Vocab
Define synonym
What is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word?
Define repetition
What is repeating the same word of phrase over and over again (for emphasis)?
What is the purpose of the "Declaration of Independence?"
What is to gain independence from Great Britain?
Define hyperbole
What is an exaggeration?
What is Daisy often compared to in The Great Gatsby?
What is a siren?
Define stanza
What is a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse?
Define irony
What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is actually said?
What is the theme of For Everyone?
What are dreams?
What is repeated grammatical structure?
Which commandment did John Proctor forget in The Crucible?
What is adultery?
Define infer
What is to deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements?
Pathos, ethos, logos
Pathos - What is emotion?
Ethos - What is credibility?
Logos - What is logic?
What is the main theme of The Great Gatbsy?
Difference between mood and tone
Mood - the overall feeling of a text
Tone - the attitude of a writer
What is the tone of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"
What is harsh/forceful tone?
Define imply
What is to express indirectly?
Define motif
What is a repeated image, symbol, phrase etc. that contributes to building the theme of a text?
What are possible themes of The Crucible?
What are the destructive power of lies, the importance of reputation, hysteria, religious freedom, and corruption?
Define juxtaposition
What is placing two concepts, characters, places, etc. next to each other with the intent for the reader to compare and contrast them?
What does "The Road Not Taken" symbolize?
What are the many choices of life?
Define pretense
What is something that appears true but actually isn't?
Difference between denotation and connotation
Denotation - the definition of a word
Connotation - how a word makes you feel
What is the purpose of the different colored doors in the "Masque of the Red Death?"
What is the representation of the different stages of life?
Juxtaposition puts two concepts together with the intent of comparing them.
Antithesis puts two opposite ideas next to each other for contrasting effect.
What is a motif of "Songs of Myself?"
What is grass or nature?