Diagramming Questions
What determines the number of t-charts in a diagram
subjects and their verbs
The four types of dystopian control are all present in the Giver, from technological control to corporate control, from philosophical control to this...
Bureaucratic control
Theseus left her behind, a dishonorable act that resulted in the death of his father.
Ariadne
Theseus not only helped Hercules in his depression, but he also welcomed in this shunned character of society to the city of Athens.
Oedipus
Bottom's Dream and Puck's final monologue are examples of this, noting they are alone on stage or only heard by the audience.
soliloquies
The type of sentence with at least one subordinate clause and one independent clause.
Complex sentence
Loneliness
This hero held the fate of Zeus hostage, keeping him held hostage in turn.
Prometheus
Hercules' ninth labor identifies her hospitality, but she wasn't rewarded for it.
Hippolyta
"Now to scape the serpent's tongue" is not just the use of alliteration, but it is also comparing the fairies to that of a snake without using like or as....which is...
metaphor
The B's of AAAWWUUBBIS (The subordinating conjunctions)
Before and Because
"Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be ______. And __________."
colors and grandparents
His hubris against women, particularly that of Aphrodite and love, eventually got him killed.
Hippolytus
She exchanged her life for the life of her husband, Admetus, who later hosted Hercules' arrival in a time of mourning.
Alcestis
Hippolyta and Theseus are known and familiar characters, reference in another work, an example of...
allusions
In diagramming, it's the egyptian, noting a verbal that functions as a noun ending in "ing"
Gerund Phrase
"His mind reeled. Now, empowered to ask questions of utmost rudeness-and promised answers-he could, conceivably (though it was almost unimaginable), ask someone, some adult, his father perhaps: ____ ____ _____"
Do you lie?
This original owner of the golden fleece, did not show any hubris, but his descendant, Jason, did.
Phrixus
This sorceress, instead of welcoming a stranger, almost poisoned Theseus as he introduced himself to his kingly father for the first time. She didn't get a happy ending.
Medea
In Bottom's Dream monologue, the audience knows the reality of what happened to Bottom, but Bottom doesn't. This is called...
dramatic irony
The five questions that determine if a word or group of words functions as an adverb.
When, where, how, to what extent, why
"Perhaps it was an _____"
King Acrisius
Perseus had to honor his role as a guest in the giving of a wedding gift to his host...who was...?
King Polydectes
Iambic Pentameter