Sorcerer's Stone
Queer Theory
A perspective that determines how history happened in a given literary piece.
How many types of reading contexts are there?
Three
A type of imagery that refers to the taste of things.
Gustatory
Biographical context
"Deafening silence," "living death," and "original copy" are all examples of what figurative speech?
Oxymoron
The types of reading contexts are considered in what category under critical reading strategy?
Contextualizing
What type of critical reading strategy do you apply when your teacher provides you a table and data to interpret?
Analyzing
A linguistic context that focuses on how the words or phrases were used in the text.
Poststructuralism
A type of perspective that examines the role of women in society.
Feminism
What type of critical reading strategy is it when you type a text or encircle a keyword in a Zoom whiteboard?
Soft and furry, they hop and nibble
Blessed are they, so gentle and humble
In the fields and woods, they make their home
Free and happy, they roam and roam
What type of poem is this? What is the persona in the poem?
The poem is an ode and the persona is a rabbit.
Give a euphemism that you can say which refers to someone who has died.
She/He is in heaven.
She/He passed away.
Rereading is a strategy that you apply when you're zoning out when given a reading task. TRUE or FALSE?
eurt
"She had always loved storms. The sound of thunder, the flash of lightning, the smell of rain. She felt alive and free when the sky was dark and angry. She decided to go for a walk in the park, despite the weather forecast. She put on her raincoat and boots and grabbed her umbrella. While walking, she didn't hear the crack above her head. She didn't see the shadow looming over her. She only felt a sudden pain and then nothing at all."
What literary element is present in this prose?
Foreshadowing
"He stood there for a long time, staring at the two paths. He felt a surge of emotions: fear, doubt, hope, curiosity. He wished he could take both paths, but he knew he couldn't. He had to make a choice.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He listened to his heart and made his decision."
Is conflict present in this example? Why and how?
Yes, a man vs. himself conflict is present.
These sound devices meant to two opposite types of sound; one conveyed for disorder and the other one conveyed for a musical and pleasant experience.
Cacophony and Euphony
Hopping bunnies, fluffy fun
What is the rhyme scheme in this poem?
Dactylic dimeter
There was a girl who wanted to make a cake. She went to the store and bought some flour, some eggs, some butter, and some sugar. She came back home and mixed the flour, the eggs, the butter, and the sugar in a bowl. She poured the batter into a pan and put it in the oven. She waited for the cake to bake. She smelled something burning. She opened the oven and saw that the cake was on fire. She grabbed a fire extinguisher and sprayed the cake. She made a mess in the kitchen. She cried and gave up on making a cake.
What type of plot is present in this example?
Cumulative plot
If Paul Laurence Dunbar is to "Dreams", |.....| is to "I Sit and Sew"/
Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
A term that we use to identify literal or figurative meaning of a text. For example, the phrase “a cold person” has a meaning of someone who has a low body temperature, and the of meaning of someone who is unfriendly, distant, or unemotional.
Denotation and Connotation
The sun sets slowly in the sky
The stars begin to shine on high
The moon casts its silver glow
The night is calm and quiet below
Identify at least two sound devices in this poem.
Alliteration- repetition of the /s/ sound in “sun sets slowly”, “stars”, “shine”, and “sky”.
Rhyme- AABB rhyme pattern
Repetition- the word "the"
"The White House issued a statement today."
Which figurative language is present in this example; paradox, cliché, euphemism, synecdoche, or oxymoron?
Synecdoche
(White House = U.S. president)
What shared characteristics do alliteration and consonance share?
Repetition of consonant sounds
"The sun was a blazing inferno, scorching everything in its path." In this sentence, give the two figurative speeches that you can observe.
Hyperbole and metaphor