Vocabulary
the definition of a word found in a dictionary
denotative meaning, denotation
introduces a story's setting (time & place) and characters (people & animals)
exposition
For centuries, Indigenous stories were told by __________, from memory (oral tradition).
mouth
Name BOTH the Gothic Literature author and short story we read.
Edgar Allan Poe
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
Name BOTH the Naturalistic Literature author and short story we read.
Jack London
"To Build a Fire"
the emotions, ideas connected to a word based on personal experience
connotative meaning, connotation
obstacles that intensify [make worse] a story's conflict
rising action
__________ OR __________ explain how Indigenous life, culture, etc. began.
origin myths, creation stories
Why does the narrator visit Roderick Usher?
Roderick Usher writes the narrator asking for help with a mental illness.
Naturalism portrays __________ as superior to and controlling of humans.
nature
causes positive thoughts, feelings
positive connotation (+)
turning point [unexpected event] of a story
climax
Origin myths or creation stories emphasize the positive relationship between people and ___________.
nature
List ALL 3 activities Roderick Usher and the narrator do together.
read, paint, sing
The Yukon region of __________ serves as the short story's setting.
Alaska
causes positive AND negative thoughts, feelings or no thoughts, feelings at all
neutral connotation (/)
solutions that relieve [make better] a story's conflict
falling action
Origin myths or creation stories aim to teach their readers a __________ (theme).
lesson
Roderick Usher experiences a mental breakdown because he believes the narrator and he have __________.
buried Madeline Usher alive
The prospector (gold miner) experiences two types of conflict: __________ and __________.
internal, external
causes negative thoughts, feelings
negative connotation (-)
outcome [ending] of a story and its conflict
resolution
List ALL 3 origin myths / creation stories we read.
"The Earth on Turtle's Back"
"When Grizzlies Walked Upright"
"The Navajo Origin Legend"
At the end, the House of Usher ___________.
collapses
As readers, we know the climate is too cold and the weather is too dangerous for the prospector (gold miner) to survive, but he doesn't understand the severity of his situation; this is known as __________ __________.
dramatic irony