Poetic Elements
Narrative Elements
Literary Devices
Dramatic Elements
Parts of an Essay
100
The division of lines; basically a "paragraph" for poetry.
What is a stanza?
100
The main character of the story, or the character who grows the most.
What is a protagonist?
100
"If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane" - John Green
What is a metaphor?
100
The divisions within a play. In most tragedies, there are 5 of them.
What is an act?
100
The main argument that is defended throughout the essay
What is the Thesis Statement?
200
The word we use to describe the narrator of a poem.
Who is a speaker?
200
The attitude of the speaker towards the subject. Not to be confused with mood.
What is tone?
200
The use of a flag burning to represent a country crumbling.
What is symbolism?
200
A release of strong emotions, often negative, that leads to feeling refreshed and healed.
What is catharsis?
200
The acronym that helps you write a great body paragraph for analysis.
Bonus points if you can name the words that each letter stands for.
What is C.E.R.E.R.L.?
Claim, evidence, reasoning, evidence, reasoning, and link or lead out.
300
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are near each other.
Ex. "Secretly scheming to steal the snakes."
What is alliteration?
300
Problems that occur within the mind or soul of a character, often doubt or fear.
What are internal conflicts?
300
Two opposite or opposing things being placed closely together in a text in order to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
300
A dramatic device in which the character turns and speaks to the audience, rather than to other characters on the stage.
What is an aside?
300
Say the Thesis Frame with the blanks filled in. "In the _____ ______, ______ uses ______ and ______ to ________, __________ that _________.
What is "In the [genre] [title], [author] uses [literary device 1] and [literary device 2] to [answer the prompt], [ultimately illustrating] that [thematic statement]?
400
A change in tone, idea, or structure; poem's complexities and meanings often come from looking at the before and after of this.
What is a shift?
400
Fill in the plot diagram with the missing elements
What are exposition/inciting incident, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and denouement?
400
The author or poet's choice to use specific words, often with very specific connotations or feelings associated with them.
What is diction?
400
A monologue when the character is alone on stage, meant to display the character's inner thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
400
Do you have to use literary devices when you write an FRQ 3?
No - just argue.
500
A 14 line poem split into three quatrains and a couplet, with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg.
What is a shakespearean or elizabethan sonnet?
500
The perspective that uses pronouns like "she" and "he" and gives the thoughts and feelings of only one character at a time.
What is third person limited?
500
An indirect or passing reference to a well known book, place, event, or person.
What is an allusion?
500
The greek term for the fatal flaw of a tragic hero. Some common ones are excessive pride, greed, arrogance, or anger
What is hamartia?
500
What the acronym F.R.Q. stands for.
What is Free Response Question?