Elements of Literature
The sun is like a giant flashlight- this is a ?
simile
Name one of the 5 main characteristics of children's literature
Limited characters with redeeming qualities
Orphans
Contrasting themes
Moral
saying
motto
Manga is a type of literature from which country?
Japan
My sister's ex was such a ______________;he was unemployed, lived in her apartment, didn't pay rent and ate all her food.
leech
The crisp white light bathed the icy cold sides of the mountain. Name 2 senses
visual, tactile
What was the moral of the story "The Window"? (Cedric and Lucy, bunny and parrot)
home is the best/safest place to be
in between
What is liminal
What was Amanda's favorite Disney movie as a child?
Cinderella
Many children are _______________ in children's lit. so they are free to have adventures.
orphans
The odor of rotting garbage wafted through the humid, sticky air. (2 senses)
olfactory, tactile
peak
What is pinnacle
The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?
The Louvre
synopsis
Mozart's masterpiece tickled my eardrums with delight while the roasted coffee, thick and strong, warmed my soul.
tactile, auditory, gustatory
Name 3 contrasting themes named in the lecture
What is good/evil, obedience/disobedience, civilization/nature, companionship/solitude, old ideas/new ideas, wildness/restraint, independence/loss of security, safety/danger, boredom/adventure, acceptance/defiance
basic
generic
What novel (and recent film) is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
Dune
Good fiction needs to have some ______________ of truth to be good
semblance
Blue begonias bloomed and red roses rose. What are TWO techniques discussed in class being used here?
alliteration and parallelism
What kids of descriptive details often ARE included in children's literature?
What is shapes, colors, sounds
saving
redeeming
What is the second book of the bible?
Exodus
While Johnnie certainly has a goal here, he is without a plan or a _____________ of how to achieve it.
schema