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HOW ARE LITERARY ELEMENTS DIFFERENT THAN LITERARY TECHNIQUES?

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Literary elements are part of literature. Literary techniques are used to enhance the literature.

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WHY WOULD A FIRST PERSON NARRATOR NOT ALWAYS BE A CREDIBLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION?

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A first person narrative may not be a credible source because it is an account of things from their point of view. Their opinions will influence the ideas they formulate

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HOW ARE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONFLICT SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?

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  • Both cause an overall conflict in the situation
  • External conflict is a struggle between a character and something else. Internal conflict is a struggle between a character and themselves
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HOW IS AN AUTHOR. POET AND PLAYWRIGHT SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?

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  • All write forms of literature
  • Authors use literary elements in their writing more. Poets use much more emotion and literary techniques in their writing.
    Playwrights write with the intention of the actor portraying the emotion
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HOW ARE FORESHADOWING AND FLASHBACK DIFFERENT?

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Foreshadowing causes the reader to think certain things indirectly. A flashback is a glimpse of previous events that can cause the reader to think certain things.

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HOW ARE IRONY AND DRAMATIC IRONY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?

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  • Both cause opposites to happen
  • With irony, the audience doesn’t know what is going to happen
    With dramatic irony, the audience knows what will happen, but the characters do not
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HOW IS AN ASIDE, MONOLOGUE AND SOLILOQUY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT?

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  • All breaks in the text of speeches said by a character
  • An aside can only be heard by the audience, and there can still be characters on the stage.
    A monologue is prolonged talk by a single person.
    A soliloquy is said by a single person when there is nobody else present
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SYMBOLISM OF GREEN

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life, balance, growth, rebirth

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SYMBOLISM OF RED

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blood, fire, vitality and passion

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SYMBOLISM OF WHITE

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purity, innocence, wholeness and completion

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SYMBOLISM OF BLACK

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the unknown, power, control

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SYMBOLISM OF GOLD

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wealth, success

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SYMBOLISM OF 3

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birth, life and death; mind, body and soul; past, present and future

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SYMBOLISM OF 7

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the union of divinity and earth

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SYMBOLISM OF 8

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the perfect number

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SYMBOLISM OF TIME OF DAY

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contrast between light and darkness

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SYMBOLISM OF SEASONS OF THE YEAR

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Spring shows the cycle of life is beginning
Summer represents life in full swing
Fall represents life winding down
Winter represents life is dead

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SYMBOLISM OF A SWORD

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power, authority, protection, strength and courage

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SYMBOLISM OF A DAGGER

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less power

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SYMBOLISM OF A CAT

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independence, curiosity

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SYMBOLISM OF WINDOWS/DOORS

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one’s narrow view on things

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SYMBOLISM OF WATER

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change, life, cleansing

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COUPLET

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two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit; found in isolation or end the sonnet

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QUATRAIN

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a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

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FORM

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the use of placing words in a location that they would normally not appear; the unusual movement of the words is done on purpose and meant to convey a message to the reader

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STANZA

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an arrangement of lines

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RHYME SCHEME

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the pattern of rhymes used in a poem

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METER

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the rhythm established by a poem, it is usually dependent on not only the number of syllables in a line but also on the way those syllables are accented

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END RHYME

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rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry

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IAMB

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a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable

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SYLLABLE

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a unit of sound

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WHY IS POETRY NOT EASILY DEFINED?

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it is open to interpretation; people can make sense of the words to relate to themselves

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WHY WOULD AN AUTHOR EXPERIMENT WITH THE FORM OF HIS POEM?

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to convey a certain message

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WHY DOES POETRY RELY HEAVILY ON THE USE OF LITERARY TECHNIQUES AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

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to fully describe things; the reader can fully imagine and understand what the author is trying to portray

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HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE THERE PER LINE IN A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET?

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10

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IN WHAT TYPE OF METER IS A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET WRITTEN?

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iambic pentameter

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WHAT IS THE RHYME SCHEME OF A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET?

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ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG

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HOW CAN A READER FIGURE OUT THE RHYME SCHEME OF A POEM?

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marking the lines that rhyme with the letters

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WHAT ARE TWO FUNCTIONS OF THE COUPLET AT THE END OF A SONNET?

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  • Summarize the theme/main idea

- Turns the poem around

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WHY IS A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET SUCH A COMPLEX FORM OF POETRY?

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there is a use of intricate writing in a formal manner

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WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ALLITERATION ON THE READER OF A POEM?

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causes the reader to put more emphasis on the ideas being portrayed

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HOW MANY QUATRAINS AND COUPLETS ARE IN A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET?

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3 quatrains and 1 couplet

43
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WHAT IS THE FULL SETTING OF MACBETH?

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Macbeth takes place in Scotland during the Middle Ages.

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HOW CAN SETTING INFLUENCE THE LIVES AND ACTIONS OF THE CHARACTERS WITHIN A TEXT?

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The setting can cause the characters to feel certain emotions.
The emotions that the characters feel can influence their actions.

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HOW CAN THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR AFFECT THE LITERATURE THEY WRITE?

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An author may write about their life experiences in the literature they write. They also may base characters and settings of the literature on ones in their lives. An author’s point of view on certain things may also be reflected in their literature.

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HOW DOES THE MEANING OF A TEXT CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH IT IS READ?

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A meaning of a text changes depending on the time period because of the ideas shared by people of the time period. Certain laws and morals of the time period will influence people to believe what is wrong and right. This can affect how the reader sees characters in the literature they read.

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WHAT WAS THE DOMINANT RELIGION DURING THIS TIME?

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Christianity

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UNDER WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WAS ENGLAND RUN?

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Monarhcy

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WHY WERE THEATERS CLOSED PARTIALLY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD?

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  • health reasons (plague)

- bankruptcy

50
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HOW ARE ACTORS IN OUR SOCIETY TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN ACTORS IN SHAKESPEARE’S SOCIETY?

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Actors were frowned upon in Shakespeare’s society. They were seen as a threat to society. Actors in our society are glorified and are seen as role models.

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WHAT ARE 5 THINGS STAGE DIRECTIONS PROVIDE FOR THE READER OF A PLAY?

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  • Tells the readers the setting of the play
  • Tells the readers which characters are present
  • Helps the reader to imagine the play
  • Helps the reader to understand the characters through their actions
  • Helps the reader understand what is going on in the play
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WHAT ARE 5 FACTS ABOUT THE SHAKESPEARE AND HIS WORLD?

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  • During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets.
  • Shakespeare was also an actor and performed in some of his plays
  • It was illegal for women and girls to perform in theatre so females were played by boys
  • Shakespeare began to write poetry after theatres were shut down for a period of time during the plague
  • Writers only wrote during the day because candles were very expensive

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