running notes 105-112

Question 1

assonance

Answer 1

repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry

Question 2

audience

Answer 2

particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing

Question 3

author’s purpose

Answer 3

an author’s purpose is his or her reason for creating a particular work
it can be to persuade, inform, or entertain

Question 4

ballad

Answer 4

a poem that tells a story and is mean to be sung or recited

Question 5

caesura

Answer 5

a pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry

Question 6

characterization

Answer 6

techniques that writers use to create viable characters:
character trait-a character’s personality
direct characterization-the author directly states a character’s traits or makes direct comments about a character’s nature
dynamic character-a character who changes throughout a story
flat character-a character whom little information is provided
indirect characterization-the author does not directly state a character’s traits
round character-a character who is fully described
static character-a character who does not change throughout a story

Question 7

chronological order

Answer 7

the order in which events happen in time

Question 8

clarifying

Answer 8

the reader’s process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review who he or she understands