Vocabulary
Drama
Oedipus
Excerpt from Desert Exile
Editing & Revision
100

The attitude of the speaker (or author) in a text

What is Tone?

100

Considering the setting, these are some of the hardships the Youngers may be facing.

What are a shortage of economic opportunities and deprivation of civil rights?

100

This is the archetype of Teiresias

What is sage?

100

These are Yoshiko's family members that were also in Tanforan

Who are her mother and sister?

100

This is what is incorrect in the following sentence:

The store had a variety of fruit's, and I was thrilled to have so many options!

What is the apostrophe in "fruit's?"

200
A universal statement found in literature--often called the "moral" or "point" of the story

What is theme?

200

These details in the image suggest Mama's key role in running the family

What are (1) she is at the center of the photograph, (2) the look on her face shows strength and compassion, (3) each member is either directly or indirectly touching the mother?

200

This is a reason why Sophocles used irony (the audience knows that Oedipus and Jocasta failed to escape their prophecies long before they know)

What is (1) to create suspense, (2) to make the story more intriguing, (3) to unfold what happens when we try to run from fate?

200

This is a way conditions of Tanforan improved over the course of time

What is (1) the food became healthier and more delicious, (2) soapy water was provided to wash dishes?

200

This is what is incorrect in the following sentence:

All of the horses in the field--beautiful, multi-colored stallions and mares--running endlessly.

What is "running" is a gerund?

300

The three types of irony

What are (1) dramatic, (2) situational, and (3) verbal?

300

This is a reason why Walter says, "A job. Mama, a job?"

What is he does not consider what he does to be a real, "respectable" job?

300
This is the theme of Oedipus

What is you cannot outrun your fate?

300

Of the following, this the best option of overall thematic idea of the passage

A) Optimism

B) Dedication

C) Forgiveness

D) Selflesness

What is A?

300

This is what is incorrect in the following sentence:

The teacher was very excited to prank his students for April Fool's Day, but he was shocked when they pranked her first.

What is the pronoun "her?"

400

The two types of archetypes we reviewed

What are (1) character archetypes and (2) situational archetypes?

400
Based on the text, this is a description of what the scenery may look like.

What is a run-down simple room with simple furniture?

400

This is a tone that can used for Oedipus

What is sorrowful, woeful, pained, etc.?

400

This is the effect of starting the story with the Uchidas entering camp

What is (1) to establish the tone, (2) to put the readers in the Uchidas' shoes?

400

This is what is incorrect in the following sentence:

Even though I have practiced two hours a day at least four times a week for the last three months!

What is the sentence is a fragment (dependent clause)?

500

When the reader uses what is in the text (and background knowledge) to make conclusions that are not explicitly stated in the text

What is inference?

500

This is a tone that can be used for this text

What is serious, solemn, grave?

500

This is the significance of an altar being on stage (per the Scene)

What is the ancient Greeks were very religious, and the plot of the play revolves around the gods?

500

This is a possible theme for this story

What is make the most of what you have?

500

This is what is incorrect in the following sentence:

The cable box was broken, it didn't bother me very much, since I mostly watch Disney Plus and Netflix.

The sentence is a run-on.

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