Sonnets
8 lines grouped together
Octet
Who is Anja?
Art's mom/Vladek's wife
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
Metaphor/extended metaphor
Explain the story The Shawl
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Juxtaposition
placing two unlike things next to each other to highlight the contrast
Difference between a volta and shift
Shift is Shakespearean, volta is Petrarchan, but they mean the same thing
70s/80s, 40s, cultural setting, US (New York), Poland, Auschwitz, etc.
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun
simile
Describe the plot of the Paper Menagerie
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Types of characterization
Physical, emotional, psychological
This sonnet has a couplet
Shakespearean
What type of narration does Maus have?
Frame Narrative
Give an example of imagery from the poem you wrote
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Who was Harrison Bergeron?
superhuman character who was given burdens by the government that he overthrew
Name a symbol from "Because I could not stop for Death"
Carriage (amongst others)
abab cdcd efef gg
Shakespearean
Characterize Vladek
Guilty which causes anger/control issues/hoarding rooted in trauma, etc.
Rhyme scheme:
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right;
ABBAABB
What are the four parts of perspective that create characterization?
Background
Environment
Personality Traits
Relationships
What's the difference between tone and mood?
Tone: the speaker's attitude toward what's happening
Mood: the feeling created in the audience
Why do sonnet writers use forced rhyme?
Sonnets are closed form and follow strict rules
Internal conflicts in Maus
Vladek's guilt, Art's guilt/feeling like he isn't a Jew because he didn't go through the Holocaust, pain from Anja's suicide, etc.
What is this an example of?
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
Enjambment
What are the seven elements of setting?
The time period
The location
The geography
The time of day
The season
The “spirit” of a place
The CULTURE
Why are the opening and closing scenes so important in a text?
It sets the tone, introduces characters, says more than what it's really saying, symbols start here, etc.