exam Flashcards
Macbeth: first three prophecies?
to Macbeth; thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor, they declare that he will be king one day.
Macbeth: second set of prophecies?
to Banquo; lesser than Macbeth but greater, not so happy, but much happier, he will not be king, but he will father other kings.
Macbeth: third set of prophecies?
to Macbeth; beware macduff, you will only be brought down when the trees of Birnam wood go to Duncsanaine, and he will not be defeated by someone born of women.
reasons Macbeth makes to not kill duncan
he’s his host, and is supposed to protect him, he is his lord, and they are related. he also never did anything wrong.
what is a motif?
recurring devices, deliberately connect a text with common patterns of existing thought.
what are symbols?
objects, characters, figures, and colours used to represent abstract ideas and concepts.
what to you need to include in your introduction?
title, author, type of work, brief overview of work, thesis statement.
what to examine in the short story?
theme (underpinning idea), characters, devices, setting.
how to cite the short story in the analysis?
only do the surname, no time for all that paragraph stuff. put the short story in quotation marks or italicize, when doing comparative essay you have to underline the work name.
transitional phrases
furthermore, moreover, additionally, ultimately, such as, moreover, furthermore, as a result, consequently, therefore, however, conversely, on the contrary, finally, in conclusion, in closing.
what is a connotation?
suggested meaning of a word
character foil
character that is a contrast to a primary character, to point out traits of a primary character.
tone
writers attitude towards subject.
allusion?
reference to other things in history or other literature.
irony?
three types: - dramatic:where we know something that the characters do not
- situational: when an unexpected event happens
- verbal: saying opposite to what they mean
oxymoron
two words that mean the opposite to one another like deafening silence
paradox
contradiction which is somehow true, like being blinded by the light
pathetic fallacy
when the environment reflects the situation
personification
giving human characteristics to non humans.
what are archetypes?
a template or stereotype.
plot summary of life of pi?
pi changes his name from piscine. he choses to follow three religions, they move to Canada, in the pacific sea the boat crashes and he is the only survivor, along with some animals. he then spends a lot of time on a lifeboat, he makes a raft and fishes, theres a big storm that wrecks the raft. he then almost dies, they come across a carnivorous island, leave it, and land in Mexico. tiger runs away.
plot summary of Macbeth?
Macbeth gets a prophecy from witches, gets thrones thane of Cawdor, gets power-hungry, kills the king, kills banquo, many Macbeth gies crazy, Macbeth kills Malcolms family, Malcolm goes and gets the kings sons, then they come back and kill Macbeth.
plot summary of away
girl finds dead man, goes crazy, marry man that doesn’t believe, has 2 children and moves to upper Canada, runs away and dies, her daughter is also insane, goes insane over some man, man is against government and kills a man oooooh
characters in away
Mary/moira, Brian o Malley, faery demon lover, exodus crow, father Quinn, Sedgwick bros, osbert and Sedgwick, Eileen, Liam, Aidan lannigan, Molly .
