English Flashcards
Winston’s reaction to his appearance in the mirror
cries
winston’s realization at the end of novel
won victory over himself
purpose of room 101
torture using biggest fears (winston’s - rats)
three steps of reintegration
learning, understanding, accepting
reason behind winston’s torture
O’Brien says he’s insane and wants to cure him
Where winston is taken in book 3
ministry of love
the one thing that winston and julia can’t do
have kids
winston’s thoughts about his meeting with o’brien
brotherhood is real
change in winston since meeting with julia
gained weight, not coughing, ulcer is gone
julia’s attraction to winston
she sees something in his face that say’s hes anti-party
essential command of the party
reject eyes and ears
where winston thinks hope lies
in the proles
what bothers Winston more than being a lunatic
being wrong about what he believes
winstons job
to make big brother always appear to be right
winston’s crime in book 1
thoughtcrime
big brother’s purpose
a figure head of the government
setting
oceania, airstrip one, england
super states
eastasia, eurasia, oceania
walton’s conclusive letter in reference to the creature
confronts walton because he is lamenting the fact that his maker is dead, he will never be pardoned
details of meeting between frankenstein and walton
in search of the creature
frankenstein’s reaction to the creature’s desires
refusal because the request is a threat to mankind
desire of the creature
a partner
fate of justine
framed for murder by the creature and hung
fate of frankenstein’s brother, william
he’s murdered by the creature
frankenstein’s behavior after the creature comes to life
mad / upset / disgusted / scared
length of time frankenstein worked on creature
2 years
age that frankenstein left home
16
frankenstein’s feelings towards elizabeth
in love, protective
reasons behind elizabeth becoming part of the frankenstein family
orphaned as a child
walton’s greatest desire
companion to share life with (ups and downs)
purpose behind walton’s trip
to discover a great purpose / discover a passage to the Pacific
understand the purpose in the begining for walton’s letters to his sister
to keep in touch with Margret
alliteration
consonant sound repeated (cat cut corners)
analogy
compares 2 things
argument
a stance for or against something
characterization
actions / thoughts / feelings of a character
claim
where someone stands on a topic
commentary
commenting on an issue
conflict
internal and external problems
connotation
goes beyond dictionary definition (thin, skinny, toothpick) (how word feels)
counter argument
opposite side of an argument
diction
dictionary definition or word meaning
ethos
appeals to character and reputation of speaker
imagery
using your senses, mental pictures, descriptive
internal rhyme
rhyme within a line
irony
actual and literal meanings differ
logos
appeals to facts and logic
lyric
melodic poetry
merit
a sound argument
metaphor
compares unlike things ex. she’s a monster on the court
mood
emotion, how YOU feel as reading
motif
reoccurring image or idea that appears frequently in a work of literature
pathos
appeals to emotions
parallelism
using similar grammatical construction to express ideas (work together, pray together, struggle together)
personification
whispering winds (giving non-human things human qualities)
propoganda
a message aimed and influencing opinions / behaviors of people
repition
using words or phrases more than once for emphasis
rhetorical fallacies
NOT sound arguments that are convincing
rhyme scheme
pattern of rhyme
simile
using like or as to compare ex. smooth as silk
slant rhyme
rhyme that isn’t exact
sonnet
14 line poem with certain rhyme scheme
support
reasons and evidence
symbolism
something that stands for something else ex. death = black
theme
universal meaning / main subject
thesis statement
where claim / position should be stated
tone
author’s attitude
topic sentence
introduces idea in a paragraph
