Poetry & Prose
The time, place, and social context in which a story occurs
Setting
A message about human nature and experience that resonates across cultures, time periods, and locations
Universal Theme
The primary, overarching message or most important thought an author wants to convey about a topic in a text
Central Idea
For what purpose do authors choose to adapt mythical, classical, and religious texts
To give them a fresh new perspective, modernize them, make them easier to relate to
The Latin root rupt means this
To break or burst
The sequence of events that make up a story such as exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution
Plot
The method authors use to develop, reveal, and portray the personalities, habits, and motivations of characters to the reader
Characterization
In order to persuade readers, authors may appeal to these three forms of rhetoric. You must correctly define each one.
Appeal to emotion (pathos), appeal to credibility (ethos), appeal to logic (logos)
Restating someone else's ideas in your own words while maintaining the original meaning to make it easier for you to understand
Paraphrase
The prefix pro means this
"forward," "forth," "before," or "in favor of"
Poems often have a deeper meaning that is not literal, but ________
Figurative
The general atmosphere, feeling, or "vibe" readers are supposed to get from a literary text
Mood
An author makes deliberate choices of rhetoric, figurative language, and more when writing an informational text in order to achieve their _______
Purpose
Adaptations typically keep the ______ and ______ the same but usually change the _______ and _______
the characters and plot points; setting and language
The words audience, audition, and audible all have aud as a Latin Root, which means this
Hear
Analyze the deeper meaning of this poem:
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always, (Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life, And not waving but drowning.
Not waving but drowning signifies that the man was distant from those around him and they mistook his suffering for cheerfulness, unable to see the hidden isolation beneath his outward appearance
The attitude or emotional perspective a writer, narrator, or speaker conveys toward their subject matter or audience
Tone
Identify the 5 main types of text structures
Sequence/chronological order, cause & effect, compare & contrast, problem & solution, and description
"The Chocolate Touch" is a children's book about a boy who gets his wish that he could eat chocolate all the time, leading to a magical curse that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate. What is this a retelling of and why would they change it?
King Midas/The Golden Touch; to make it more relatable and accessible for kids who wouldn't care about gold but who do understand loving chocolate
Based on the following sentence, define what bene means: It would be beneficial for my benefactor to be benevolent towards me.
good/well
Analyze the deeper meaning of this poem:
The way a crow Shook down on me
The dust of snow From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart A change of mood
And saved some part Of a day I had rued.
We should appreciate the little things in life even when they appear to be hindrances, letting them uplift us instead. While the crow and poisonous tree are usually presented as negative symbols, the poet uses them to create a positive change, suggesting that even simple, gloomy things can bring joy or a change in perspective.
A story with a setting of an abandoned castle on a dark night, with a plot of a character looking for his dead wife, using descriptive words like "ravaged", "isolated" and "despairing" could be described as having a ______ mood
Gloomy, dreary, bleak, foreboding
Identify the rhetorical device and text structure being used in this excerpt: "Right now, countries that are out-competing us are training their workers with the most up-to-date skills. That is why we will launch a new effort to connect businesses with community colleges, and train 2 million workers for jobs of the future."
Logos and Problem & Solution
Paraphrase "While he sang all his heart said to the sound of his sweet lyre, the bloodless ghosts themselves were weeping, and the anxious Tantalus stopped clutching at return-flow of the wave, Ixion’s twisting wheel stood wonder-bound; and Tityus’ liver for a while escaped the vultures, and the listening Belides forgot their sieve-like bowls and even you, O Sisyphus! sat idly on your rock!"
Orpheus' song was so beautiful and sad that everyone and everything stopped for a brief moment, listened, and were affected
Based on the following sentence, define what circum means: In this circumstance, I must find a way to circumnavigate finding the circumference of the sphere.
Around