Unit 1
The shades of meaning.
What is nuance?
Indicating favorable conditions or suggesting the likelihood of good fortune
What is the definition of auspicious?
To make a long oration or speak at length
What is the definition of harangue?
Extremely thin and haggard, usually due to suffering or sickness
What is the definition of gaunt?
Made up of a large but indefinite number.
What is the definition of myriad?
It can be determined by making an inference through reading between the lines and gathering textual evidence.
What is an implicit meaning?
A plot element in which a character, especially a young hero, undergoes a challenge that represents a rite of passage.
What is an initiation?
Uses humor or irony to ridicule customs or institutions found in a society
What is satire?
Having unclear or uncertain meaning, or having multiple interpretations
What is an Ambiguity?
How slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
What is pacing?
It tells the reader about a character. The character is clearly and explicitly described to reveal what the character is like.
Why is direct characterization used?
When an author uses a harsher form of irony to express disapproval of someone or something, often by mockingly stating the opposite of what is actually meant.
What is sarcasm?
What introduces the plot.
What is the exposition?
Anaphora, Imagery, Metaphor, Personification, Simile.
What are five figurative language techniques in poems?
When it does not have a single specific meaning but can have many possible implied meanings.
When is a text ambiguous or contain ambiguous parts?
An expectation that the readers will be able to figure out its implied meaning and significance based on their understanding of the reference.
Why do authors use an allusion?
Used like a protective mother or an evil villain, to help readers quickly understand these characters’ motivations and what they represent in the story.
How and why do authors use Archetypes?
revealed by actions
revealed by context
expressed by words
What are the differences between situational, dramatic, and verbal irony?
They usually gather explicitly stated evidence and other clues to arrive at deeper implied meanings and intent.
How do readers make an inference?
Emphasis, Proportion, Contrast, Space, Pattern, Movement.
What are the principles of Visual Art?
Used to link multiple stories together, provide context or purpose for certain aspects of plot or characterization, or provide multiple perspectives from different characters.
Why is framing used?
Through specific word choices, by using literary devices, and by including explicit details that emphasize certain parts of their texts.
How does an author create a specific tone?
to hook readers to make them want to keep reading
to introduce the topic or story
Why do we use an exposition?
When authors repeat certain words or phrases to call attention to a concept they want readers to notice.
What is an anaphora?
the author’s level of formality and adoption of specific or general terms
the tone generated from the word choices
What should be considered when you are examining an authors word choice?