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What is the definition of bountiful?

Abundant

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What is the definition of "assuage"?

to make less intense; reduce the severity of

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What does clemency mean?


kind or lenient treatment



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What is the meaning of Vexation?



irritation or annoyance



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What is the definition of spurious?



false or questionable



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What is the first step in using context clues?

Deciding the function of the word

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Author's develop characters through the use of archetypes. What is an archetype?

Archetypes are familiar, commonly used character types and situations in stories.

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Often readers gain a character's perspective through explicit statements, but have to work harder to understand the ______ POV.

author's

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What is another clue to perspective?  

Diction

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What are narrative plot elements?

  • Plot - is the sequence of related actions and events that forms the foundation of the story.
  • Characters - are the people in the story. The protagonist is the main character, while the antagonist is the force or forces arrayed against the protagonist.
  • Characterization - is the way the author conveys the specific details to reveal a character’s personality.
  • Setting - is the time and location in which the story takes place.
  • Tone - is the author’s attitude toward the subject as well as the author’s approach to the audience.
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What kind of meanings do authors use to convey deeper meanings to readers?



Implicit and explicit

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What is one way to get ideas down while brainstorming?

Mind Mapping
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What is important when drafting your exposition?

Grabbing your reader's attention

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Despite being the last element in a plot, _____ are very important. 



 the resolution

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What should a rough draft contain?

Introduction, three body paragraphs, and a resolution.

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What is the meaning of the word "expound" as it is used in the sentence, "During his graduation speech, Chad expounded his hopes and dreams to his graduating class".


Present and explain in detail



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How does Shelley use an archetype to devecreaturelope the creature?

Shelley uses the villain archetype by having him become an evil monster as he kills innocent people as revenge.

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What's the third plot element?

Climax

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How does word choice allow readers to understand Martha's perspective on clowns?

"Clowns- ugh, scary outdated method of entertainment. What do people find funny about an unhuman looking human anyways? Leave them for Halloween I say

Martha calls clowns scary and outdated, showing readers she obviously doesn't like them. Through posing a question she states she doesn't find them funny.

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What are two ways to manipulate time in a narrative?

Pacing, flashbacks, and flash-forwards

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How is implicit meaning used to add depth to the following passage:

Such as this creature is the Lord our God,
Giver of joys, to all creation kind,
To men benignant, save alone to him,
The dragon, author of all wickedness,
Satan, the ancient adversary whom,
Fettered with fire, shackled with dire constraint,
Into the pit of torments God cast down.



The line “Into the pit of torments God cast down” is an allusion to Satan’s fall from heaven, as told in the Bible. The author, writing in a time when religion was a key part of most people’s lives, assumes that his audience will understand the implied meaning behind this biblical allusion

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What is the first name of Frankenstein?

Viktor

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How does Shelley use the exposition in Frankenstein to grab readers' attention?

She uses framing  

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Gothic narratives often have quick falling action and wrap up quickly, what are some ways to end a gothic narrative?

  • open-ended, so that readers must determine what happened
  • tragic, such as the death of one or more characters
  • unresolved, as in a cliffhanger
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What should a body paragraph include?

A topic sentence, sentences that build upon and support the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence.