Poetry
Define one of the following terms and give an example: alliteration, metaphor, personification
Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds through a sequence of words
Metaphor: comparing two things without using like or as
Personification: giving something nonhuman human-like characteristics
Define one of the following terms and give an example: antagonist, conflict, setting
Antagonist: a character or nonhuman force that opposes or is in conflict with the protagonist
Conflict: struggle between opposing forces
Setting: time and place of the action in a work of fiction, poetry, or drama
Define one of the following terms and give an example: ensemble drama, plot, prop
Ensemble drama: drama that gives roughly equal time and attention to an entire ensemble of characters
Plot: arrangement of the action
Prop: articles or objects used onstage
How are your Works Cited entries arranged?
Alphabetically
The titles of shorter works (like poems and short stories) use what kind of punctuation?
"Quotation Marks"
What punctuation do you use to separate different lines of poetry in a quote?
Explain the difference between first, second, and third person point of view.
First: I, me, my, our, we
Second: you, your
Third: he, she, they
What do you call text that appears in italics or parenthesis in a play where readers are given information on tone, set design, etc.?
Stage directions
What information generally goes in an in-text citation?
(Last Name Location Marker)
(Austen 105)
The titles of longer works (like plays) use what kind of typeface?
Italics
Name two different types of rhyme and give examples of them.
End rhyme, slant rhyme, eye rhyme, internal rhyme, perfect rhyme
Name three elements of a plot outline.
Exposition, Inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, conclusion
Daily Double! How many points would you like to wager?
What poem gave A Raisin in the Sun its name?
Name at least two differences between popular and scholarly sources.
Author, audience, language, content, publication cycle, references, etc.
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To whom do we attribute the term "double consciousness"?
When do you need to use a block quote for poetry?
After quoting more than four lines
When do you use a block quote for prose?
After four lines of prose
During what years does Fences take place?
1957 and 1965
Name two databases that were recommended by the library.
Gale Virtual Reference Library, Britannica Academic, US History in Context, America: History and Life with Full Text, JSTOR, Academic Search Premier, ProQuest Central
Which play did Professor Maalouf say she has read three times?
Hamlet
Name three poems and their authors assigned for the essay this semester.
Name two short stories and their authors assigned for the essay this semester.
Name two types of stages.
Arena, thrust, proscenium
What errors can you identify in this Works Cited entry?
Lee, Y. “From Silver-Store to ‘All over the World’: The Transimperial Entanglements of ‘The Perils of Certain English Prisoners.’” Victorian Studies, vol. 64, no. 3, Spring 2021, # 377-400.
Author, Italics, pp.
Lee, Yangjung. “From Silver-Store to ‘All over the World’: The Transimperial Entanglements of ‘The Perils of Certain English Prisoners.’” Victorian Studies, vol. 64, no. 3, Spring 2021, pp. 377-400.
Which poem or short story did Professor Maalouf say she added to the class because they are one of her favorites?
"My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun --" by Emily Dickinson
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury