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MLA format
Miscellaneous
100
"He was lying on the couch like a discarded sweater" is an example of what?
What is simile?
100
"She was a cutthroat woman with cutthroat dreams, who took cutthroat actions to get there" includes an example of what?
What is repetition?
100
The downfall of a dignified character is what kind of drama?
What is a tragedy?
100
Do you have to cite your sources even if you just paraphrase, and you don't use direct quotation?
What is: YES
100
Give a theme in Gatsby.
What is: striving for the American dream, money can't buy you happiness, sometimes you can't get what you want, etc.
200
The name for an over-the-top response (exaggeration).
What is hyperbole?
200
What's the name for a description that recreates SENSORY experiences?
What is imagery?
200
The central character at the heart of the conflict, the one who the audience usually roots for, is called what?
What is the protagonist?
200
How many inches should your margins be in MLA format?
What is ONE INCH.
200
In Greek culture, what would happen if a body was unburied?
What is: they wouldn't find peace in the afterlife.
300
What is a paradox?
What is: when two seemingly impossible things occur at the same time.
300
How can you identify the tone of a piece?
What is: from the writing style and the diction.
300
What are the descriptions in the script of a play that talk about the setting, character entrances, or how the characters should read the lines?
What are stage directions?
300
How is the works cited organized?
What is: alphabetically by author's LAST NAME.
300
What's the purpose of rhetorical devices like repetition or parallel structure?
What is: to emphasize a certain point.
400
"Wrinkled old men playing chess with bright-eyed young children" is an example of what, and why?
What is juxtaposition, because it's placing together two vastly different things
400
"Cruel kindness" or "big shrimp" are examples of what?
What are oxymorons?
400
What is the MAIN function of the chorus in Antigone?
What is: to provide reactions as the citizens of Thebes?
400
What is wrong with this in-text citation? (Looking for a Tragic Hero 32).
What is: it's an article title, so it should be in quotation marks.
400
How can you tell the tone of a section of writing?
What is: it's what the author/character is feeling (the character's emotions).
500
The repetitive theme of the law of the gods versus the law of the government is an example of what in Antigone?
What is a motif?
500
Give an example of verbal irony.
Answers may vary - verbal irony is when someone says one thing but means another.
500
Name the qualities of a tragic hero.
Should be from noble status, have a tragic flaw, be relatable to the audience, be someone who the audience can pity or empathize with
500
Is this in-text citation correct? According to John Chapman, the tragic hero is often a character that the audience can relate to (14).
What is YES - because they cite the author in the sentence, even if it's not in the parentheses.