Frankenstein
The author of Frankenstein, spelled correctly, first and last names.
Who is Mary Shelley?
When naming the title of a short story, this is the correct way to punctuate.
What is to put the title in quotation marks?
The author of Broken April, spelled correctly, first and last names.
Who is Ismail Kadare?
The playwright behind Accidental Death of an Anarchist, spelled correctly, first and last names.
Who is Dario Fo? (Bonus points if you also mention his wife, who helped him create this play, Franca Rame)
These are three of the poems we read by Sylvia Plath.
What are (any three): "Lady Lazarus," "You're," "Edge," "Morning Song," "Daddy," "Mad Girl's Love Song," and "The Moon and the Yew Tree"?
The author of Circe, spelled correctly, first and last names.
Who is Madeline Miller?
It is not enough to compare the two texts you choose. You must also do this.
What is "contrast"?
Is Victor a tragic hero, or an anti-hero? Pick one, and very briefly defend that choice.
What is...
Tragic hero: Victor reaches for a very lofty goal (conquering death), but ultimately loses everything and dies in defeat.
Anti-hero: Victor is the prototype of the mad scientist, and his doomsday creation kills again and again. Despite this, we tend to sympathize with his struggle.
One of the short stories we read was titled either:
1. "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," or
2. "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
Which is it?
The first one.
What is a "magical" element of this novel that qualifies it to be called "magical realism"?
What is...
The dreamlike quality of Gjorg's death, symmetrical with his own killing of Zef Kryeqyqe
Diana's ghostlike experience of traveling in the carriage
Gjorg's experience in the ghostly ruined village on the road
The Maniac sometimes addresses the audience directly, as do a few other characters. This is an example of what theatrical technique?
Metatheater.
Plath's poetry often focused on this particular family member, with a poem even named after this person.
What is "Daddy"?
This novel is based on the mythology of what ancient civilization?
The Greeks.
While criterion A requires you to demonstrate your understanding of the story itself, criterion B asks you to consider what?
How the story is told.
At various points in the novel, the identity of the narrator changes (Walton, Victor, and the Monster all speak directly to the reader at different points).
There are a number of terms for this. Pick one.
What are multiperspectivity, POV-switching, or alternating narrators. "Head-hopping" is acceptable, though not technically correct.
While the results of technology are often present in Vonnegut's stories, in which two of them was the technology itself is discussed and actively involved?
"The Euphio Question" and "EPICAC" (and "Harrison Bergeron"...kind of)
Identify and briefly support the type of conflict represented in this novel. (Don't forget to identify who you would argue is the main protagonist)
What is..."
The style/genre of this play.
What is a farce?
Plath's poetry was often considered autobiographical, but with elements of her disclosing truths about herself. What term describes this type of poetry?
Confessional poetry.
Circe often reacts, rather than pushing herself forward. It is not until the end of the novel that she makes her own choices and pursues her own goals.
A character who does not make choices is known as lacking this.
What is "agency"?
People often default to organizing Paper 2 by tackling each text, one at a time. A better way to organize is to focus on what?
What is, organize the response effectively by choosing a few techniques both writers use and then discussing each technique (comparing how it is used by each writer).
This word describes the style of storytelling found in Frankenstein, which includes the use of letter writing as a portion of the narrative (spell it correctly!).
What is an "epistolary" novel?
Vonnegut was not known for overtly happy endings. More frequently, the ending was either outright tragic or at best ambivalent. Name two short stories we read where the main character is happy by the end.
"Long Walk to Forever," "EPICAC," "Who am I This Time?"
Broken April introduces many Albanian words that are not used in English. Write down (and spell correctly) two terms (you cannot use names of people. That would be too easy!).
What are: Gjaks, kanun, kulla, rrafsh, bessa, gjakhups, etc
The actual, real-life anarchist.
Who is Giuseppe Pinelli?
Plath frequently made reference to her cultural heritage in her poetry. What heritage was it?
She was Jewish.
Circe finds herself romantically drawn to only a few men (human men) in her long life. Name three (spelled correctly!).
Who are Glaucos, Daedalus, Odysseus, and Telemachus?
This is the one way you should specifically not organize your Paper 2 response.
What is in text order?
How is Frankenstein a Bildungsroman?
Any response that delves into the way this novel shows Victor (or the Monster, potentially) growing up.
This is Vonnegut's father's name.
What is Kurt Vonnegut, Sr.?
Within five years (either before or after), this is the year that Broken April was first published.
What is 1978? (1973-1983)
This is the total size of the cast specified to perform this play.
What is six people?
Give or take five years, the year that Plath died.
What is 1963? (1958-1968)
This is Circe's younger brother/foster son.
Who is Aeëtes?
This is the key difference between the SL and HL versions of Paper 2.
What is nothing?