage of "The Twits", it shows that the tone will also be quite similar. However, a difference between the two stories is the diction and the chance of these being real. Although the writing is the same, "The Landlady" can actually be something that actually happen while "The Twits" is obviously not going to be a real thing.]]> 2020-10-30 12:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876135676 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876136131 The Landlady and The Twits are similar because they both have the same "factor"of people practically torturing other people.  The landlady lures Billy into the bed and breakfast but she ends up harming him.  The Twits torture innocent people and animals.   They are also similar because they use a lot of figurative language and sensory details.  They are different because The Twits uses weaker diction.  There is also a lot less sensory details and figurative language in The Twits.]]> 2020-10-30 12:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876136131 aryeraksi https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876137069 When I read the Twits and the Landlady, I noticed some similarities and differences. One similarity I noticed, is that that Dahl uses very good syntax. He has interesting word order, and he has unique punctuation in both his stories. A difference that I noticed is that in the landlady, there is more dialogue to contribute to the story. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876137069 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876138876 The two texts have some similarities and differences one similar detail that has happened in both books are that they both have someone wanting to do bad things to others. A difference is that the Landlady does some bad things to people while Mrs. and Mr. Twit like to torture animals and do bad things to them. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876138876 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876139203 Both The Landlady and The Twits  mention a character that is put in a dangerous situation in a way. For example, the Muggle-Wumps have been tortured and used for the Twits' entertainment. In the Landlady, the older woman poisoned Billy's tea and put Mr. Weaver in danger. However, both passages differ because both story plots do not quite relate. In the Twits, Mr and Mrs. Twit hate everything and are keeping the monkeys in danger.]]> 2020-10-30 12:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876139203 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876139900 "The Landlady" and "The Twits" are very different even though it is written by the same author. He uses a lot of sensory details, and to describe the people, but in "The Landlady" we learn about the character more slowly, and it offers less descriptions of the characters. In both short stories, they use a lot of repetition and different punctuation.]]> 2020-10-30 12:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876139900 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876140669 The two stories are both similar and different. One difference is that the landlady is about a creepy old lady and her motel while Twits is about when you have ugly thoughts, then it will affect you. However, a similarities is that both of the main characters go through a conflict. ]]> 2020-10-30 12:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876140669 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876142917 Both the Landlady and The Twits are creepy and odd people. These passages are both low energy and have lots of diction. Also, both passages end in cliffhangers. However, In The Twits the plot doesn't develop, but in The Landlady the plot does develop because it is a longer passage.]]> 2020-10-30 12:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876142917 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152078 2020-10-30 12:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152078 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152232 2020-10-30 12:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152232 https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152873 2020-10-30 12:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tschifano/y69o9ohq07jmorzf/wish/876152873