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Story Recall
Story Recall
The Writing Process
100

What is the difference between a 1 dimensional character and a 3 dimensional character?

A 3 dimensional character has complex characteristics and full range human emotions while a 1 dimensional character has one main personality trait. 

100

A central idea in a work of literature 

theme

100

What curses were Echo and Narcissus given and why?

Narcissus was cursed with falling into a fall that could not be returned by Nemesis for cruelly rejecting a nymph.

Echo was cursed to only repeat what is said to her by Hera for distracting her with entertaining conversation and allowing Zeus to escape.

100

Explain the journey of the youngest son in "The Prodigal Son" and his father's response at the end of the story.

The son asks his father for his inheritance, spends all of his money and comes back home to his father to ask for forgiveness. His father is happy for the return of his son.

100

Where should your thesis statement go in your introductory paragraph?

the last sentence

200

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A simile is a comparison using like or as, while a metaphor is a comparison that doesn't use like or as

200

A reference

allusion

200

Who (or what) is happy about Icarus's death and why?

Perdix, a partridge, is happy about Icarus's death because he thinks Daedalus deserves to suffer for pushing him off a building when he was a child.

200

Which best explains what Shakespeare is saying about other poets of his time in “Sonnet 130”?

other poets are cheesy and foolish for only caring about a woman's appearance

200

Which style of writing are you being asked to write if you are writing an editorial?

a. informational

b. narrative

c. argumentative

c. argumentative

300

What is the difference between lyrical poetry and narrative poetry?

narrative poetry tell a story while lyrical poetry evokes emotion, is highly musical and is full of images.
300

the difference between appearance and reality 

irony

300

Why doesn't Curley like Lennie?

Because he doesn't like big guys/ because he sees Lennie as an easy target because he isn't smart

300

What things do we learn about the story of Romeo and Juliet in the prologue? 

MUST MENTION ALL:

Two families hate each other/ they each have children that fall in love with each other and then kill themselves/ the children dying stop the parents fighting

300

What is a TAG and where should it be included in the introductory paragraph?

Title Author Genre and it should NOT come in the first sentence, but it should be stated when you are introducing the text or sources.

400

my bed is calling my name is an example of what?

personification

400

a repeated element in a work of literature 

motif

400

Who does Curley's wife threaten and why?

Curley's wife threatens Crooks because he gets angry with her and tells her to leave his room when she isn't wanted. 

400

What is the dream that George and Lennie share and which 2 characters express interest in joining the dream?

Lennie and George dream of owning a ranch/house of their own with rabbits and other animals; being together and not having to answer to anyone else. (Lennie dreams of tending the rabbits)

Candy and Crooks express interest in joining the dream.

400

What does each letter stand for in the ANSWER acronym?

A: Analyze the prompt

N: Note taking

S: Select evidence

W: Web

ER: Edit & Revise 

500

Identify the 4 following genres: 

1. a biblical story that teaches a life lesson

2. a story with a medieval setting and an element of magic

3. a story that explains something in nature through the actions of the gods

4. a brief story told with animal characters that teaches a moral 

5. a story that is regarded as historical but contains elements of fantasy

1. parable

2. fairy tale

3. myth

4. fable

5. legend

500

Explain the difference between the sound devices onomatopoeia, alliteration and assonance

onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like its meaning

alliteration is the repetition on consonant sounds

assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds

500

Lennie's biggest fear is...

George not letting him tend the rabbits

500
In "The White Snake" what do the horse and money represent? 

Freedom 

500

What is the structure of a body paragraph? 

Claim, evidence, commentary, evidence, commentary. 

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