Mid term Flashcards
What period are we in right now?
Post-modernism
What literary device does the writer express his opinion through character?
Tone
What are the 5 types of conflict?
human vs human
human vs nature
human vs society
human vs fate
human vs self
What is a setting?
Place & time of where and when short story takes place.
What is a climax peak?
Point where conflict/plot is resolved –> hero saves princess.
What are the 4 types of characters with their emotions & feelings? Explain them.
Round: emotions +++
Flat: no emotion
Static: Same 1/2 feelings max whole story
Dynamic: changes emotions or personality
What is the difference between a protagonist & antagonist?
Protagonist: :) hero
Antagonist: :( villan
What is the name of the technique where you stretch the actual meaning of words for effect.
Figurative language
How do you use MLA?
(last name year) no ,
What is the type of figurative language that gives hints?
Foreshadowing
What are the 3 steps in a paragraph?
- Topic sentence
- Supporting examples & details
- Conclusion sentence
What was the order with modernism, romanticism and realism?
- Romanticism
- Realism
- Modernism
What is the parallel structure? Give an example.
Specific grammatical form or pattern in a sentence –> LIST
Ex.: Before I go to work, I need to eat breakfast, walk the dog, and catch the train.
Parallel structure applies to series of what?
Adjectives, noun phrases, verb phrases & clauses.
What is the minimum of adjectives, verbs, etc. for a parallel structure?
2
What is going from teen to adult hood?
Coming of age
What is the stream of consciousness?
Trait of thought that goes through the protagonist or character (hear/feel how person felt.
How do you identify modernism & postmodernism literature?
- new technologies & inventions, development in science
- modern life alienates individual
- language is nuanced & compact (not fixed)
- multiple narrators or voices
- symbols & allusions
- open/ambiguous endings
- non-sequential narration
What are the differences between modernism & post-modernism
Modernism: see world as composed of one universal Truth (religion come under question), influenced by world wars industrialization, stream of consciousness
Postmodernism: intimate nature, writer is present in work, dark humour, unreliable narrator, mixture of earlier styles
What is coming of age? (3 words)
- transition
- maturity
- growth
How will you use MLA?
(Last name page numbers)
(Smith 17-19)
What does the star mean?
Paragraph format!
Exam! –> MAJUSCULE
:)
What are the 2 types of conflicts?
internal (struggle with emotions, mind) or external (struggle with an external force)
What is the unborn baby referred to?
It –> further from individual
