Bless Me, Ultima
Antonio's father's side of the family, known for being free spirited and wild
The Marez
Junior's condition
What is Hydrocephalus
Duncan's heirs
who are Malcolm and Donaibain
Comparison between between two things without using Like or as
Sonnet type
14 lines
Octave-Sestet
ABBA ABBA CDECDE or CDCDCD
AKA Italian Sonnet
What is an Petrarchan Sonnet
Antonio's Mother's dream career for his future
What is becoming a priest
The school that Junior transfers to
What is reardan
This character encourages Macbeth to murder Duncan.
Who is lady Macbeth
Something that has its own literal meaning but, depending on the context of the story can take on a figurative meaning
e.g. The owl in Bless me, Ultima
What is (a) Symbol/Symbolism
10 beats of unstressed, stressed syllables
Iamb= 2 beats
Meter=rythm
what is Iambic pentameter
Symbol of Ultima's spirit, magic, and wisdom
What is Ultima's owl
Symbol of Junior's final rejection of the lack of opportunities at wellpinit
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!
What does it mean when lady Macbeth asks spirits to "unsex" her now?
Lady Macbeth wants to have her feminine tendencies removed and have them replaced with more "masculine" traits like bravery and courage to allow her to go through with aiding Macbeth in Duncan's murder.
- realistic setting
- inexplicable magic with no surprise from characters
- time distortion
- ex author: Rudolfo Anaya
What is magical realism
Literary device present in the following excerpt:
"The war sucks everything dry...driven like the tumbleweed by the winds of war"
What is a simile
Everyone who kicks the bucket
Who are Mary, Eugene, and the grandma
Macbeth's prophecy from the witches
What is becoming thane of Cawdor and the king
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personification
Sonnet type
14 lines
3 quatrains and a couplet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Volta at 8th or 10th line
AKA English sonnet
Shakespearian sonnet
Family whose daughters cursed Antonio's uncle
The Trementina's
The Trementina sisters
DOUBLE JEOPARDY #2!!!!!!!!!
The amount of points rearden beat Wellpinnit by in their final game
What is 40 points?
The location of Macbeths castle
"I've been working on this assignment for a million years!"
What is hyperbole
When a plot creates suspense and sympathy and promotes engagement with plot twists
What is catharsis