Authors
Mr. Penn is a bit distracted and stubborn in the story "The Revolt of Mother." The author of this story is...
Who is Mary E. Wilkins Freeman?
Name a Tragic Hero from this unit.
A changing or developing character.
What is a dynamic character?
Rash and Prideful.
Who is Phaethon?
This was used to contrast the atmosphere of the Rosicky home against the cold, bitter winter outside.
He wrote a poem because he was personally influenced by his grandfather who descended from Hispanics and Native Americans.
Who is Ricardo Sanchez?
This is Pew's primary motivation in Treasure Island.
What is greed?
A character used to emphasize another character's opposing traits within a work.
What is a foil character?
Fearful and demanding.
Who is Billy Bones?
"My Last Duchess" is this type of poetry.
What is a dramatic monologue?
A myth is written to explain the world and man's place in it. We studied one that was written by...
Who is Ovid?
This daughter-in-law learns to overcome her discontentment through a sweet relationship nurtured by her father-in-law.
Who is Polly?
Literature whose protagonist's flaws cause him tremendous suffering that eventually results in a catastrophe or disastrous conclusion.
What is a tragedy?
He has a logical, realistic outlook.
Who is Sancho?
Authors use these three things to reveal Character.
Action, Dialogue and Description.
In Treasure Island, Jim finds fault with his mother's honesty, greed, and her past foolhardiness. The Author ______________ does a great job of using dialogue to reveal character.
Who is Stevenson?
He is proud and self-centered; and also likely guilty of murder.
Who is The Duke?
The character sometimes called simply "the norm," who models and articulates the Author's ethics throughout the story.
What is a normative character?
Wise beyond his years, loyal and courageous.
Who is Jim Hawkins?
A character's _________________ (whether pure or impure) may impact the reader's sympathy toward him or her.
What is motivation?
Neighbor Rosicky is a beautifully written story about a man who gains wisdom through a variety of life experiences. It was written by this author.
Who is Willa Cather?
She is patient, yet determined. We learn that there is much more to her than meets the eye.
Who is Sarah Penn?
A character who remains essentially the same throughout a story.
What is a static character?
Lives in a fantasy world.
Who is Don Quixote?
By the end of "Neighbor Rosicky," Polly can best be described as this type of character.
What is dynamic and round.