Unit 1
Pieces of text that help you understand the meaning of the word.
What are context clues?
submissive, in the manner of a slave
what is servile?
skilled in vivid or fluent expression.
what is eloquent?
to understand incorrectly; to misinterpret
What is Misconstrued?
to trap or approach by surprise; intercept
What is waylay?
Something that can be derived from the text without being inherently stated.
What is Implicit?
Commonly used characters, themes, settings, etc.
What are archetypes?
The point of view we have of the story.
What is Perspective?
A literary device used in dialogue, often with understatement or irony, to undermine someone or create humor.
What is Sarcasm?
The flow of time in a story set up through lengthy or short instances of certain events, tone, etc.
What is Pacing?
Writing without goal or purpose in mind, allowing for creativity to flow without restriction.
What is Free Writing?
Detailed text that serves to tell us more about a certain person, place, or thing, and to help the reader better understand or visualize these elements of a narrative.
What is description?
What serves to introduce the plot.
What is exposition?
Literary element used in narratives, as a form of verbal communication between characters.
What is Dialogue?
Going back through a created work, looking for errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, etc.
What is revising?
The transition from the Frankenstein's Letters to Frankenstein serve as this literary element.
What is Framing?
In Death Not be Proud, the concept is explored through the questioning of the physical and spiritual side of death.
What is metaphysical?
Chapter 1 of The Mysteries of Udolpho creates this by using setting, imagery, and descriptive writing.
What is tone?
In the Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes uses these to base his theories on initial information to help solve his mysteries.
What are Inferences?
In the Fellowship of the Ring, the dark and manipulative nature of the ring is used to build these literary elements.
What is Tension and Suspense?
Through the Literature Project of Frankenstein part 1, we see the element develop around adventure and curiosity of the unknown through framing of the letters, and the upbringing of Victor.
What Is Theme?
In our Project, Let's Respond: Frankenstein- part 1, this element is used by the author to help develop and shift Victor into a more human character after he creates his monster.
What is character development?
In our Gothic Romance Fictional Narrative, we use this element to build on the history between the protagonist and her family, to help build towards the dark ending.
What is Flashback?
In our project. Let's Respond: Frankenstein- part 2, we use the dialogue, characters, and events in the story to create this.
What is mood?
In our Final Essay, pictures are used to describe these from the The Adventure of the Speckled Band.
What is Setting and Characters?