TERMS
How does a character react/feel when dealing with alienation, isolation, fragmentation, and search for meaning?
Characters often feel disconnected from society, leading to feelings of loneliness and despair; The world and individual experiences are often depicted as broken or incomplete; A central theme is the individual's struggles to find their identity and purpose in a choatic world.
How did modernism come to be?
Modernism was a deliberate rebellion against 19th-century Romanticism and Enlightenment ideas, questioning traditional notions of reason, order, and clear-cut storytelling.
"endanger" - to put someone into a dnagerous situation
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme that explores a single idea or theme.
By asking questions at the beginning of writing
What is the difference between connotations and denotations? + Rank these words by least to most intense; Shriek, Talk, Yell, Scream)
Denotation: The literal definition of a word. no feelings attached
Connotation: An idea or feeling that a word brings up when you hear or read it
(Talk, yell, scream, shriek)
Differentiate formal and informal tones
Formal: Style of writing that is direct, thorough, and respectful,prioritizing clarity, correctness, and preofessionalism in professional, academic, or official contexts
Informal: Relaxed, conversational style of writing or speaking, like how you would talk to a friend
How does "ness" affect a word? Use an example.
Powerlessness is a noun (just like helplessness)
What is Quatrain?
A stanza (of four lines, especially one having alternate (different) rhymes.
GREEN
Meaninglessness and Futility; Nonsensical and Bizarre Plots; Dark Humor
Metamorphosis - Gregor turning into a life-size verminous bug
What does the Greek root work "log" mean? Give an example.
Biology is the study of life and living organisms
What is free verse? Which author is associatied with free verse?
Author William Carlos Williams
What is a powerful way to enhance an argument?
Data (statisitics) and quotations (citing evidence)
Diction is the words and author chooses to use when he/she writes, and then syntax is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
Diction example: Maybe an author chooses to use the word "furious" instead of "angry"
Syntax example: "The boy kicked the ball" instead of the incorrect: "Kicked the boy the ball"
What is the difference between Rhyme Scheme and Rhyming Couplets? Give an example of a rhyming couplet.
Rhyme Scheme: Ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
Rhyming Couplet: A pair of two back-to-back lines of poetry that rhyme with each other.
Ex. (Couplet) - Double, double, toil and TROUBLE
Fire burn and cauldron BUBBLE
How is love symbolized?
What is Parallel Structure or Parallelism? How does Charles Dickens represent it in A Tale of Two Cities?
It is the technique of using similar words or phrases, to express similar ideas.
Dickens uses paralleism to cerate a rhythmic, thematic effect by reapeating the "It was the..." line.
List the Rhyme Schemes for quatrains.
ABAB: Alternate rhymes
AABB: Rhyming couplets
AABA: The first, second-, and fourth-lines rhyme
ABBA: An enclosed rhyme scheme