11 English Final

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

The plot is a series of interrelated actions that progress due to the interplay of opposing forces upon one another.

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

It is the clash that results from the confrontation of two opposing forces.

Question 3

Types of Conflict

Answer 3

• Man versus Man (one character against another character),
• Man versus Nature (one character against cold or hurricane or forest fire, etc.),
• Man versus Society (one character against social or class structure), and
• Man versus Self (one character struggles with opposing ideas, emotions, or values within himself. This could also include Man versus God).

Question 4

Stages of Conflict

Answer 4

i) Complication – the evolving of conflict of opposing forces within the original situation. (things get worse) This includes the initial incident that gets the conflict going and the other incidents that create the rising action.
ii) Climax – the moment of maximum concentration of the opposite forces
iii) Denouement – (untying) – the resolution of conflict and thus the end of the action in the plot

Question 5

Artistic functions of a character

Answer 5

To add humor, to put focus on the plot, to add a love interest, to act as a foil for another character.

Question 6

Necessary for a change to be believable

Answer 6

i) Plausible – the reader sees the possibility of it
ii) Motivated – there is reason for the character to change
iii) Timely – enough time must have passed for the change to occur

Question 7

Types of Characters

Answer 7

Flat – only one or two sentences are need to describe this character, one sided and uncomplicated
Stock – instantly recognizable character who fits a “type”: the bad guy, the damsel in distress, the good guy in white, the evil villain
Round – a many sided character, more like a real person
Static – a character who doesn’t change throughout the novel
Dynamic – a character who undergoes some sort of permanent change in his ideas or behavior

There is a difference between stock and type because a stock character is more a stereotype; whereas, a type character is more of a symbol.

Question 8

How Character is Revealed

Answer 8

1. Through the character’s words
2. Through the character’s actions
3. Through the character’s thoughts
4. By what other characters say or think about him/her
5. Through physical description
6. By direct narration
   The most effective methods of character development are at the top of the list (#1-4). The last two are not as effective and tend to be more contrived, but they’re easier for an author to do.

Question 9

Theme

Answer 9

This is an observation of life that serves as the controlling idea in a literary work.

Question 10

Mood

Answer 10

Mood is the atmosphere or feeling of the world in the story, as the author creates it by setting and tone.

Question 11

Narrative Manner

Answer 11

This involves the writer’s style, and all the things that help develop tone, as well as how the author decides to tell the story: Point of View, Style, and Time, and Distance.
Style – the language, mood, action, scene, and symbols
Time – flashbacks, past tense, present or future tense form chosen for
Distance – reader’s sense of closeness to the story – the distance at which the writer holds the reader

Question 12

Points of view

Answer 12

• 1st person – tells the story from the point of view of one character (uses “I”)
• Omniscient – the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
• Limited omniscient – the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one or two characters
• Objective – the narrator stands back from the characters and just describes what is seen

Question 13

Style Analysis

Answer 13

• What types of sentences does the author use?
• What can you say about the author’s diction?
• Does the author use any figurative language?
• Does the author create any sensory impressions?

Question 14

Peace Shall Destroy Many: Author and publishing date

Answer 14

Rudy Wiebe

1962

Question 15

The Novel Introduction

Answer 15

Early 18th Century

Question 16

Juxtaposition

Answer 16

Contrast

Question 17

Oxymoron

Answer 17

“Pointedly foolish” Placing two things together that normally wouldn’t be associated with each other eg. “wise fool”

Question 18

Etymology

Answer 18

History and development of the parts of a word

Question 19

World View

Answer 19

A worldview is how a person sees life, mankind and God

Question 20

Imagery

Answer 20

an image is a literal and concrete representation of a sensory experience or of an object that can be known by one or more of the senses

Question 21

Owl Symbolism in Peace Shall Destroy Many

Answer 21

Foreshadowing in “autumn” that there will be a death

Question 22

Foreshadow

Answer 22

An indication of events that are to come. In fiction, hints of forthcoming events prepare the reader for the eventual outcome of the action.

Question 23

Background and major themes of “Peace Shall Destroy Many”

Answer 23

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Question 24

Catharsis

Answer 24

Healthy release of purifying emotions

Question 25

Hamartia

Answer 25

Fall through a character's own error (fatal flaw)

Question 26

Hubris

Answer 26

Excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 27

Tragic Force

Answer 27

The event or force that starts the falling action in a tragedy. The tragic force is either a separate event closely following the climax of the drama, or is identified with the climax itself. It often marks the beginning of the character’s misfortunes and lead to the overthrow of the hero in the resulting catastrophe.

Question 28

A Type Character

Answer 28

A character whose actions and qualities make him appear to be a representative of a particular class or a conventional type of person, rather than a complex human being.

Question 29

Setting

Answer 29

Setting is the physical background of the story

Question 30

Tone

Answer 30

Tone is the author’s attitude toward his material as revealed through diction, sentence structure, imagery, symbolism, etc. The tone may be formal, informal, intimate, solemn, playful, serious, ironic, etc.

Question 31

Shakespeare's Baptism

Answer 31

Apr. 26, 1564 | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Question 32

Shakespeare's Death

Answer 32

Apr. 23, 1616 | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Question 33

Why are Shakespeare's plays still relevant today?

Answer 33

The richness of Shakespeare's imagination, and the subtlety with which he revealed the implications of thought and action, have made his plays endlessly amenable to reinterpretation by succeeding generations.

Question 34

Foil

Answer 34

A mirror or contrast

Question 35

Allusion

Answer 35

An indirect or passing reference

Question 36

Malapropism

Answer 36

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect: He danced a flamingo (instead of flamenco)