Vocabulary
What does skeptical mean?
Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
What is tone?
The mood the story is told in.
What is perspective?
perspective is the POV the story told in.
ideas that are central to a story
What is imagery?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What does Obliged mean?
make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
It can establish a mood for the story
What are the 4 types of POV
first person, second person, third person limited, and third person omniscient.
true or false a story has to have a theme.
FALSE.
true or false a story doesn't have to have imagery.
TRUE.
What does ingenious mean?
(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
What is the main tone in the book?
overwhelmingly bleak
What is the perspective of the book the jungle?
third-person omniscient
what is the theme of the jungle?
the destructive and inhumane nature of unchecked capitalism
how can imagery shape a readers understanding of the book?
by activating their senses to create mental pictures, evoke emotions, and deepen their connection to the story's world, characters, and themes.
What does ostensibly mean?
apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually.
Sinclair´s becomes more directly critical when revealing the unsafe and exploitative working conditions in the meatpacking industry, a style of writing known as muckraking
accusatory or critical
What is the difference between third person limited and third person omniscient?
Third person limited is only on one character while third person omniscient has a narrator that sees into everyone´s thought
why is theme important?
it provides a story with depth, meaning, and a connection to the real world.
The sentence “She yawned and struggled to keep her eyes open” is an example of imagery.
How does the sentence show imagery?
By using descriptive language instead of ¨she was tired¨
What does cartilaginous mean?
(of a structure) made of cartilage.
what tone is in this sentence
Let a man so much as scrape his finger pushing a truck in the pickle room , and he might have a sore that would be pushing out of the world; all the joints in his fingers might be eaten by acid
pessimistic
Why is POV important?
it controls a story's intimacy, bias, and scope, shaping how readers perceive and connect with characters and events
How can theme affect a story
providing a deeper, underlying message or universal truth that gives the narrative meaning and purpose.
why is imagery important?
it uses descriptive, sensory language to create vivid mental pictures and experiences for the reader, enhancing engagement, conveying emotions and tone, and communicating complex ideas more effectively