Clause vs Phrase
What is a clause?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb
Where Shakespeare born and raised
What is Stratford-Upon-Avon
Name the 6 types of imagery and what they appeal to in the reader
What is:
1. visual: mind's eye
2. auditory: hearing
3. gustatory: taste
4. olfactory: smell
5. tactile: touch
6. kinesthetic: movement
A sentence that makes a statement and ends in a period
what is a declarative sentence
Miranda's father
Clause or Phrase?
The table has four chairs.
Clause--it has a subject (table) and a verb (has)
What is Anne Hathaway
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence containing two or more independent clauses (IC and IC)
What is a works cited for in MLA format?
It is a list of works that you actually cited in your paper (not just consulted-like with a bibliography)
The spirit of air and water that assists Prospero
Ariel--he had been imprisoned in a tree by Sycorax until Prospero freed him and now, he serves Prospero.
What is a phrase?
A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone (some types of phrases are: verbal phrase, prepositional phrase, appositive phrase)
Names of his three children
What is a complex sentence
A sentence containing on independent clause (IC) and at least one subordinate clause (SC)
A command where the subject (You) is understood.
An imperative sentence
Caliban's mother
Sycorax. She was banished to the island while pregnant and then gave birth to Caliban on the island, which he takes to mean that he should rule the island and not serve Prospero. He is bitter towards Prospero.
Is the sentence an Independent (IC) or Subordinate Clause(SC)?
Since it fell on the floor.
Subordinate--it is dependent on more to be a complete sentence
How many plays and sonnets did he write?
What is over 37 plays and 154 sonnets
Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
I read science fiction and I read comic books because there are so many interesting characters.
what is compound complex:
I read science fiction (IC)
I read comic books (IC)
because there are so many interesting characters (SC)
What year was the MLA founded?
Founded in 1883 by a group of 40 professors who were reacting against the study of ancient languages like Latin, Greek, and Hebrew
who are the noble (royal) characters?
Alonso-King of Naples
Ferdinand-Alonso's son
Gonzalo-a Lord who serves Alonso
Sebastion-Alonso's brother
Antonio-Duke of Milan after double-crossing Prospero
Is the following a Clause or Phrase?
Put it on the shelf.
Clause--it is an imperative sentence, and it is an IC
Define the following terms:
scansion
iambic pentameter
Shakespearean sonnet
scansion: the process of reading a poem for meter (meter is the number of poetic feet in a line of poetry)
iambic pentameter: a line of poetry that alternates between unstressed and stressed syllables equaling 10 syllables (or 5 poetic feet)
Shakespearean sonnet: 14-line poem that is written in iambic pentameter and follows a specific rhyme scheme. (ABABCDCDEFEFGG) Made up of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex:
After the play, I went to meet the actors.
SIMPLE (after the play is a prepositional PHRASE, so you really only have one IC here)
this kind of sentence ends in an exclamation point
and this kind of sentence ends in a question mark
exclamatory (!)
interrogative (?)
What do we learn about the how Prospero and Miranda ended up on the island?
We learn that Prospero was the Duke of Milan but was double-crossed by his brother, Antonio. They were sent out into the sea to die, but Gonzalo added some provisions and Prospero's books and so they survived and found the island. They have been there for 12 years.