Literary Elements
Authors use conflict for a purpose. What are two purposes of conflict (or, things that conflict does in a story)?
Possible answers include:
Create suspense or tension
Elicit sympathy from the audience
Characterization (audience learns something about a character)
Demonstrate a theme
What is juxtaposition?
Two opposites placed side by side to show contrast
What does it mean to summarize?
Provide a short review of the main ideas (any wording that more or less conveys this is ok)
What does each letter of PEEEL stand for?
Point Evidence Explanation Explore Link
Give an example of something you might do that would show hubris.
Answers very, but it should be WAY too much pride!
Which theme from Henry K. Larsen would best enable you to write a PEEEL paragraph with strong analysis?
People often cope with traumatic experiences in unhealthy ways.
OR
When life gets hard, don't give up.
The first theme would likely lead to a stronger PEEEL paragraph because it is a more complex idea.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile: Makes a comparison using "like" "as" or similar word.
Metaphor: Makes a comparison without using those words.
What does it mean to critique?
Similar to evaluate, except you are pointing out the negative things, problems, or weaknesses in particular (any wording that more or less conveys this is ok)
Cite with the author's last name and the page number in parentheses ( ).
Audience imperatives ask you to consider what the author wants the audience to know, think, feel, or...?
Believe!
What is the mood of a story?
The mood is the feeling the audience gets.
"Pegella put a pencil in the palace" is an example of which literary technique?
Alliteration
What does it mean to evaluate?
Judge, say the strengths and weaknesses of something (any wording that more or less conveys this is ok)
Studenty McStudentson is not sure what to write in the Explore section of his PEEEL, but he remembers that one option is to write about the author's life, so he includes the random detail that the author got married 4 times. What did Studenty McStudentson do wrong?
Whatever you put in your Explore section should be related to/should support the Point you are making in your paragraph!
One genre convention of a screenplay is that each scene starts with a...
slugline! (Remember, you will be asked to write either a myth, part of a short story, a diary entry, or a screenplay scene for the creative writing section, so be sure to review the conventions of each genre!)
What is the difference between third person limited and third person omniscient point of view?
Third person limited: Narrator can see into only one character's mind and heart.
Third person omniscient: Narrator can see into many characters' minds and hearts.
When Henry K. Larsen refers to Stalin and Mother Teresa (two famous people who are not part of the novel), which literary technique is that an example of?
Allusion
What does it mean to justify?
Prove your opinion/idea with reasoning
(any wording that more or less conveys this is ok)
Studenty McStudentson's PEEEL has one quote for evidence, and he has 3-4 sentences explaining it in detail. His twin sister, Studentina McStudentson, has three different quotes, and she has one sentence explaining each one. Whose PEEEL is PROBABLY better?
Studenty McStudentson chose the better path! To have a deep and detailed analysis, you need more than one sentence of explanation. So, deepen your thinking rather than adding more evidence.
In Rudyard Kipling's Victorian poem "If," what will happen if you do everything the speaker tells you to do?
YOU'LL BE A MAN, MY SON!
(This is a good example of how Victorian literature often has a clear moral message and how Victorians believed literature should educate the reader and help them to become a good person.)
Give an example of direct characterization and an example of indirect characterization.
Answers may vary, but:
Direct: Author/Narrator tells you something directly about a character. (Ex: Farley wears his pants way too high so he looks like a nerd.)
Indirect: Author/Narrator tells you details about a character and you interpret or infer based on that. (Ex: We know that Farley is a loyal friend because he sticks by Henry even when Henry is rude to him or ditches trivia club.)
What is the difference between verbal, dramatic, and situational irony?
Verbal irony: Say the opposite of what you mean
Dramatic irony: Audience knows something characters don't
Situational irony: The opposite of what you expect to happen happens
What does it mean to interpret?
Use knowledge to make an inference/guess/draw a conclusion (any wording that more or less conveys this is ok)
Name three different things you could do in the Explore section of a PEEEL paragraph.
I explore the author’s purpose, effect on audience, setting, the author’s life, a real-world issue, literary element/technique or compare/contrast with another text.
Natural phenomena! (singular: phenomenon) Remember, myths and folktales often explain natural phenomena.