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1
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Who are the proletariat?

A

Lower-class workers/ social structure.

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2
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Stories are affected by _____.

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History

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3
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Literature is _____ by the _____ it comes from.

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Shaped-Time Period

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4
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Define Euphemism

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a word that makes something sound better than it is.

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5
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Define Utopia

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A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respects of politics, religion, customs and traditions.

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6
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Many dystopias start out as someone else’s _____ society.

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Utopian

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7
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The Judeo-Christian concept of the _____ and _____.

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After life- Heaven

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8
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The Buddhist concept of _____.

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Nirvana

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9
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Advanced science and technology will abolish _____ and _____.

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Suffering-Death

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10
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The _____ represented the creation of a political utopia on a larger scale than had ever been attempted before.

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Soviet Union

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11
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Joseph Stalin forced peasants to work on the land, forced intellectuals into _____, burned _____, and contributed to the death of _____.

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Workcamps- Books-Millions

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12
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He used mass media to create a _____ image of himself, and any opponents were executed or deported.

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All-powerful

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13
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Define Dystopia

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A futuristic imagined universe in which total societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, philosophical/religious or totalitarian control.

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14
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Dystopias, though exaggerated, make _____ about current trends, social norms, and politics.

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Criticisms

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15
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The society is promoted to the citizens as being a _____, _____ world.

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Perfect, Ideal

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16
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_____ is used to control citizens.

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Fear

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17
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_____, freedom, and _____ thought are restricted.

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Information-Independent

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18
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A _____ and/or concept is _____ by society.

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Figurehead- Worshipped

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19
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_____ is expected. Individuality and dissent is _____.

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Conformity-Bad

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20
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The _____ world is banished and distrusted.

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Natural

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21
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Citizens have a fear of the _____.

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Outside World

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22
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Citizens are perceived to be under constant _____.

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Surveillance

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23
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Citizens live in a _____ state.

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Dehumanized.

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24
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What are the forms of dystopian control?

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Corporate-Bureaucratic-Technological-Philosophical CBTP

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25
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Define Corporate Control

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One or more large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media. Propaganda is the way they do this.

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26
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Define Bureaucratic Control.

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Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and incompetent government officials.

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27
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Define Technological Control

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Society is controlled by technology through computers, robots, and/or scientific means.

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28
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Define Philosophical Control

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Society is controlled by philosophy or religious ideals often times through a dictatorship or theocratic government.

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29
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Feels _____ and is trying to escape society’s oppressive forces.

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Trapped

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30
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_____ social and political rules.

A

Questions

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31
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Believes and feels something is _____ with their society.

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Terribly wrong

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32
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_____ to see what is wrong with society through their experiences.

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Helps the audience

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33
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A character, often protagonist, who unwittingly ______ those in power.

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Criticizes

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34
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Starts off as a typical, _____ member of society.

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Normal

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35
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Struggles to _____ and questions his society.

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Conform

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36
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May find other ______ with whom to share his concerns.

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Rebels

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37
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Orwell is warning against _____. Communism is an example of this.

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Totalitarianism

38
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Totalitarianism is a government that has total control. Orwell had been in _____ & seen the dangerous effects of it. He also lived through WWIII and watched _____ and later Stalin.

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Spain-Hitler

39
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List the Definition and the Purpose of Hate Week and Two Minutes Hate

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Definition: The video of Goldstein, the scapegoat. People are worked up into a hatred/frenzy- emotionally crazed.

Purpose: philosophical/ ideological control of the government.

40
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List the Definition and the Purpose of the Telescreen

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Definition: TV w/ security camera/mic to monitor the citizens’ every move.

Purpose: Warns about tech/ surveillance/ gov. control

41
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List the Definition and the Purpose of Newspeak

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Definition: heavily modified version of English. It’s government mandated. It’s ineffective and individuals cannot express themselves.

Purpose: power of language.

42
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List the Definition and Purpose of all of the Ministries.

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Definition: subdivisions of the govt that exert total control.

Purpose: warn about govt. control.

43
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List the Definition and Purpose of the Thought Police.

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Definition: secret police force who punish people with “thoughts” against the govt.

Purpose: Warning against your freedom of thought.

44
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List the Definition and Purpose of Doublethink

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Definition: the ability to believe in 2 contradictory things, even when you’re fully aware.

Purpose: warns about being critical thinkers.

45
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List the Definition and Purpose of Thoughtcrime.

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Definition: crime of anti-government thoughts.

Purpose: warning against govt. control.

46
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List the Definition and Purpose of the Memory Hole.

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Definition: in the ministry of truth, the “hole” that puts the documents down where they are incinerated.

Purpose: warning against the re-wiring of history. Faulty “memories” in society.

47
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What are the steps in analyzing poetry?

A

1) Read it multiple times.
2) Find the definition of the words you don’t know.
3) Annotate (look for poetic devices).
4) Interpret poetic devices.
5) Theme

48
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Define Satire.

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Often using humor to expose and criticize people’s foolishness and stupidity.

49
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Define Allusion.

A

a literary reference to another story.

50
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Define Literary Criticism.

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Literary criticism is the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature CAIE

51
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Define Paradox.

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a contradictory statement; sometimes, with some truth in it.

52
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What are the types of irony?

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Verbal-Dramatic-Situational VDS

53
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Define Verbal Irony.

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the opposite meaning to what is said.

54
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Define Dramatic Irony.

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where you know more than the characters do.

55
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Define Situational Irony.

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the opposite of what you expected.

56
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Define Conflict.

A

the struggles within the story (internal-external).

57
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Define Imagery.

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

58
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Define Archetype.

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a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. LAM

59
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Define Alliteration.

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

60
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Define foreshadowing.

A

when the author gives clues at to what will happen.

61
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Define Tone.

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an author’s attitude towards the story/subject.

62
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Define Mood.

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the feeling the story gives you by its description.

63
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Who do tone and mood apply to respectively?

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MRTA (Mood—>Reader/Tone—>Author).

64
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Define Internal Characterization

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a character’s personality- thoughts, feelings, desires, plans, and motivations. PTFD

65
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Define External Characterization

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a character’s outward description; their physical traits.

66
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Define Diction

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

67
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Define Metaphor

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a comparison between two things.

68
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Define Dialect

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a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

69
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Define Figurative Language

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It uses an ordinary sentence to refer to something without directly stating it.

70
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Define Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

71
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Define Parallelism

A

the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc. GSMM

72
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Define Theme

A

what the author would have you believe or consider.

73
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Define Motif

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a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

74
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Define Apostrophe

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an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified).

75
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Define Thesis Statement

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a sentence that sums up the central point of your paper or essay.

76
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Define Argumentative Writing.

A

a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue.

77
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Define Claim

A

the main argument of an essay.

78
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Define Counterclaim

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a claim made to rebut a previous claim.

79
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Define Palette

A

range of colors and shades used by an illustrator.

80
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Define Composition.

A

arrangement of the parts of an image, whether drawn or recorded in some other visual format.

81
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Define Perspective.

A

point of view of an image, which may be close up, middle distance, or long distance.

82
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Define Panel.

A

individual scene in graphic novel, often framed by a border.

83
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Define Angle.

A

measurement of how much space, horizontal and vertical, is included in a single visual.

84
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Define Lighting/Color

A

use of light and dark shades; dark and high-contrast images draw the eye more than light and low-contrast images.

85
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Know the quota of 2 sentences of _____ to 1 sentence _____.

A

Analysis-Quote

86
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Know that you should write the analysis of literature in _____ tense.

A

Present.

87
Q

MLA format requires that a paper be _____ and that the _____ is double spaced in the top left corner of the paper.

A

Double-Spaced; Heading

88
Q

The top right corner of each page should have _____ and _____.

A

Last Name-Page Number

89
Q

What point of view do you use to write an analytical essay?

A

3rd person

90
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Know that you _____ the title of a play or a major work and put _____ around the title of a minor work.

A

Underline- Quotations.

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