Literary Terms
The central topic a text
Theme
What is the purpose of King's speech?
Encourage all people to fight for equality for black Americans.
What is the central topic of the speech?
The Declaration of Independence/ Explanation as to why the the Civil War is being fought.
What is Odysseus destination?
Ithaca
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We we're full of excitement today.
We were full of excitement today.
*past tense of the verb "to be."
Struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
What is the definition of inextricably?
Unable to be separated or tied.
Lincoln alludes to what document when he says "all men are created equal?"
The Declaration of Independence
What is Charybdis?
Whirlpool
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The hospital is taking to long to help us.
The hospital is taking too long to help us.
*also
Figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things.
Simile
What metaphor does King use to illustrate America's broken promise.
A promissory note/ bad check
Why was Lincoln in Gettysburg delivering a speech?
To dedicate land for a military cemetery.
Why does Odysseus choose not to warn his men about Scylla?
He thinks they will panic and endanger the ship.
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Paul said that there going to need a lot of rest after the trip.
Paul said that they’re going to need a lot of rest after the trip.
*contraction for the words "they are"
Device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction
Parallelism
"Five score years ago, a great American signed the Emancipation Proclamation" is a allusion to what U.S. Seminal document?
The Gettysburg Address
How many is a score?
20
What are the names of the two sea monsters that Odysseus has to face?
Scylla and Charybdis.
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Make sure you go too the principals office before leaving school.
Make sure you go to the principals office before leaving school.
*to- towards a location
two- number
too- also
A long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery.
Epic Poem
"Every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low" means
There will be equality
“government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is Lincoln expressing?
Democracy
What does Odysseus do to save his men from the Siren song?
Plugging their ears with beeswax.
Find the mistake in the sentence below and state the differences between the words.
After school, there going over there if their parents approve.
After school, they’re going over there if their parents approve.
*they're- contraction for the words "they are"
there- location
their- pronoun, used to show ownership