English Finals Flashcards
citation
a reference to the source of a quote or idea
summary
a shortened account of the major events/points in a work
“what”
inference
a guess based on the information/evidence available
setting
where and when a work takes place
(physical characteristics: geography, seasons, time of day, historical period)
(social characteristics: political climate, class and status structures, culture, historical context)
analysis
the breaking down of work into individual elements in order to examine the meaning /function of each one
“how + why”
(inferences+meaning+function)
evidence
the info of facts given that support a claim/statement
point of view
the vantage point through which a story is presented by the author to the reader
(first-person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient)
theme
a central idea or message that is expressed throughout a literary work
(not limited to work- apply to all people, world, society, etc.)
MLA style
the standards for writing and citation according to the Modern Language Association
(parenthetical citation: “Quote” (Author page #).)
irony
a contrast between what is expected and what actually is
(situational, verbal, dramatic)
situational irony
a contrast between what is expected to happen and what does happen
(Ex: A fire station burns down.)
dramatic irony
a contrast between what the characters know and what the audience knows
(Ex: Sully thinks Boo is in the trash compactor)
verbal irony
a contrast between what a character says and what he/she means
(Belle says she doesn’t “deserve” Gaston.(she’s better than this and him))
first-person
the narrative is told from the point of view of one of the characters
(I, me, my, we, us, our)
(character=[unreliable] narrator)
(limited perspective to his/her experience)
third-person limited
the narrative is written in third-person and gives information on the thoughts and feeling of only one character
(he, she, they)
(narrator limited to the knowledge and perspective of one character)
