Vocabulary
MLA
Eyre Ch. 20-34 One
Eyre Ch. 20-34 Two
Tone-Mood-Diction-Syntax
100
Definition of intimation:
A hint or indirect suggestion
100
Explain when one should use quotations and one should italicize a title in an English essay.
Short stories, poems, articles, etc. / Novels, biographies, encyclopedias, films, etc.
100
Why does Jane initially turn down Rochester's proposal?
He is engaged to Blanche Ingram.
100
What does Rochester offer Jane as an alternative to marriage?
Moving away and living as his mistress
100
Explain the difference between syntax and diction.
Structure of a sentence / Connotations and associations of word choice
200
Definition of impetus:
A moving force or stimulus
200
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
200
Jane tells _____ that he/she has her "full and free forgiveness; ask now for God's and be at peace." -- & Why?
Mrs. Reed -- Dying / Helen's influence
200
Why does Jane leave Thornfield? Provide her rationale.
She cannot live in sin, and cannot obey him against her conscience.
200
Explain the difference between tone and mood.
The speaker's & author's feeling & judgment on a topic / The atmosphere & reader's feeling
300
Benevolent in a sentence:
[adjective]
300
Provide 5 style expectations for an English essay.
12 pt font / TNRoman / Double spacing / Page # at the top right / Header on the top left / Title in the center, no underlining, quoting, or italicizing
300
What was Rochester's plan to make Jane fall in love with him?
Make her jealous of Blanche Ingram
300
What do St. John and his sisters save Jane from?
The weather and starvation
300
Explain the similarities and differences of picturesque and figurative diction.
Describing something in detail / Via pleasant descriptions / Via figurative language
400
Nostalgia and extol in a sentence:
[noun & verb]
400
Quote: This is jeopardy! Author: Ms. V-B -- Cite this quotation.
"This is jeopardy!" (V-B).
400
Who breaks up Jane and Rochester's wedding?
Richard Mason / Bertha Mason's brother
400
What is Jane's new job?
Schoolteacher
400
Provide an example of colloquial diction.
[conversational; informal]
500
Tentative and reiterate in a sentence:
[adjective & verb]
500
Line 1: Roses are red Line 2: Violets are blue By: Ms. V-B -- Cite these lines of poetry.
"Roses are red / Violets are blue" (V-B).
500
After everyone meets Bertha, Rochester sarcastically says that he "must shut up [his] prize." Explain the reason for this sarcasm and why it is considered verbally ironic.
Bertha is not a "prize" wife/woman as she is violent and must be cared for in an attic / Saying one thing, meaning the opposite
500
Jane dreams of Rochester as "force and fire." She views her new love's kiss as "a seal affixed to my fetters [chains]." Who is her new love, and what is his background? How does this description fit his personality?
St. John -- Pastor / Missionary -- [juxtaposes Rochester's personality]
500
Provide an example of a compound sentence.
[two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or semicolon]