Prose:Fiction
Prose: Non Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Misc.
100
Identify the 'big' device and analyse (referencing little device(s)):
Christine and Gerald hopped in the car, ready for their trip. As they sped off onto the highway, their map flew out the window.
Big Device: Foreshadowing - trip's chaotic outcome
Christine and Gerald hopped in the car, ready for their trip. As they sped off onto the highway, their map flew out the window.
Verb choice - quick, impulsive, sudden
Symbolism - map represents order, logic
100
True or false: poems are direct expressions of the poet's personal voice
False - refer to the 'speaker' or 'voice' in a poem
100
True or false: all poems are narrative
false
100
What is a literary aspect that drama (almost) never has that many other text types do?
A narrator
100
What is it called when you phrase something unpleasant in a pleasing or nicer way?
Euphemism
200
How would you identify the mood the following quotation?
"The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."
Idyllic, calm, tranquil, peaceful, uplifting
"The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."
alliteration - r
Symbolism - sky
Visual imagery - clear blue
Verb choice/connotation - glisten-sparkle connotes value, rarity of jewels
Assonance
200
Identify and analyse the following device:
"My grade 11 class is a dream."
Metaphor - comparing the class to a dream
Dream connotes whimsy, ideal, pleasing, surprassing what is believed to be possible
200
A section of a poem is called a...
A 'sentence' in a poem is called a...
stanza
line
200
When the audience is aware of something a character(s) in the work are not. Generally, name one common effect of this device:
Dramatic Irony: suspense, tension, feeling of complicity/guilt
200
What is the difference between motif and theme?
Motif = an element which is repeated frequently within a work, such as a phrase, object, or idea
Theme = the central idea or comment about life which the writer communicates. Sometimes this can be a "moral" or "message" pointing out what's good or bad. More often the writer makes us think more about the less simple issues in our lives.
300
Identify two 'small' devices and how they contribute to a 'big' device:
Spencer shuffled into the room and skulked about the scene.
Sibilance (alliteration) - S
Verb choice - 'shuffle' 'skulk'
Both of these contribute to indirect characterisation of Spencer--he comes across as a dubious, mischievous
300
Name the five types of vivid imagery. Fancy names only.
Visual, tactile, auditory, gustatory, olfactory
300
Identify the rhyme scheme in the following:
"Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go "
abcb rhyme scheme
300
What are the four different types of speaking in drama? (Not vernacular versus elevated)
Dialogue, Monologue, Soliloquy, Aside.
300
Explain the difference between juxtaposition and oxymoron
Oxymoron - paradoxical, contradictory "bittersweet"
Juxtaposition - two contrasting elements, put together for contrast and effect "I went from food stamps to caviar" --contrasting costs of food items emphasises vast increase in wealth, and thus, the speaker's financial prowess.
400
Name and define the 5 types of narrative perspective
First Person, Second Person, Third Person Objective, Third Person Limited, Third Person Omniscient
400
Identify 2 interesting words and make inferences about connotations in the following passage:
The clique is presiding in their usual spot.
The clique is presiding in their usual spot.
Clique connotes exclusivity
Presiding connotes authority, especially of the religious vairety
400
How are these stanzas structured?
Old prayers long verses monotonous tone
Repetitious meaningless words numb your soul
Be quiet, focus, listen, find meaning
Can these strange words be my oversoul
In couplets
400
The following extract is from from Topdog/Underdog by Suzan Lori-Parks and is a dialogue between Booth and Lincoln, two African-American brothers living in a run-down apartment:
Booth: You like this place?
Lincoln: Ssallright.
Booth: But a little cramped sometimes, right?
Lincoln: You dont hear me complain. Although that recliner sometimes Booth, man—no Booth, right—man, Im too old to be sleeping in that chair.
Booth: Its my place. You don’t got a place. Cookie, she threw you out. And you can seem to get another woman. Yr lucky I let you stay.
Lincoln: Every Friday you say mi casa es su casa.
Booth: Every Friday you come home with yr paycheck.
Which functions does this dialogue serve?
It conveys information about the setting
It conveys information about the characters' lives
It portrays important aspects of the feelings and dynamics In the relationship
400
Which device eats the other?
Tone
Connotation
Style
STYLE --> TONE --> connotation
500
Identify the narrative perspective:
Sarah couldn't believe what she was seeing. Allison was right there in front of her. Sarah's mind was a dumpsterfire of thoughts, and yet, all she managed to say was, 'Hi.'
'Sup?' Allison asked. She flicked her hair and put her hands in her pockets.
You couldn't imagine what Sarah did next.
Sarah managed to quiet the chaos in her head and...
Third person limited, with a brief second person address by the narrative voice
500
Analyse the following excerpt:
The dress I wore was lavender taffeta, and each time I breathed it rustled, and now that I was sucking in air to breathe out shame it sounded like crepe paper on the back of hearses.
Identify 5 examples of devices being used and their effects for full points
The dress I wore was lavender taffeta, and each time I breathed it rustled, and now that I was sucking in air to breathe out shame it sounded like crepe paper on the back of hearses.
Tactile imagery - 'rustled' 'sucking in air' - awareness, desperation. 'Rustle' is a disruptive sound-tension. These contrast with the lightness of 'taffeta' material
Auditory imagery - sound like crepe paper - delicate, quiet sound - tension
Symbolism - crepe paper - fragile, hearse - sombre, symbol of death contradicts the joyful, vibrant 'lavender' colour
Figurative language - simile (like crepe paper), metaphor of 'breathing out shame'
First person narrative perspective - personal connection with speaker, share in her mortification
500
Analyse these two lines of poetry:
Identify 4 devices and their effects for full points
Look up, and you see things flying
Between the day and the night;
Imperative: Look up - exciting, immersive
Second person: "you"
Suspense/connotation - vague 'things' creates mystery - unidentified flying object
Present (continuous) tense - perpetual action
Juxtaposition - day/night = basic delineations of time, and yet these figures are 'between' them - mystery, intrigue
500
This is the opening stage description of A Doll's House, where a married couple, Torvald (husband) and Nora (wife) live. Identify five significant elements and their effects:
[SCENE.—A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly. At the back, a door to the right leads to the entrance-hall, another to the left leads to Torvald’s study, which is locked. In the middle of the left-hand wall is a door, and beyond it a window. In the right-hand wall, at the farther end, another door; and on the same side, nearer the footlights, a stove, two easy chairs and a rocking-chair; between the stove and the door, a small table. Engravings on the walls; a cabinet with china and other small objects; a small book-case with well-bound books. It is winter.
A bell rings in the hall; shortly afterwards the door is heard to open. Enter NORA, humming a tune and in high spirits. She is in outdoor dress and carries a number of parcels; these she lays on the table to the right. She leaves the outer door open after her, and through it is seen a PORTER who is carrying a Christmas Tree and a basket, which he gives to the MAID who has opened the door.]
The study belongs to Torvald, Nora is left out
Nora rings the bell to enter her own house?
Nora handles parcels, is humming - ind. ch.
Nora leaves door open after her (in winter) - carless?
Time of year, Christmas - significance
Upper middle class of family is est. through staff, furnishing
Did you notice how many things are 'small?' - stringent, modest contrasts with abundance of Nora carrying in many parcels
500
How does this scene from Gilmore Girls characterise Kirk?
Indirectly characterises Kirk--> Goldfish are harmless, meek creatures. Thus, fear of them implies frailty, childishness, eccentricity.
Lorelai is speaking defensively on Kirk's behalf. Defending Kirk, a grown man, to the younger Rory also conveys an ironic hierarchy of maturity.
Lorelai speaks in short, declarative sentences. This establishes an admonishing tone towards Rory.