W I L D C A R D
Which sport did hall-of-famer Larry Bird play?
Basketball.
A lens or way of looking at literature beyond the plot-theme-character-setting studies.
What is literary theory?
Our ideas and thoughts are shaped by the environment we exist in.
What is materialism?
As I stirred the white creamer into the dark coffee, I watched as my innocence swirled away and took my first sip of the caffeinated adult beverage.
What is imagery (sight)?
Six main parts of a narrative.
Setting the scene
Problem
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution/Denouement
Springfield is the capital of which U.S. state?
Illinois.
A thoughtful interpretation of a text, poem, play, or essay that involves both explanation and understanding.
What is an exegesis?
Examines economic power, materialism versus idealism, class conflict, and art, literature and ideologies in literature.
What is Marxism?
Listen to this popular song and identify the 2 literary devices.
What is allusion and metaphor?
Part of the essay that includes:
What is the conclusion?
What number is a thousand thousands?
A million.
Author's name, publication date, page numbers.
What is APA in-text citation?
Examines differences between men and women, women in positions of power and power dynamics between men and women, and the female experience in literature.
What is feminism?
He sat down all alone under the bridge and tightened his coat around his body. As he watched the groups of people walk along the paths, the rumbling in his stomach reminded him of his emptiness.
What is imagery (hearing)?
A specialized type of personal narratives that tells a story about one’s experiences with reading, writing, and other knowledge areas.
What is literacy narrative?
What is the longest nerve in the human body?
Sciatic nerve.
language, history, philosophy, psychology, genre, difficulty
What are the 6 canons of exegesis
Ideas shape our existence and are the drivers of nature and history.
What is idealism?
Listen to this popular song and identify the literary device.
What is simile?
Part of the essay that includes:
What is the body?
What was the surname of Nicolas II, the last tsar of Russia?
Romanov.
Italics.
What is book or journal?
Believes that the only way for the lower class to create real change is to revolt and tear down the system of power.
What is Marxism?
Listen to this popular song and identify the 2 literary devices.
What is oxymoron/alliteration?
A specific type of writing that usually includes one or two significant events in a person’s life that affect what s/he/they think(s) about reading or writing.
What is literacy narrative?