A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.
What is a motif
100
A character that symbolically embodies well-known meanings and basic human experiences, regardless of when or where he/she lives. (e.g., hero, villain, intellectual, dreamer).
What is a universal character
100
Knowing that the __________ of "tion" means "action," you can interpret the meaning of "completion" as the "act" of completing something
What is suffix/affix
100
"Enter Flavius, Marullus, and certain Commoners, including a Carpenter and a Cobbler, over the stage."
What is a stage direction
100
The setting of the Trojan War in "The Iliad" is an example of a literary _______ .
What is literary element
200
Used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something
What are propaganda techniques
200
Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
What is a literary device
200
Referencing statistics and bar graphs in your Constructed Response to prove that a Bike Share Program would be beneficial in NYC.
What is defense of a claim
200
Caesar and Brutus talking to one another in "Julius Caesar"
What is dramatic script
200
Reading the poetic version of "The Iliad" and the prose version of "The Odyssey" are two examples of differences in literary _______ .
What are literary forms.
300
The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.
What is syntax
300
The fluency, rhythm, and liveliness in a text that make it unique to the author.
What is voice
300
The movie "Shrek" poking fun at the traditional Disney Princess
What is satire
300
Julius Caesar speaking alone onstage, revealing his inner thoughts and feelings
What is a soliloquy
300
Naturalism, Romanticism, and Realism are examples of literary ________ .
What are literary movements
400
An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.
What is a monologue
400
A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside of the narrative itself.
What is allegory
400
The melancholy atmosphere derived from the intense setting and dialogue between Hector and Andromache in Book VI of "The Iliad"
What is mood
400
The book "Animal Farm" is an _______ as all of the characters represent historical figures during the Russian Revolution.
What is an allegory
400
Biographies, nature and travel texts, and memoirs are examples of literary _______ .
What is literary nonfiction
500
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself (e.g., serious, humorous)
What is tone
500
A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character while alone on the stage.
What is a soliloquy
500
The feeling you get when your mother says she is disappointed in you, rather than the literal definition of "disappointed"
What is connotation
500
The recurring images of glasses and vision in "The Chosen"
What is a motif
500
Provide three examples of literary devices.
What is dialogue, alliteration, allusion, understatement, metaphor, oxymoron, etc.