Unit 1
What is context?
- background information given to enhance a topic/concept/plot/word/etc.
What is the meaning of assuage?
- to make less intense; reduce the severity of
What is the meaning of clemency?
- kind or lenient treatment
What is the meaning of proboscis?
- long, thin nose of an animal, or tubular mouth of an insect
What is the meaning of irresolute?
- cautious or uncertain
After she gave the lecture on molecular geometry, Dr. Jones realized that she would have to expound on the subject at greater length because the students looked confused and gave blank stares when she asked if there were any questions.
What is the meaning of the word expound as it is used in the sentence?
- to explain in detail
What is the meaning of hew?
- to cut or chop with a sharp instrument
What is the meaning of solicitude?
- attentive concern or care
What is the meaning of bequeath?
- to bestow or leave by will; hand down or pass on
What is the meaning of surreptitiously?
- stealthily or secretively
What is explicit meaning?
- something directly stated
What is an archetype?
- a familiar, commonly used character/situation type used in stories
What factors make up narrative elements?
- plot
- characterization
- setting
- tone
What can word choice do?
- state an opinion
- depict a place
- recount an event
- facilitate communication with another character
*all with connotation/tone
How is a quick pace created in literature?
- little description
- focus on action
What is implicit meaning?
- something understood without being clearly stated
What is denotation?
What is connotation?
- the dictionary definition of a word
- the emotional feelings or ideas that are associated with a word
What makes up a character's perspective?
- attitudes
- values
- opinions
What is the meaning and purpose of ambiguity?
- having unclear or uncertain meaning, or having multiple interpretations
- allows many possible implied meanings
What is sarcasm in terms of literature?
- the use of mockery to impart contempt or criticism
Don't leave me, even for an hour, because
then the little drops of anguish will all run together,
the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift
into me, choking my lost heart.
Which option most effectively explains the implicit meaning of this stanza?
- The speaker is deeply in love and feels as though his lover’s lack of passion is filling him with anguish and fruitless longing.
- The speaker is deeply in love and feels as though his lover is not reciprocating, or is not feeling the same powerful emotions.
- The speaker is deeply in love and feels as though his lover’s potential absence will cause him pain and suffering.
- The speaker is deeply in love and feels as though his lover is not genuine, or is purposely leaving him in the dark.
- The speaker is deeply in love and feels as though his lover’s potential absence will cause him pain and suffering.
What is an anaphora?
- a technique of repetition where the same words are repeated in several successive sentences for emphasis
What is the meaning and purpose of framing?
- used to lead one story, or plot, into another
- an introductory narrative is first presented to pave the way for a second narrative or a set of shorter narratives that form the main story
What is an inference in terms of literature?
- the gathering of explicitly stated evidence and other clues to arrive at a deeper implied meaning and intent
What is the meaning of irony in literature?
- a literary technique used to place emphasis or to create humor
- the use of language that typically means the opposite of what is openly stated