Midterm Flashcards
Blank verse
Poetic form characterized by un-rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter
Motif
Recurring theme in a story
Iambic pentameter
Iambic-foot
Pentameter-stressed unstressed syllable pattern
Stressed- /
Unstressed- U
Theme
lessons, main ideas, or subject in a work
Mood
Feelings created in the reader by a work
Tone
Writers or speakers attitude toward the work
Inner conflict
With self
Outer conflict
Another character or outside source
Exposition
Introduction
Rising action
Building up to climax
Climax
Suspense
Falling action
Leading to resolution
Resolution
Denouncement/wrapping everything up
Three types of irony
- Dramatic
- Verbal
- situational
Dramatic irony
Audience knows but character doesn’t
Verbal irony
Saying one thing and meaning the other
Situational irony
What we expect vs. what actually happens
Lucrative
Bringing in money ex. Lucrative business
Terse
Brief and to the point ex. Terse letter of rejection
Circumspect
Careful, cautious
Cumbersome
Clumsy, hard to handle, slow, moving ex. Cumbersome packages
Perennial
Lasting for a long time, persistent. A plant that lives for many years
Eminent
Famous, outstanding, distinguished, projecting
Perilous
Dangerous
Intrepid
Very brave, fearless, unshakable
Latent
Hidden, present but not realized
Supplant
To take place of,supersede
Superfluous
Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Impoverished
Poor, in a state of poverty, depleted
Hamper
To hold back
Lucid
Easy to understand, clear, rational, same
Posthumous
Occurring or published after death
Sardonic
Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Apex
The highest point, tip
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high, excessive
Pensive
Thoughtful, melancholy
Brazen
Shameless, imprudent, made of brass
Arduous
Hard to do, requiring much effort
auspicious
Favorable, fortunate
Revile
To attack with words, call bad names
Pilfer
To steal in small quantities
Trite
Commonplace, overused, stale
Altercation
An angry argument
Paramount
Chief in importance, above all others
Diligent
Hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Was montresor an reliable or unreliable character and why
Unreliable because he only talked about his opinion and left details out
What was the theme of the necklace
Be happy with who you are and what you have, do not be greedy
Who wrote the necklace
Guy de mouspassant
What is the setting of marigolds
MD during the Great Depression
List of three characters in the most dangerous game
General zarroff-a Russian Cossack and expatriate who lives on ship trap island and enjoys hunting men
Rains ford-a world renowned big game hunter and the story’s protagonist
Whitney- rainsford’s friend and traveling companion
Ivan-zarroff’s mute assistant
Theme of the most dangerous game
Sinister, suspenseful, mystery
Town and country of Shakespeare’s birth
Stratford on Avon, England
Shakespeare date of birth and death
April 23, 1564- April 23, 1616
The three people who could’ve been Shakespeare
Sir Francis bacon
Christopher Marlowe
Edward de vere, 17th earl of Oxford
William Stanley, 6th earl of derby
Who kills mercutio
Tybalt
Who kills tybalt
Romeo
Who kills Paris
Romeo
Meaning of wherefore art thous Romeo
Why Romeo
Are you a mountague
Edgar Allan Poe
Jan 19, 1809-1849
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born
Boston, MA
Nurse’s daughters name
Susan
Benvolio
Keeps the peace
Edgar Allan Poe was raised by who
John Allan
Edgar Allan poe’s wife’s name
Virginia
Relationship between mercutio and the nurse
They do not like each other
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place
Verona, Italy
Homonyms
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
Apostrophes
A punctuation point used to show possession or in a contraction
