Setting
What is the basic definition of setting?
Where the story takes place (or something like that)
What is a theme?
What is figurative language?
words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true.
What are the types of narration?
First, Second, Third (Omniscient and Limited)
What are 5 things we can identify when looking at poetic structure?
Number of lines, line breaks, line length, white space, stanza length, repetition, alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, rhyme scheme, figurative language
What are the natural elements of setting?
Weather, Time of Day, and Location
What two elements can help us create a theme statement?
The topic + The Author's point
Share an example of figurative language from "The Tell-Tale Heart".
Personification, metaphors, and hyperboles
Which does unreliable mean?
Not trustworthy, not credible
How many lines are in a villanelle?
19
What are the Social Aspects of setting?
Time Period and Social Expectations
Share an example of a theme from a recent text we have read in class.
TTH - Perception does not always match reality
R - Grief can lead to feeling isolated.
H - Time ends all things.
DNGG - Death comes for us all, but can be resisted.
Share an example of figurative language from "The Raven"
personification, metaphors, allusions
What can makes an unreliable narrator?
Age, mental health, character flaws, liar
What is the rhyme scheme of a villanelle?
ABA
Give an example of all of the natural elements in a recent story or poem we read as a class.
The Tell-Tale Heart: Midnight, bedroom chamber, unclear weather (dark?)
The Raven: Midnight, bedroom chamber, cold and bleak December
What is the basic definition of irony?
The use of words to express something other than or the opposite of the literal meaning.
Share an example of figurative language from "Do Not Go Gentle".
metaphors, similes, personification
Give an example from a recent story or poem that we have read in class of how a Narrator's Perspective influences a text.
The Raven: The first person narration allows the reader to understand the speaker's grief over losing Lenore and his descent into madness after speaking to the Raven.
What lines are repeated throughout a villanelle?
Line 1 and Line 3
Give an example of the social aspects of a recent story or poem we have read in class.
The Tell-Tale Heart: 1800s, lantern
The Raven: 1800s, lamplight
Give an example from a recent text we have read that shows the impact of irony.
What is the purpose of analyzing the impact of figurative language?
Give an example of how an unreliable narrator has impacted a recent text we have read in class. Be sure to mention the type of narration used, too.
The Tell-Tale Heart: The first person narration prevents us from knowing the true story of the murder and how the old man/police officers perceived him
How can we identify the meaning or the theme of a villanelle?
Look at the repeated lines (especially 18 and 19, where they are together in the final stanza)