Definitions
a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
What is Characterization
"The Hero" - "The Shadow" - "The Damsel in Distress" are all examples of:
What is an Archetype
The ________ __________ is the foundation of a strong essay.
what is Thesis Statement
"The broken landscape stretched far over into the horizon as the dry air entered my lungs..."
what is setting
Chavez's greatest fear
what are frogs
The examination and evaluates a work of literature by analyzing its elements and making an argument about its significance.
what is literary analysis
Sam Levinson's evocative television show Euphoria illuminates the complexities of social dynamics and social media through the use of vivid cinematography, fragmented storytelling, and introspective character arcs asserting that modern youth navigate relationships in a world both amplified and fractured by technology and trauma.
what is a Thesis Statement
Bless Me, Ultima is an important novel in the genres of __________ ___________ and Chicano Literature.
what is Magical Realism
What is a Metaphor
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(must respond physically)
The place, time, and zeitgeist in which a story takes place.
what is Setting
"Love" - "Death" - "Grief" - "Enlightenment" -
are all examples of:
what is an Abstract Concept
Vivid metaphors are my favorite _______ ______ in both poetry and short stories.
what is literary device
"His face was textured in crude lines and wrinkles, his disdain permanently carved into his bitter eyelids."
what is Characterization
what is the fishbowl
what is Magical Realism
Metaphor, Simile, Foreshadow, Personification, Imagery
What is literary device
I always attach to the hero ___________ in stories, because I like when good conquers evil.
what is archetype
"A feeling overwhelmed her. To hold her child for the first time filled her with a feeling of love that could be match by nothing else. Pure and unconditional love"
what is an abstract concept
Little tree in the window
what is an avocado tree
A literary style that focuses on the culture, geography, and experiences of a specific area.
what is Regionalism
Bless Me, Ultima, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Outsiders, Stanger Things, Secret Life of Bees
what is the Coming-of-Age Narrative
The story about the southwest exhibited a strong sense of ___________ in its descriptions of both the community and its traditions.
what is Regionalism
Mr. Chavez sits down with a book to break down what parts are best to teach in his 12th grade ELA class.
what is Literary Analysis
Chavez's favorite sport
what is Climbing