Poe-etic
Is the following line fit more into dark romanticism or transcendentalism?
Beauty crowds me till I die
Beauty mercy have on me
But if I expire today
Let it be in sight of thee –
Dark romanticism
What's the difference between objective and subjective writing?
Objective = factual, informational, impartial.
Subjective = opinion-based, emotional, biased.
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters, this is an example of…
Third person omniscient
What is a protagonist?
The main/central character of a story
True or false: A parenthetical citation is meant to be used as a shortcut to help the reader find the complete source in the Works Cited.
True
What style of poetry did Walt Whitman typically write?
Free verse
What is the difference between a Works Cited and a Works Referenced?
The Works Referenced is a list of all sources consulted, and the Works Cited is a list of all sources used.
What is the point of view of Dr. Lanyon's narrative in Jekyll and Hyde?
First person
What is the following sentence an example of?
I was literally screaming, crying, and throwing up when I finished that book.
Hyperbole
Correct/incorrect (if incorrect, fix the error):
We read Robert Frost’s poem ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ in class today.
Incorrect -
We read Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in class today.
Write an example of alliteration.
Responses vary -- must include the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that is not intended to have an answer, but is rather asked for an effect on the reader.
The author's attitude toward a piece of writing, reflected in their choice of words, represents…
Tone
What is vernacular?
Everyday language -- that language that is spoken by a particular (usually regional) group of people.
Give an example of a subjective piece of writing.
Responses vary - must be opinion-based
Which of the pieces we read had the purpose of urging people to find spirituality in nature and to maintain childlike imagination?
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the only kind of information that does NOT need to be cited in a paper?
Information that is common knowledge
What is mood in literature?
The emotional response a reader gets from a piece of writing
What is a frame story and why is MSND an example of a frame story?
-A story within a story
-Puck frames MSND as a story that the audience has dreamed
Correct/incorrect (if incorrect, fix the error):
I wonder if our school has a (PTA) Parent Teacher Association.
Incorrect -
I wonder if our school has a PTA (Parent Teacher Association).
Daily double!
Dark romanticism focuses on the supernatural, gothic, dark themes, human tendency to sin and self-destruct
Transcendentalism focuses on spirituality in nature, self-reliance, inherent goodness of humans and nature, society/institutional corruption of humans
Correct this quotation/citation formatting:
"These are all very strange circumstances," said Mr. Utterson." (Stevenson, 92).
"'These are all very strange circumstances,' said Mr. Utterson" (Stevenson 92).
The lamplight and darkness in Jekyll and Hyde are examples of…
Motif
What is an example of dialect in Midsummer?
-Words like "thou" and "alack" show Shakespeare's early modern English dialect
-The mechanicals reflect the dialect of the lower class/"handicraft" men
What are the three purposes of an introduction paragraph? (Think about the components and why they are there)
1) hook reader interest
2) introduce the topic
3) state purpose of the essay