Story Vocabulary
The beginning of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
Exposition
Name the literary device in this quote:
“Meg had a voice like a flute, and she and her mother led the little choir.”
Simile
The turning point--the point of greatest suspense or action in a story
Climax
Name two prominent themes in Call of the Wild
Pride, Greed, Naturalism, survival of the fittest/law of club & fang
Name 2 literary devices in the following quote:
“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully, that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
Foreshadowing and metaphor
Name the 5 types of plot conflict and identify two of them from Across Five Aprils or Little Women.
Man v Man, Man v Society, Man v Nature, Man v Self, Man v God
List the 3 Christian and the 4 Classical virtues
Faith, hope, & love.
Courage, Temperance(Self-Control), Justice, Wisdom
the belief that nature is all that exists in the world
placing two things side by side for comparison or contrast
What are the 9 fruits of the Spirit
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control
Movement during the 1830s that emphasised individualism, inherent goodness of people, and a deep connection to nature.
Transcendentalism
Literary technique in which animals, objects, or even abstract concepts are given human qualities and characteristics.
Anthropomorphism-- Personification
A character who does not change significantly throughout the story
Static character
Important historical event that freed slaves
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
a firgure of speech in which a writer makes reference to a famous story, person, object, or event
Allusion
Explain the "parallelism" in Little Women.
Chapter titles make allusions to The Pilgrim's Progress. The girls are constantly remarking on their journeys and struggles with their different "flaws" and comparing them to the jouney of Christian.
Additionally, there is parallelism between the author's own life and the main protagonist, Jo.