Poetry Woetry
Fig Lang
Strategies Authors Use
Conflicting Conflicts
Potpourri
100

A type of poem with 14 lines

Each line has 10 syllables

Lines might have rhyme scheme, or not

Sonnet

100

A direct comparison with an object in a figurative way

"She is the sun"

"He was a grasshopper"

Metaphor

100

The attitude of a author / narrator / speaker 

The way that they talk about a topic

tone

100

Name a major literary conflict for Frankenstein

Person vs Person (Victor vs Monster)

Person vs Nature (travelling in the Artic)

Person vs Fate (Victor's failures)

Person vs Society (Victor hiding / the monster not being accepted)


100

A story that can be read on multiple levels; the characters and events of the story match in a 1:1 ratio some of the major historical figures and events

Allegory

200

A poem that mourns someone dying

A reflection on the deceased 

A elegy

200

A reference or hint at another myth, movie, figure, historical being, or story

Allusion

200

What does the acronym S.T.E.A.L. help us remember when analyzing a character?

Indirect Characterization clues:  Speech / Thoughts / Effect on others / Actions / Looks

200

Name a major literary conflict for The Lord of the Flies

Person vs Nature

Person vs Self (Ralph)

Person vs Person (Ralph vs Jack)

Person vs Society (Boys vs Piggy)

200

Another way to say the "central idea of the text"

the theme / the main idea / the morale 

300

A poem that tells a story

Contains plot- a beginning, middle and end

A journey or adventure poem

A narrative poem

300

A seemingly absurd or contradictory idea.

Paradox

300

The difference between first person narration and third person narration

First Person uses pronouns I, we, me, my, our. It is one of the characters telling the story themselves.

Third person uses he, him, she, her, it, they; it is not one of the main characters telling the story themselves.

300

What literary conflict is this?

Okonkwo believed he was destined  for great things.

Person vs Fate / Supernatural

300

What is a major difference between societies with democracy and societies with communism? 

Communism:

Property is impersonal, owned by the government, shared. Everyone is equal (except maybe the top government). People call each other "comrade" 

Democracy: 

More likely to have a capitalist approach. All people are equal. Elections. Personal and private property. 

400

The paragraphs of a poem are called:  ? 

Stanzas

400

A comparison to an object that extends throughout the entire poem or story. A comparison constantly referred to in multiple lines.

Extended metaphor

400

When an author places two opposite details next to each other. By putting these opposites near each other, it highlights their differences and makes the differences noticeable. (These details might include: characters, descriptions, actions, etc)

Juxtaposition /  the act of juxtaposing 

400

What literary conflict is this?

Snowball is made into the enemy, being blamed for every mishap that happens on the farm.

Person vs Society

400

What is the opposite of a hyperpole?

Understatement

The act of making something seem less then, or less important

500

Reading to the end of the sentence in a poem in order to understand the complete thought. A way of reading the poem by breaking it up by sentences

Enjambment

500

What are 3 different types of irony?

Dramatic Irony (audience knows something characters/ actors don't)

Verbal Irony (sarcastic / what's meant is the opposite of what's said)

Situational Irony (the opposite of a norm / opposite of what's expected to happen)

500
Analyzing the type of sentences an author uses (short, to the point //  long and rambling // lots of questions, etc). 

Syntax

500

Categorize 6 types of standard literary conflicts into the two groups:  internal conflicts and external conflicts

Internal Conflict = Person vs Self

All others are external

Person vs Person

Person vs Society

Person vs Fate / Supernatural

Person vs Technology

Person vs Nature

500

What is the difference between an allegory and an allusion

Allegory: story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities. 

Allusion: reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.).