Unit 1
What if the definition of Magnanimous?
generous or forgiving; especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
What is the definition of Assuage?
to make less intense; reduce the severity of.
What is the definition of Obstinacy?
Quality of being stubborn or persistent in a course of action.
What is the definition of Bequeath?
To bestow or leave by will; hand down or pass on.
What is the definition of Waylay?
To trap or approach by surprise; intercept.
What is an Implicit meaning?
Something that is understood throughout the text without being directly stated. This encourages readers to ask themselves questions before making an inference about a passage.
What is Connotation?
Connotation refers to the emotional feeling or idea that are associated with a word. This helps the reader determine if the word is being used positively or negatively.
What is Ambiguity in literature?
Ambiguity means having unclear or uncertain meaning, or having multiple interpretations. When a text is ambiguous it does not have a specific meaning.It can have multiple meanings.
What is an Understatement?
The representation of information in a minimal way and is used for humor and emphasis.
What is a Subplot?
In a story, what is the Rising action and what does it do?
The part of the story that develops the conflict. It builds suspense and tension in the story, as the events start moving up.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
Third Person Omniscient is a point of view that Authors use in fictional, academic and professional writing. It uses pronouns such as, he, him ,his, she her, hers, it and its, they, them and their.
What is a Claim?
A single sentence that summarizes the central idea of your essay.
What should a well written Conclusion do?
Restate the claim of the essay or article, summarize the main ideas, and connect back to the introduction and show significance to the topic.
What are some prewriting strategies for an essay?
Identify the task and ask yourself, "What does this assignment want me to do?"
Identify the purpose, and answer the question, "What is the reason I am writing this essay?"
Identify the audience and ask yourself , "Who will be reading my essay?"
Provide an example of Indirect Characterization and explain why it is Indirect.
"Bill sighed as he looked at the offer of a gym membership. He really should join . But just thinking about it made beads of sweat collect at the top of his bald spot."
This is indirect characterization because The author is showing the audience what kind of a person this character is through the character's thoughts, words and actions.
Provide an example of Personification. Then Provide a brief description of why this is Personification.
There was a heavy thunderstorm, the wind snorted outside, rattling my windowpanes.
Provide an example of Irony.
A marriage counselor files for divorce.
What are the three main points that parallel plots are used for?
Parallel plots are used to engage readers, reveal a backstory, and connect plots through a character or a theme.
"Billy is spastic in time, has no control over where he is going next, and the trips aren’t necessarily fun. He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next."
Provide an example of a Flashback?
In that moment, I was back in my old room that I slept in as a kid. The walls were filled with posters and pictures of my family and I and My toys were scattered across the room.
Provide an example of Dialogue?
“Can it be stopped?” I asked.
“Oh yes.” The elderly man replied.
“But, there is only one way.” He said
“Well, what is it?” I asked eagerly.
The elderly man sighed hopelessly, then said then replied.
“You cannot be afraid.” He answered.
Provide an example of pacing in a story or text.
I rushed down the hall, to my mom's room and burst through the wooden door.
What is an example of Explicit textual evidence and Why is it Explicit and not Implicit?
George did not like dogs and he had never owned one.
This is an example of Explicit because the text there is evidence in it. What the text is saying is a fact.
Provide an example of how to use MLA style to cite a direct quotation.
Shelley portrays fear in the tone, when she writes, “I had been author of unalterable evils, and I lived in daily fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness. I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime, which by its enormity should almost efface the recollection of the past. There was always a scope of fear as long as anything I loved remained behind. My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived. When I thought of him I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly bestowed.” (ch. 9).