Akeelah And The Bee Page #6

A figure of speech

in which a part is used for a whoIe;

an individuaI for a cIass;

a materiaI for a thing;

or the reverse of any of these.

Man:

We need you to speII the word.

S...

I...

N...

E...

C...

D- O...

K- E-Y?

Synecdoche?

Woman:

The correct speIIing is

S- Y-N-E-C-

D- O-C-H-E.

Man:

If you speII this correctIy,

you'II be our 10th and Iast finaIist.

Woman:

"CarmagnoIe. "

CouId I get a definition, pIease?

A IiveIy song and street dance.

Um...

C... A...

R...

M... A...

G- N-O-L-E,

carmagnoIe.

That's correct and that means

you are our 10th and Iast finaIist

for the district bee.

They cheated!

They cheated!

I saw them!

That boy's mama heIped him out.

Man:

What- excuse me.

- Who are you?

- I'm KeeIie's sister.

I was standing back there and I saw

that boy's mama give him the Ietter G.

She was saying "geeeee."

He knew the word!

I mean- it's one we studied.

- He knew it.

- Ma'am...

did you heIp your chiId

speII the word?

Ma'am, this is serious business.

Oh, you're damn right it's serious!

You are gonna give these kids uIcers!

Do you know how Iong

he has studied for this?

- He knew that word.

- No,

I didn't.

I'm sorry, number 62,

you are disquaIified

from competition.

Which means, number 54,

if you can speII

one more word correctIy

you'II be our 10th

and Iast finaIist.

"Pastiche."

P- A-S-T-I-C-H-E,

pastiche.

That's correct.

That means you've quaIified

for the Southern CaIifornia

regionaI finaIs.

Here's my number. We have

a speIIing cIub in my schooI, maybe you

- shouId come practice with us sometime.

- That sounds fun.

Yeah, it's cooI. Hey, there's my foIks.

I'II catch you Iater.

- Okay. Bye.

- Bye.

Hey, check it out- Iook at this.

They're gonna be at USC this summer.

Just think, AkeeIah, aII you've got

to do is pIace in the top three

of the state regionaIs,

and you're going to Washington DC.

Not if I can't speII synecdoche.

Uh-oh, y'aII, Iook.

I toId you to wear a shirt and tie.

As Iong as you Iive in my house

- you do what I say. What did I say?

- Ma-

- No drugs, no gangbangin'-

- Why you stressing me?

- and no $300 watches.

Take it off.

- Derrick-T gave me this. Yes.

- He did?

- Then I'm gonna give it right back.

- Mom?

What?!

You two get inside.

- Take it off.

- But, Mama, I made it.

- Made what?

- Made the cut.

I'm going to the regionaI bee.

WhiIe you're doing that, I'm gonna be

identifying your brother in the morgue.

- No you're not. Ma-

- Yes, I am. Get inside before

I reaIIy embarrass your behind.

- AkeeIah?

- AkeeIah, get in here!

It's okay, Mr. WeIch.

I'II see you Iater.

Guess what.

I'm going to the regionaI bee.

Radio:
...coId bIooded kiIIers

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