Vocab.
What is the definition of mood?
How the story makes the reader feel.
What is the job of a chorus in a play?
They narrate the story. Describe or comment on the action.
What is the definition of the latin root -dict?
To speak
What is a protagonist?
(You must answer both correctly to receive points)
Antagonist: The bad guy
Protagonist: The good guy; tends to be the main character of the story or play
Give an example of a hyperbole.
What do you think, Mrs. Borawski?
The sequence of events in a story or play.
What is the leader of a chorus called?
Choragos
What is the definition of the latin root -lum-?
Light
What is anaphora used for?
Repetition of a word or groups of words.
Give an example of personifiction.
What do you think, Mrs. Borawski?
What is theme?
Life lesson or message the author is trying to get across.
At what point is an ode used in a scene?
The end of each scene.
What is the definition of the latin root -dom-?
state, condition, power, authority, property, right, office, quality
What are the parts of a chorus called, in order?
1. Strophe
2. Antistrophe
3. Epode
Give an example of mood.
tense, cheerful, mysterious, aggressive
Define luminous.
Full of or shedding light.
Which of the following features the most VIVID SENSORY DETAILS?
a. On even his worst days, Officer Ragwa had a sunny attitude.
b. Always smiling, always ready with a kind word, Officer Ragwa became our neighborhood's intimate outsider...
c. Wherever his patrols took him, Ragwa brought comfort as well as order.
d. His smile was a sparkling, glowing sunbeam, his voice deep and honeyed; even the vanilla and orange smell of his aftershave signified acceptance and comfort.
d. His smile was a sparkling, glowing sunbeam, his voice deep and honeyed; even the vanilla and orange smell of his aftershave signified acceptance and comfort.
Based on your knowledge of the root -dom-, what does domain most likely mean?
Field in which one is masterful
List all parts of a plot diagram in order.
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear next to each other.
Example: Jumbo shrimp
Define interlude.
A span of time between two events.
What is one characteristic of a Greek Tragedy?
1. Concerns the downfall of a character of high rank.
2. Includes a hero with a tragic flaw.
Based on your knowledge of the root -vert-, what does revert most likely mean?
Return
What is dramatic irony?
A situation in which the audience or reader has a better understanding of the events than the characters in the story do.
RANDOM QUESTION!
What makes a story a literary nonfiction?
writing based on facts or realistic events and presented using writing styles and techniques