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Point of view
Vocabulary
Plot
Author's style/purpose
Characters
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vantage point viewpoint perspective
What are three other names for point of view?
100
the act or process of developing a character.
What is characterization?
100
It is the introduction of a story, and it contains details about the setting and characters.
What is the exposition? What two parts of a story does it "expose" us to?
100
word choice, sentence variety and length, and tone
What are three parts of an author's style?
100
John's powerful and "lithe" truck; lithe: supple, manageable, easy to control.
What is Rocinante? What is lithe?
200
first and third person
What are the two types of point of view?
200
foretell, foreshadow: it creates suspense
What is foreboding? What does it create in a story?
200
internal and external: John's conflict is internal: he is an American writer and writing from memory (that is "...faulty, warpy"); he feels like a criminal. His memories of America are distorted by 25 intervening years?
What are 2 types of conflict? What is John Steinbeck's conflict - type and details.
200
atmosphere or feeling of the selection
What is mood?
200
John's traveling companion - a French poodle; "has a roar like a lion", yet he can't bite his way out of a paper bag; he likes to negotiate; had a part of his ear bitten off; he responds to commands in French.
Who is Charley? Give 2 important characterisitics about him.
300
limited and omniscient
What are the two types of third person point of view?
300
weakened
What is impaired?
300
Name 1: 1. license plates 2. his photograph has been widely distributed 3. Rocinante inscribed on the truck 4. trip's purpose "stage set" as a hunter
What are four problems that John faced (according to his satirical friends) prior to departing on his trip?
300
the author's attitude towards his/her subject.
What is tone?
300
The author of the autobiography (nonfiction - it's a memoir); he was an American writer - enjoyed writing about ordinary people, esp. those on the "margins of society" - at risk individuals. His memory is distorted; therefore, he opts to travel and relearn his country.
Who is John? Give 2 details about him.
400
The perspective is limited to one character's thoughts and feelings.
Define limited point of view.
400
difficult
What is rigorous?
400
The highest point of interest - the turning point. *dazzled by the light's clarity excited crackle of a flame shattered with color air was sharp chuckling bark of the dark of the moon silver glow in the sky
What is the climax of A story? Parphrase or give an example, "verbatim", of an example of the climax in THIS story.
400
persuade inform entertain *entertain, inform
What is PIE? What is John's main person...subsequent purpose? (two answers are required for the second part)
400
Older woman - made inferences that she is from overseas - Africa - a land of exotic creatures and ivory.
Who is the character that has trepidation about living in the Badlands? He/she wants conversation, offers John a glass of water (that was requested). After this conversation, John doesn't want the night to find him in the Badlands.
500
The perspective, of the selection, offers insight into many of the characters' thoughts and feelings.
Define omniscient point of view.
500
cannot be explained
What is inexplicable?
500
Asi es la vida. That's the way it is...John couldn't explain how the Badlands were canceled out by the "Goodlands", simply due to a change in the hour of day. He just accepted it and all of its beauty.
What is the resolution of THIS story?
500
complex language (vocabulary is vivid and descriptive). the simple parts of his selection are only snipets (where the brief conversations occur between "the man of many words" and the couple discussing John's NY plates. His style appears formal, yet he wants to maintain an informal feel for the audience - writing to us and though he's simply engaging in a casual conversation.
What is John's style? Use words like complex versus simple; informal versus formal.
500
The "cowboy" leaning up against the barbed wire fence, a gun at his side, dead game at his feet...he was a man of "many" words...haha!
Who was the Badlander that John encountered and chose to make a satiric remark about her/his "talking too much"?