Unit 1
Define mood
The feelings evoked by a text.
What are some examples of sound devices?
rhyme, rhyme scheme, meter, rhythm, alliteration, consonance.
Who is William Shakespeare.
A famous poet who wrote pieces like Romeo and Juliet.
in medias res means?
means 'in the middle of'
define personification
Giving a non human object human qualities.
Gothic literature.
what are the three main types of rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, pathos, and logos
What are stage directions.
describes the scene, lighting and how the characters are moving.
what is invocation of the muse?
An introductory passage at the beginning of the epic.
define dramatic irony
the contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true.
What is a derivation?
Words that are related to but have different meanings than the original word ; adding pre-fixes and suffixes to words.
What is the difference between end-stopped lines and enjambed lines?
end stopped lines end in proper punctuation while enjambed lines do not end in a grammatical break.-
Define antithesis
A rhetorical device that presents opposing ideas in parallel grammatical structure, usually within a single sentence.
What s an epic simile?
a simile spread across several lines.
What are two things that a non-linear plot has that a linear plot does not?
Foreshadowing and flashback.
The "Odessey" is an example of what type of poem?
An epic poem
Define ethos, pathos, and logos.
ethos - knowledge and credibility
pathos - emotions
logos - logic and reason
Define prosody
the art of organizing those rhythms to create beautiful or powerful sound qualities.
what is an inversion?
the reversal of customary syntax.
Put the plot in order
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is a fictional narrative?
An imagined story.
What is a prose poem?
A poem that uses unusual punctuation and includes a variety of sentence types.
what are all the dramatic speeches?
Monologue, soliloquy
Who is Homer?
He created the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Explicit is stated directly while implicit is suggested by the details in the text.