Essay
two kinds of essays
formal and informal
a secondary plot strand that connects in location, time, or theme
subplot
What is the POV of "A Miserable Merry Christmas"?
first person
Ackerman uses phrases like this throughout her essay: "sugar maple closing up shop" and "sunlight rules most things with its golden edicts".
personification
What literary device is used in the beginning "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" to provide a lot of clues?
flashback (when Helen tells her story)
of the 3 divisions of literature by form, an essay is written in. . . .
prose
the final outcome of a story
denouement or resolution
What is the POV in which the narrator is outside the story and "knows all"?
3rd person omniscient
Of the essays we've read, which is the closest to formal?
"Why the Leaves Turn Color in the Fall" by Diane Ackerman
In "A Visit of Charity" the old women are compared to....
animals (sheep and birds)
an essay that has an impersonal, authoritative voice and serious tone
formal
When Helen visits Holmes to tell her story is what part of the plot?
inciting incident
What is the POV where the narrator is outside the story but inside the head of only one character?
3rd person limited omniscient
"How to Get Things Done" is considered this because it is a humorous COPY or imitation of a serious piece of writing.
parody
What serves as a distraction or "red herring" in the clues of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?
the gypsies
When you think of how different the 3 essays are that we read this unit, what characteristic of essay as a FORM does this illustrate?
it is extremely versatile
the crisis of "A Miserable Merry Christmas"
when Lennie finds his stocking empty (could also say and no gifts for him under the tree)
What is the POV of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"?
first person
the best term to describe the title of "A Miserable Merry Christmas"
paradox
What symbol is found at the end of "A Visit of Charity"?
a red apple
what typically can an essay be about?
anything (or any non fiction topic)
Define plot.
Note: You cannot give this answer in less than 10 words. There are 2-3 ideas within this definition.
A series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of movement toward a specific goal.
What is the POV of "A Visit of Charity"?
3rd person limited omniscient
Name the 2 types of irony in "How to Get Things Done".
verbal and structural
the main conflict of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
man vs man