Vocab
Define SETTING
The locale in which the story takes place
Describe the difference between tangible and intangible, and give an example of each
Tangible is somethign you can touch like a medal, and intangible is something you cannot like courage
What is a ballad?
A poem with a musical quality
Who are the FOUR main characters in Salt to the Sea, and what are their nationalities?
Joana- Lithuanian
Alfred- German
Emilia- Polish
Florian- Prussian
What color is Emilias hat, and what does it symbolize?
PINK it symbolizes her innocence
What is a narrator? What makes them unreliable?
A narrator is the person who tells the story A narrator is unreliable when their point of view clearly distorts the story he or she is relating
What part of the plot of a story returns it to the equilibrium?
Resolution
What is the meter of a poem?
The basic rhythmic structure of a verse or line in verse
"Fear is a Hunter" is said by what Character?
Alfred
What is an elegy?
A type of poem with a certain emotion driving it
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
What is an epiphany?
A sudden manifestation of some truth, usually conveyed through mundane and otherwise meaningless events, dialogue, or details
Epiphany can refer to sudden insights experienced by either a character or the readers
Who is the speaker and the intended audience of a poem?
The speaker is the voice of the poem, and the intended audience is to whom the poem was meant.
What POV is the novel written in?
First person PARTICIPANT
What does it mean to paraphrase?
To put something in your own words.
What is the difference between a round and a flat character
A flat character is a simple character that demonstrates few traits, and a round character is a lifelike figure with a complex, multifaceted personality.
What are the 4 main kinds of conflict, and describe them.
1. Man vs man: a conflict between two characters
2. Man vs nature: a conflict that places a character against the forces of nature (examples: a storm, a virus, or a disease)
3. Man vs self: a conflict within the character’s own mind/heart
4. Man vs society: Man vs. Society – a conflict that places a character against the laws/ideas of the society
What are the key features of a Shakespearian sonnet?
1. 14 lines
2. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG RHYME SCHEME
3. Iambic Pentameter
4. 3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
What causes Joana’s guilt? How is it connected to her past and her profession?
Source of guilt: Leaving her family behind, believing her choices led to her cousin’s (Lina’s) suffering.
Influence: Her medical work becomes a form of redemption; she tries to save others as a way to atone.
Interlopers man vs man to man vs nature
Briefly explain each of the following points of view
1. First-person participant/observer
2. Second person
3. Third-person omniscient/limited
participant vs observer: A first-person narrator who is involved in the events he or she relates, AND A first-person narrator who witnesses the action from its fringes
Second person: A narrator that addresses the onlooker or reader directly.
Omniscient/ limited:A third-person narrator from whom no information is hidden AND A third-person narrator who knows more than a first-person narrator, but whose knowledge is still limited, usually to the thoughts of one or two characters
Come to the board and draw the plot structure of the story should include 5 key parts, and be able to explain them
1. Equilibrium: The state of relative peace both before the protagonist comes into conflict with some opposing force and after the conflict is resolved
2. Complication: The incident that introduces conflict into a state of relative equilibrium
2. Rising Action: Incidents in the plot between the complication and the climax
3. Climax: The point in the plot when the conflict reaches its highest tension
The conflict is resolved at the climax
5. Resolution: The part of the story after the climax has ended the conflict
What are the differences between a Shakespearian and Petrarchian sonnet?
. Structure / Organization
Shakespearean Sonnet:
3 quatrains (4 lines each)
1 couplet (2 lines)
Total: 14 lines
Petrarchan Sonnet:
1 octave (8 lines)
1 sestet (6 lines)
Total: 14 lines
2. Rhyme Scheme
Shakespearean:
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABBAABBA
What is Emilia ashamed of, and how is her shame rooted in her experiences?
Source: Pregnancy from rape, societal judgment, loss of home and identity.
Effect: She lies about the baby’s father and hides her trauma, internalizing blame.
Development: Finds strength in protecting others, particularly her child and Florian.
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct the writer tells you how to feel
Indirect uses STEAL- has to know each part of STEAL to get full 500