Literary Terms
What is a protagonist?
The main character of a story
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem
Stanza
A drama primarily uses what to tell the story?
Dialogue
What is author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What should be fixed?
I have a question for you, do you enjoy reading to?
(Hint: there are 3 mistakes)
I have a question for you: do you enjoy reading, too?
What are all of the parts of plot in order?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement/Resolution
A Japanese nature poem that has 17 syllables and 3 lines
haiku
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare
What graphic organizer would you use to summarize the information from a text that compares and contrasts two things?
Venn Diagram
What type of sentence is this?
Although Denise had some doubts, she found the class helpful.
Complex
What are the 4 types of point of view and what do they mean?
First person-narrator talks about self using "I"
Second Person- narrator speaking to reader using "You"
Third Person Limited- narrator knows thoughts and feelings of one character
Third Person Omnicient - narrator knows thoughts and feelings of all characters
What is this:
It cost an arm and a leg
Idiom
Is characterization in a drama direct or indirect? How do you know?
Indirect because you learn about all of the characters through their speech and actions
What is close reading?
A reading strategy defined by “intense, focused” reading and rereading
Define ethos, pathos and logos.
Ethos: Appeal to credibility
Pathos: Appeal to emotion
Logos: Appeal to logic
What is the difference between denotation and connotation? Give an example
Denotation is the dictionary definition, connotation is the emotional meaning. Examples may vary.
When you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning to enhance the imagery of a text
Figurative Language
Difference between a monologue and soliloquy?
A monologue is a long speech spoken to another character, a soliloquy is a long speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud
Name 3 text features
Glossary, Headings, Subheadings, Bold text, italicized text, diagram, table of contents
What is a compound complex sentence
A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is this:
"I can resist anything but temptation." -Bernard Shaw
Paradox
Give three types of poems and their definitions
Answers vary
What is a Character Foil? Give an example.
a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character. Examples Vary
Name 5 informational text structures
Compare & Contrast, Descriptive, Cause & Effect, Problem & Solution, Sequence/Chronological
Give 4 types of figurative language and an example for each
Answers vary