Into the Wild
The name Chris McCandless adopted on his journey.
Alexander Supertramp
Events of a certain time period in society
Historical Context
A position on a topic or issue.
Claim
When a character's words are intentionally the opposite of his/her meaning
Verbal Irony
A type of informational text in which the author relates the history of his/her own life in written form.
Autobiography
What spearheaded Chris McCandless to leave his life behind?
His relationship with his family.
Jobs, wealth, and class systems of a certain time and place.
Economic Context
A position on a topic or issue that argues against the claim.
Counterargument
When readers know something that a character does not know
Dramatic Irony
The organization of ideas and information.
Text structure
The man who wanted to adopt Chris McCandless.
Ronald Franz
Values and beliefs that people living in a certain time period share
Social Context
Rejecting the counterargument and showing why it's wrong.
Rebuttal
When something happens that differs from the readers' expectations
Situational Irony
Unexplained reference to a well-known person, place, event, text, or art that provides structure for the entire piece of writing
Extended Allusion
The last location of Chris McCandless.
Stampede Trail, Alaska
A robbery is committed at a police station
Situational Irony
Concession
Grace dropped to her knees and swept half of it back into the pan before glancing up at the sound of his retching. “Don’t worry,” she said, “everyone loves a little paella with their dirt.”
Verbal Irony (to add humor)
Side by side contrasts of characters, ideas, and contexts to show difference
Juxtaposition
A central theme of Into the Wild.
Allure of individualism and rejection of norms
When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: “free, free, free!” Which aspect of the setting helps develop the theme about imprisonment and freedom in this excerpt?
Social Context (words as an act of rebellion)
Logical ideas that explain why the claim is valid
Reasoning
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo drinks poison believing Juliet is dead. The reader knows she is actually just in a sleep-like state from a potion.
Dramatic Irony
The running over of a sentence from one line to the next, without terminal punctuation.
Enjambed lines