Literary Vocab
Writing Vocab
J&H Trivia
J&H Characters
Miscellaneous
100
Tension--either external or internal--that drives the plot of a story.
What is conflict?
100
Sentence that introduces the reader to the scope and sequence of the paper; summarizes the author's main argument.
What is a thesis statement?
100
full name, spelled correctly of the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
What is Robert Louis Stevenson?
100
The character through whose eyes we follow the story
Who is Mr. Utterson?
100
Lit. Vocab: how the author chooses to form words into sentences; arrangement of punctuation, phrases, and main clauses in a writing
What is syntax?
200
the moral of the story; the author's message about life
What is theme?
200
Type of sentence that provides support for quotes; should paraphrase quote used and/or use the quote to support the main point of the paragraph.
What is a commentary sentence?
200
How many days it took Stevenson to write his first draft of J&H
What is three days?
200
The character that witnesses the murder of Sir Danvers Carew.
Who is the maid?
200
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution are ___________ elements; also another name for a story
What are narrative elements?
300
The way in which an author develops a character
What is characterization?
300
Voice that should be used in all academic paper; includes proper grammar, advanced diction & syntax, and excludes informal or slang tones
What is academic voice?
300
Stevenson said the idea of J&H came to him in a __________
What is a nightmare?
300
The character that witnesses the little girl being trampled.
Who is Mr. Enfield?
300
clues in a text that, combined with prior knowledge, help a reader to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
What are context clues?
400
describes an instance where a character's point of view changes about another character or object throughout the course of the story
What is shift in attitude?
400
In-text citations that occur after a paraphrase or quote; contain the author's name and page number on which the quote is found
What is parenthetical citations?
400
J&H is this type of literature; longer than a short story and shorter than a novel
What is a novella?
400
The character that narrates the 10th chapter.
Who is Dr. Jekyll?
400
when the order of events in a story occur how they happened in real time; chapters 1 - 8 are examples of this type of order
What is chronological order?
500
A minor character that contrasts a major character to exemplify and magnify the major character's qualities
What is a foil character?
500
The question that guides a research paper; must not be too detailed or too broad
What is a research question?
500
The year J&H was originally published
What is the year 1886?
500
This character narrates the 9th chapter in 1st person.
Who is Dr. Lanyon?
500
Lit. Vocab: described when two characters are speaking to one another
What is dialogue?
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