Quiz 2 Flashcards
What is realistic fiction?
Discusses taboo or otherwise difficult subjects
Ex. Pregnancy, abortion, drug use, homosexuality, etc.
- things that could happen in real life
What are mores?
Ways you should act (social norms)
What is science fiction?
Travel through different dimensions/math and science tied together
- we time travel with Meg in A Wrinkle In Time
How do coming of age/Bildungsroman relate to these types of books?
Characters are able to find their people, and who they want to surround themselves with
What is a simile?
Uses like or as in comparison
What is a metaphor?
Doesn’t use any comparison words when comparing, such as like or as
What is theme?
The underlying meaning of a work (often times relates to humans or how the world works)
What is an allusion?
Reference to another work inside of your work
Ex. A Wrinkle in Time is located inside of When You Reach Me
What is a motif?
Repeating object or thing throughout the story
Who wrote when you reach me?
Rebecca Stead
What is when you reach me about?
Miranda and the laughing man (aka old Marcus)
Marcus discovers time travel as an adult and comes back to save Sal from getting hit by the truck
Miranda and her book - A Wrinkle In Time
20,000 Pyramid
Who wrote a wrinkle in time?
Madeleine L’engle
What is a wrinkle in time about?
Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin time travel to find Meg’s father
Mrs. Whatsit, Which, and Who and Aunt Beast aid the children in their journey
IT = just a brain who wants to control everyone
Meg gets Charles back from IT with love not anger and hate
What is traditional criticism?
What the author intended
What is new criticism?
All you need is your brain to understand the text
Ex. Close readings