Running Notes 111-120

Question 1

The order in which events happen in time.

Answer 1

Chronological Order

Question 2

The reader’s process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review what he or she understands. By clarifying as they read, good readers are able to draw conclusions about what is suggested but not stated directly.

Answer 2

Clarifying

Question 3

A type of figurative language containing an overused expression or a saying that is no longer
considered original.

Answer 3

Cliche

Question 4

A dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone and usually ends happily with a peaceful resolution of the main conflict.

Answer 4

Comedy

Question 5

The process of identifying similarities.

Answer 5

Comparison

Question 6

A type of poetry that uses its physical or visual form to present its message.

Answer 6

Concrete Poetry

Question 7

The tension or problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces.
Terms Associated with Conflict:
1. Central conflict: the dominant or most important conflict in the story.
2. External conflict: the problem or struggle that exists between the main character and an
outside force. (ex: person vs. person, person vs. society, person vs. nature, person vs.
the supernatural, person vs. technology, etc.)
3. Internal conflict: the problem or struggle that takes place in the main character’s mind (person
vs. self).

Answer 7

Conflict

Question 8

A rhymed pair of lines in a poem. One of William Shakespeare’s trademarks was to end a sonnet with a couplet, as in the poem
“Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long as lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Answer 8

Couplet

Question 9

A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people.

Answer 9

Dialect

Question 10

a literary device that is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or a speech. This speech, where only one character speaks, is recited while other characters are present onstage. This monologue often comes during a climactic moment in a work and often reveals hidden truths about a character, their history and their relationships.

Answer 10

Dramatic Monologue