Vocabulary
Context
Cultural Traditions
Point of View
Hodge Podge
100
An author's goal when writing a novel; what a writer is hoping to achieve with his or her work.
What is Purpose?
100
The meaning of a word based on the words around it in a sentence or paragraph.
What is connotative?
100
Movements was Doris Lessing associated with during her life.
What are communism and feminism?
100
"The reader only knows what the speaking character knows" is this point of view.
What is first person narration?
100
In "Through the Tunnel," the underwater tunnel that Jerry is determined to swim through may be seen as a symbol for _____.
What is his passage into manhood?
200
A formal or informal ceremony or event that marks a major transition in a person's life.
What is Rite of Passage?
200
"A test to see if a larger program should be considered" is the contextual meaning of what word in the following sentence:
In a pilot project across 23 state agencies, Arizona was able to deliver services to our citizens 65 percent faster on average – without sacrificing quality.
What is pilot?
200
In Judaism, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
What is 'rite of passage'?
200
In "Through the Tunnel", the distant voice of the narrator helps establish the idea that anything could happen, refers to this point of view.
What is third person limited?
200
A conjunction that introduces a clause of lower rank than the main clause.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
300
This refers to how an author creates a clear picture of a character for the reader.
What is characterization?
300
In "Through the Tunnel," this is most representative of a feeling of safety and security for Jerry.
What (or who) is his mother?
300
The significance of Jerry being referred to as "the English boy" in "Through the Tunnel"
What is lets the audience know that Jerry is in a foreign place?
300
The narrator directly addresses the reader, as if the reader were a character in the story.
What is second person point of view?
300
The act of sticking or holding firmly together
What is cohesion?
400
This term refers to using non-literal words and phrases to draw attention to something’s qualities, themes, or symbolic meaning.
What is Figurative Language?
400
In the context of the following sentence, "A piece of land projecting into water"; is the best definition of this word in the sentence:
On the edge of a small cape that marked the side of the bay away from the promontory was a loose scatter of rocks.
What is promontory?
400
She was born in Iran and spent her childhood and young adulthood in a number of African countries.
Who is Doris Lessing?
400
The three kinds of third person narration
What is third person omniscient, third person objective, and third person limited?
400
The glue in writing that make your ideas flow smoothly and coherently
What are connectives?
500
A coming of age story; a novel in which a young person has experiences that transform him or her into an adult.
What is Bildungsroman?
500
Use these questions to understand the text in historical and biographical context.
When was it written? Where is it set? What was happening in that place at that time?
500
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes
What is culture shock?
500
The narrator is watching through a telescope. The narrator can describe everything that happens but never goes into the inner lives of the characters. There is no description of thought or feeling.
What is third person objective?
500
What is Jerry's important step toward maturity?