Analysis
Analysis means what?
Breaking something down into smaller pieces to examine how it works
What country did the term come from?
Germany in the 1920s to describe a style of painting
The name of the town in the story
....is never given
A reversal of one's expectations
irony
The biggest (most famous) award a writer can win
Nobel prize for literature
You need what at the end of your introduction paragraph?
Thesis statement
Name one other magic realist writer besides Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Jorge Luis Borges // Haruki Murakami // Salman Rushdie
The spider-girl is described as being the size of what?
a ram
something that represents something else (ideas, themes, emotions, etc.)
symbolism
Most selling novelist of all time was what time of writer?
Mystery/detective writer
How should you begin your essay?
With. A. Hook!
How is magic realism different from fantasy?
Fantasy is more of an "escape from reality" whereas magical realism is focused on highlighting aspects of reality
What language does the priest try to speak to him with? Why?
Latin, because the Catholic church used to use that language exclusively for their services.
"the world was sad" is an example of what?
personification
This guy wrote a poem called "The Raven" which is all about death and stuff....
Poe! the answer is always Poe!!!
A conclusion should....
wrap up your ideas and leave the reader with something to think about
Why does the genre fail to give explanations for magical occurrences?
The emphasize the mysteriousness and ambiguities in life
A man comes to the old man to cure the skin rashes he has. Instead, he begins to sprout what type of flower from his skin?
sunflower
Explain the difference between metaphor and simile
like or as in a simile. metaphor compares two things without the words like or as. "he looked like an old decrepit hen among the fascinated chickens"
The longest novel in the world according to Guiness book of world records is by a ______ writer. (What country)
French. it is called "In Search of Lost time." it is about 3300 pages long.
What 3 basic elements comprise a body paragraph?
Topic sentence. Support from the text (evidence). Your explanations and ideas, which should also tie back in with your thesis.
What is the name of the most famous magic realist novel?
One hundred years of solitude
The old man is described as looking like a _____ with wings like a ______
ragpicker. buzzard.
a reference to something else in a work of literature
allusion
Mr. Ben's birthday month is....
March