Literary Terms
The main character of the story is...
When a book talks about a memory in the past it is called a...
Flashback
What are the three parts of an essay?
Introduce, Body Paragraph, and Conclusion.
What body part did Dana lose in the story?
Her arm.
What state does Rufus's time period take place in?
Maryland
When the things that happen in the book are different from what we expect to happen this is...
IRONY.
Setting.
The most important sentence in the introduction paragraph is the...
Thesis statement!
What were the flashbacks in the story about? We saw TWO of them.
Dana and Kevin's relationship
Symbols
The easiest point of view to read about is...
FIRST PERSON POV.
When an author writes using descriptive details vs. when an author writes with boring sentneces.
Showing vs. Telling
When you are connecting to quotes you need a...
Dana's motivation to help Rufus with Alice is to avoid being beaten. This is example of what type of motivation?
External.
When Dana sides with Rufus and goes against the other slaves she feels like a...
The reason being why a character does something can be internal or external.
Motivation
Objects=Bigger Meaning
Symbolism
What is the last sentence of your essay suppose to be?
A Thought Provoking, Take Away Sentence!
She did not want him to end up like his father.
Name the TWO Women that Rufus does not respect in the book.
Alice and his mother.
The lesson that you can learn from the book is...
THEME.
The internal thoughts of a character that reveal their inner feelings and emotions. Usually has incorrect grammar.
Stream of Consciousness.
The method used to analyze evidence is...
This character accepted the life of slavery.
Sarah
"Family is not always the ones to support you, they can hurt you." & "We should learn about slavery so we do not repeat it." Are both _______ for Kindred.
Themes!