literary devices
"The Story of an Hour" contains names with significance beyond the name; this device is called
What is symbolism?
Dystopian works are generally seen as a sub-group of this literary style/movement
Science fiction
Formally structured, often including standard citations and organization
What is an academic argument?
The most typically gothic works read this semester
What are "Fall of the House of Usher" and "Tell Tale Heart"
Pronouns that should not [unless in quoted material] be found in formal writing
What are first person pronouns: I, we, us, our etc
and second person: you
A literary device that focuses on the contrast of what is presented and what is meant
What is irony?
Post colonial/feminist literature involve the concept of self-loathing; self loathing means
What is a hatred for one's own identity because of a trait that one cannot generally change such as race, skin color, gender
The main difference between arguments to convince and arguments to persuade
What is arguments of persuasion try to convince the audience to take action?
Stories related to modernism and gothic movements
What are "A Rose for Emily," "The Lottery" and "Where are you Going; Where have you Been?"
A literary movement that connects with the idea of "the rejected genius" artist
What is Modernism?
Characters who possess opposite traits to emphasize the different traits
What are foils?
The Lost Generation is an intellectual group associated with this literary movement
What is Modernism?
Two elements used in arguments that mirror elements in classical oration
What are 1. an introduction 2.reasons/examples of support for main idea 3. alternative ideas
Three dystopian short stories with themes closely tied to the need for critical thinking
What are "Harrison Bergeron," "The Murderer," and "There Will Come Soft Rains," and/or "The Veldt"
Two literary movements connected to the idea of voicelessness and a story in which the idea of voicelessness appears [including how]
What are post-colonial literature and feminism?
"Story of an Hour" Mrs. Mallard has no say her life while married; she only lives an hour while she believes her husband is dead
"The Yellow Wallpaper" the narrator cannot write, choose her own bedroom, visit people
"Where are You Going; Where have you Been?" Connie cannot respond/use phone when Arnold attacks.
A jumping backwards in time in a plot AND a story that uses such a device
What is flashback?
"A Rose for Emily"
A literary movement that emphasizes the clash between classes that is based almost exclusively on economic/monetary control
What is Marxism?
An argument of definition that focuses on conditions
What is an operational definition?
Symbols in "Harrison Bergeron" that show society's failure to progress
What is the lack of technologically advanced handicapping?
Two stories that use symbolism to show women's lack of identity and how that symbolism shows that
"Story of an Hour": no first name for Louise until after her husband is supposedly dead":
"Yellow Wallpaper": the narrator has no name --
Three different points of view AND a definition of one of the types
What is 1st person--told by a character in the story;
3rd person limited--told by an outside narrator who lacks knowledge of the thoughts/perspectives of most or all characters
3rd person omniscient--told by an outside narrator with knowledge of characters' thoughts/perspectives
The philosophies of nihilism, hedonism, and existentialism connect to this literary movement
What is post modernism?
The type of reasoning that finds multiple specific examples and draws conclusions based on the examples
What is inductive reasoning
Short stories that focus on hybridity
What are "Borders" and "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"?
Three stories that create a facade of a positive society and/or relatiohnships, but eventually reveal the problems beneath
"Story of an Hour" - a seemingly happy marriage that is actually unsatisfactory for the wife
"Harrison Bergeron" - everyone is equal, but equally stupid/handicapped"
"The Murderer"
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
"The Veldt"