Literature
In "Days of the Butterfly," the characterization of the teacher is . . .
That she is stiff, cold, and comes from a "proper" background.
The tone of this poem is best described as:
Whose dream is this, I would like to know:
is this a manufactured
hallucination, a cynical fiction, a
lure
for export only?
What is distrustful? Cynical? Jaded?
Something appears to be contradictory, but it actually reveals a strange truth. Ex: Less is more, if you love something, let it go . . .
What is paradox?
The word "empathy" means . . .
Able to understand and share the feelings of someone else because of experiencing a similar experience
A universal idea, lesson, or message developed in a work or multiple texts; a "golden thread"
What is theme? (Note, at least three questions on theme)
Kibuka is ____ by his pig in the beginning.
1. Affectionate
2. Captivated
3. Friendly
4. Indulgent
What is captivated? Choice 2?
What word best describes the tone of this poem?
Once we had a country and we thought it fair,
Look in the atlas and you'll find it there:
We cannot go there now, my dear, we cannot go there now.
What is troubled?
Connotative meaning is . . .
1. The associated ideas, feelings, and memories associated with a word
2. The dictionary definition of a term
What is definition 1? The ideas and feelings associated with a word, not its literal meaning
An emotional response that the writer wants to produce or evoke in the reader through atmosphere, conflict, imagery, and word choice; not tone.
What is mood?
When the police showed up to interview Joe about the robbery, he was indignant at being a person of interest/suspicion. Indignant means . . .
Showing anger or annoyance
The act of reading something, then putting it in your own words while preserving the main ideas.
What is paraphrase?
When Prufrock makes a reference to Lazarus, Greek mythology, and other famous texts/people, that's an ___.
What is allusion?
Giving human traits to non-human things is called . . .
What is personification?
What type of conflict? Person is hiking, scrapes leg, and a week later, has to have leg amputated from a flesh-eating bacteria.
Person vs. Nature
When the reader knows something that a character or speaker does not, it is called
Dramatic Irony
Broad statements that authors make about certain populations or topics using details from the text and prior knowledge
What is generalization?
Repeated consonant sounds in close proximity together is what literary device? (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of a text; tells what something is about.
What is main idea?
Brother David bullies his younger siblings by threatening them with knives, his fists, and threats. What type of conflict?
What is person vs. person?
When an unexpected event occurs within the plot structure, it is called
Situational irony
Using details from the text and your own prior knowledge to make meaning that is not explicitly said in the text
What is inference?
Using details from the text (and text only) to make meaning that is not explicitly stated in the text
What is conclusions?
A person has been diagnosed with fatal illness. As death approaches, they wonder if their life mattered, if they will be remembered, and if people will miss them. Type of conflict?
What is Person vs. Self?
When a character says one thing but means something else
Verbal irony