What is the function of...
Character
They affect the plot, makes it interesting and helps develop the story.
Metaphor
Comparing two unlike things not using like or as.
What's the theme of Death of a Soldier?
War isn't as patriotic as people makes it seem.
Who is the main characters in Of Mice Of Men?
Lennie and George.
What is the theme of A Very Old Man With Wings.
In life people take advantage over others for their own benefit or because they're different.
Setting
It provides the historical, cultural, temporal and geographical environment of the story and affects the characters development and storyline.
Oxymoron
Paradoxes made up of two seemingly contradictory words.
What is the purpose of the message in Ballad of Birmingham?
To speak on segregation and the trauma African Americans had to face.
What is the setting in The Color Purple?
The Rural South
Why was Connie's sister included in the story Where are you going, Where have you been?
To emphasize the difference between her and Connie, to make her seem ungrateful.
Central Idea
It is to sum the story up as a whole and have the reader understand what they read.
Enjambment
When a line ends without a pause and continues to the next line to complete its meaning.
What does "He watches from his mountain and like a thunderbolt he falls" mean?
It represents the speed of an eagle.
How did Manolin (boy from Old Man and the Sea) affect the old man?
The boy was always there for him and the old man always thought him during his troubling times.
What does the train station represent in Hills like White Elephants?
It represents the man and the woman's relationship has reached a crossroad. They have to make a decision whether to go or to leave.
Narration
Tells us if the speaker is reliable or not and also gives a POV of the story.
Caesura
A pause within a line of a poem.
What literary device does "In all my dreams before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning" include?
Visual imagery
How did Celie's character change throughout the story?
She grew to realize that she shouldn't be treated the way she was.
What is the symbolism of Ivan's swim.
To represent how content he is and his enjoyment of little things. Freedom.
Structure
Allows the text to be organized in a way that lets the reader know whats significant to the story.
Anthropomorphism
When things like objects behave and act like humans.
What is an Iamb?
Repetitions of unstressed-stressed syllables.
What is the purpose of having the POV of George in of Mice and Men?
To show his thought process on how he views relationships and situations.
What is the function of how the author structures the story Rose for Emily?
The story isn't chronological, events are mentioned as they relate to the deaths of her father, and Colonel Santoris, in order to foreshadow the death of Homer.