Literary Terms
What is an internal conflict?
A conflict that a character has to endure within themselves
Name the three rhetorical appeals
Ethos, pathos, and logos
Name the three Freudian personalities and their qualities.
Id-Childlike impulse, desire, instant gratification, MONKEY IS FREEEE!
Ego-Jiminy Cricket, right vs wrong, is this a good idea? MONKEY IN A BOX!
Superego-Middle ground between id and superego, MONKEY ON A LEASH!
Name one semicolon rule
Semicolons are used to combine 2 independent clauses, 1 independent and 1 dependent clause, and to separate items in a list that contains a lot of commas.
Who is Sanger Rainsford?
He is the main character in "The Most Dangerous Game"
Name at least 2 external conflicts
Man vs man, man vs nature, man vs supernatural, man vs society
What is anaphora?
The repetition of a beginning phrase throughout a speech
Name 2 symbols and their meaning
Conch (conk!!)-symbolizes order, used as a talking stick
Fire-symbolizes rescue and order
Face Paint-symbolizes rebellion
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
How is the game won in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Rainsford kills General Zaroff by sneaking into his room
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor
A simile is a comparison using like or as and a metaphor does not.
What is the difference between a biography and an autobiography?
A biography is written about someone else. An autobiography is written by the person.
Describe the difference between Ralph and Jack's leadership.
Ralph talks about doing a lot, but he is unable to motivate the boys to actually do anything. He does not provide incentive or punishment.
Jack acts like a leader. He has proven that he keeps his promise of providing meat for the boys. He also punishes those who do not listen to him.
Name one use of dashes or hyphens
Combining words such as “deep-fried”
To make something stand out in a sentence, it adds emphasis.
To define something
What is the bystander effect?
Expecting someone else to take charge=nothing gets done!
What is allusion?
The author makes a reference to something (myth, famous person, movie, historical events, etc.) that the audience is supposed to recognize and connect with
Which sentence uses parallelism?
1. Today I have to do my homework, rode my bike to Timmy's house, and did laundry.
2. I am bringing my sunscreen, my towel, and my lunch to the beach.
Sentence 2
Who is the first to die?
The boy with the mulberry birthmark
Name at least 3 ways/reasons that we use commas
To list something
To set something apart in a sentence
At the beginning of a letter
In "The Lottery", why was the lottery ironic?
It meant death instead of money
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct is when the author directly tells us about a character. Indirect is when we have to assume something about a character based on clues that the author gives us.
Define theme
A theme is the message that the author presents to the reader through the main character.
Who was your favorite character and why?
:)
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence that has 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause
What story explored the butterfly effect?
A Sound of Thunder