omam Flashcards
what are foil characters
charcters that highlight each tohers opposite traits, eg george and lennie
what is an archetype
categorised type of character, gentle giant - hagrid, lennie
what is a stock character
a ‘3D’ character, eg a shopkeeper in a shop
what is personification
the attribution of human traits to inanimate objects
what is anthropomorphism
the attribution of human qualities to a god, animal or object
what is zoomorphism
comparing non-animals, eg humans, to animal traits - he drank water like a horse
what is a nomad
A person who doesn’t stay in the same place for too long/is always on the go
how many people moved to california in the great depression
1.3 million
how many people stayed unemployed during the great depression?
13-15 million
what was the name of the cardboard shantytowns that people lived in during the great depression
hoovervilles
what are “who is..?” questions about
characterization
who sets the tone
the author
who gets the mood
the reader
what does symbiotic mean
a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups
what does elision mean
missing out sounds or syllables from words
