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.
A central idea in a work of literature
theme
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.
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.
Where should your thesis statement go in your introductory paragraph?
the last sentence
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
A reference
allusion
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.
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
Which style of writing are you being asked to write if you are writing an editorial?
a. informational
b. narrative
c. argumentative
c. argumentative
What is the difference between lyrical poetry and narrative poetry?
the difference between appearance and reality
irony
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
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
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.
my bed is calling my name is an example of what?
personification
a repeated element in a work of literature
motif
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.
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.
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
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
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
Lennie's biggest fear is...
George not letting him tend the rabbits
Freedom
What is the structure of a body paragraph?
Claim, evidence, commentary, evidence, commentary.