Lit Terms
A literary movement that shows individuals are flawed and can be self destruction. The natural world is dark, decaying and mysterious. The supernatural is also examined. The dark side of human soul is discovered.
What is Dark Romanticism?
Racism and Love encountered on a long walk.
What are the themes of The Worn Path?
Define pronoun.
What is a word used to replace a noun like he, she?
List 4 of the 7 elements of mystery.
What is a strong hook, active reader involvement in piecing together information, red herrings, suspenseful dialogue, effective & descriptive mood and language, well-structured chapters and a satisfying conclusion.
Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.
What is temerity?
Something, especially a clue that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
What is a Red Herring?
Don't lose your hope and joy for life even though nothing stays the same.
What did Johnny mean when he said "Stay Gold"?
Telling how an action occurred.
What is an adverb?
Exposition (inciting incident), rising action, climax (turning point), falling action, and denouement (resolution).
What is Freytag's pyramid?
Define clad.
What is to be clothed?
A literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.
What is Characterization?
Why doesn't Darry call the police?
What is because his brother would be put into a boys home?
Over, on, for, beside .. etc.
What is an example of a preposition?
A decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.
What is climax?
Define stupor.
What is a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility?
Involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.
What is dialect?
List 2 themes in the Murder in the Orient Express.
What is justice, vengeance, revenge, morality, secrets, grief, evil... etc.
Give an example of a conjunction.
What is and, or, because?
Irrational, supernatural, self-destruction
What are some elements of dark romanticism?
In a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.
What is doggedly?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
What is allusion?
The house as a barrier to outside world bringing up the themes of isolation and entrapment.
What is a motif Poe uses in The Fall of the House of Usher?
WOW! Oh my! Bravo! Holy Cow!
What is an example of an interjection?
A genre where the writer tries to outwit the reader.
What is mystery?
What is seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling?
What is stricken?