Grammar and Mechanics
Present (simple)
What is one type of irony?
Verbal, situational, dramatic
What gender is Ariel?
Male (whatever that means since he's an unembodied spirit)
Hoenikker is based on what real-life scientist who is also the subject of a Christopher Nolan movie in 2023
Oppenheimer
What are the components of an intro paragraph?
Hook, relevant context, thesis.
We use commas when a quote is introduced or concluded by what kind of clause?
Dependent clause (Miranda says)
We use this term when a play draws attention to its own theatricality - when it "breaks the fourth wall" and seems aware that it is a play and not real life.
Metatheatricality
What are both definitions of the term "Utopia"
Greek pun meaning both "no place" and "good place"
WWII
What is the difference between active and passive reading?
Active reading = reading with a purpose or goal (to write an essay)
In what cases can end punctuation be placed INSIDE of the quotation instead of after the parenthetical citation?
When the quote ends in a question or exclamation mark.
The ten line, unstressed-stressed pattern of Shakespeare's verse is called
Iambic pentameter/blank verse
To whom is the king of Tunis married?
Claribel, King Alonso's daughter and Ferdinand's sister
"Hoosiers" is a nickname for the residents of which state?
Indiana
Who is the father of the essay?
Michel de Montaigne
Three
French, "essayer": to test or to try
To what GENRE does The Tempest belong?
Tragicomedy or Romance
Bokonon's teachings written in verse form are called
Calypsos (a kind of song from the Caribbean and also a Greek nymph whose name means "she who conceals")
Name two uses for brackets
Why don't we include authors' names in parenthetical citations in this class?
We are writing papers on single authors, so the author attributed to the quotes is always clear in context.
What do we call the type of contraction that is used in poetry to REDUCE the number of syllables in a line?
Ellision
Name ONE of the figures who appears in Prospero's marriage masque
Three Roman Goddessess Juno, Iris, and Ceres
What color is Newt's painting of the cat's cradle
Black
What is the difference between content and form?