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Question 1

Looking closely at all the pieces of a literary work to understand how they fit together and create meaning.

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Structuralist / Formalist

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A type of literary criticism that evaluates works of literature based on their moral, ethical, or philosophical messages.

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Moralist

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Derived from the theories of Karl Marx, examines literature through the lens of class struggle and socioeconomic influence.

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Marxist

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The perspective of gender inequality and how literature perpetuates or challenges the oppression of women.

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Feminist

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

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Simile

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Giving human qualities to non-human things or abstract concepts.

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Personification

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

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A contrast between expectation and reality.

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Irony

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Using an object, person, or event to represent something beyond its literal meaning.

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Symbolism

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

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Imagery

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A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

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It is a scene set in an earlier time than the main story.

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Flashback

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A scene that skips a certain amount of time then begins the story again with a future scenario then go back to the present.

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Flash Forward

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A reference to another work of literature, person, event, or thing outside the text.

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Allusion

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The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience. It is conveyed through word choice, sentence structure, and stylistic elements.

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Tone

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the overall feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing evokes in the reader.

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Mood

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refers to the methods and devices an author uses to convey their message and achieve their purpose.

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Technique

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is the author’s reason for writing. It can be to inform, persuade, entertain, or express feelings.

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Purpose

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The Road not Taken written by?

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Robert Frost

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Sonnet 18 written by ?

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William Shakespeare

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It contains reasons which include facts and opinions. The reason is included in the topic sentence and is supported by details.

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Theme

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Rip Van Wickle

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Washington Irving

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The Necklace

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Guy de Maupassant

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Used as subject: I, he, she, it, they, we you Used as object: me, him, his, her/s, its, their/s, your/s

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Personal

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Shows ownership EX: my, mine, his, her/s, its, their/s, your/s

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Possessive

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Links relative clauses to independent clauses EX: who, that, which

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Relative

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Singular: this, that Plural: these, those

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Demonstrative

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Refers to something that is not identified specifically EX: none, one, nobody, everyone, anybody, some

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Indefinite

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The subject and object refers to the same person or thing.

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Reflexive

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Emphasizes the antecedent EX: myself, yourself/yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves, ourselves

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Intensive

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Used in questions EX: who, what, which, whose

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Interrogative

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Refers to creations that are written or spoken to express ideas, stories, and other universal human interests.

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LITERATURE

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Typically structured with a pattern and may include rhymes.

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Poetry

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A verse is a single line of poetry.

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Verse

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A stanza is made up of many lines.

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Stanza

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It often refers to the shared sound of words at the end of two or more verses

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Rhyme

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It is the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables.

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Meter

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Spoken/written language in its ordinary form, without the structured meter or rhyme that is found in poetry.

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Prose