Units 1 & 2 Terms

Question 1

Fiction

Answer 1

A narrative that is not bound to historical events or scientific facts.

Question 2

Narrative

Answer 2

The sequence of events in the story.

Suggests cause & effect relationships between events.

Question 3

Plot

Answer 3

The sequence of events that develops the confilict and shaps the story.

Question 4

The writer selects details to develop what 4 things?

Answer 4

Plot.
Characters.
The story’s theme.
The story’s messages.

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

The Main Character in FICTION.

Question 6

What haplens to protagonist in a conventional story?

Answer 6

He grows, develops and changes from engaging with the central conflict.

Question 7

Character developed thru Exposition

Answer 7

Explaination. The author tells is about the person.

Question 8

Denouement

Answer 8

Conflict resolved at the end of a traditional story shape. (Greek Drama)

Question 9

Ethos

Answer 9

Credibility of the argument.

Also appeas to readers character n beliefs.

Question 10

Logos

Answer 10

Logic and reasoning

Question 11

Pathos

Answer 11

Appeals to readers emotions

Question 12

Thesis

Answer 12

Topic,
Arguable claim,
Specific points.

Question 13

Formalism

Answer 13

Artwork (literature) should be considered an object seperate from the author

Question 14

Theme

Answer 14

Key topics of a work

Similar: message or argument

Question 15

Tone

Answer 15

Crucial to meaning and effect.

Generated by: Dictation, rhythm, and rhythm.

Question 16

The tone help create what??

Answer 16

Tension.

Juxtaposition of two seemingly opposing forces.

Question 17

Dictation

Answer 17

Word choice.

Can set tone and tension.

Question 18

Point of view

Answer 18

Dont assume the speaker is the poet!!!

Question 19

Persona

Answer 19

Main character of a Poem

Can be referred to in third person

Question 20

Ethos

Answer 20

Credibility

Question 21

Genre

Answer 21

Distinguishes one type of literature from another.

Poetry, drama, fiction, creative nonfiction
Subcategories fiction =mystery or romance

Question 22

Form

Answer 22

Look at the poem. Visual difference.

Indicates very specific features of a work

Question 23

Sonnet

Answer 23

Poetic form.

14 line’s iambic parameter

Question 24

Villanelle

Answer 24

Poetic Form.

19 lines.

5 tercets + a quartin,
First n third repeated alternately
Etc

Question 25

Irony

Answer 25

An idea turned back on itself. Diff than the litera definition

Question 26

Setting

Answer 26

Important to poetry

Question 27

Rhyme

Answer 27

Two words ending in the same vowel sound. Musical and lyrical quality.

Question 28

Lyric Poem

Answer 28

Classical poetry Specific rhythm and rhyme scemes Often accompanied by music.

Question 29

Two common European rhythms

Answer 29

1. Iambic pentameter | 2. Ballad meter

Question 30

Couplets

Answer 30

Pairs in meters

Question 31

Ballad stanza

Answer 31

Poetic version of a paragraph

Question 32

Blank verse

Answer 32

Uses iambic pentameter line BUT without rhyme.

Question 33

Slant Rhyme

Answer 33

Almost rhyme. Looks like it but doesn’t

Question 34

Free verse

Answer 34

Not governed by any common rules

Question 35

Figurative versus literal language

Answer 35

Suggest meaning beyond the words definition

Question 36

Metaphor

Answer 36

Comparison of 2 unlike things in order to emphasize a particular quality they both share.

Question 37

Simile

Answer 37

Uses “as” or “like” to link 2 items.

Question 38

Symbol

Answer 38

A link. One thing represents another which readers may recognize. Ex: US flag = freedom Rose = love n beauty

Question 39

Alliteration

Answer 39

Placement of similar sounds near each other ro draw attention to: Sounds, Meaning behind words Or both.

Question 40

Enjambment

Answer 40

Carries 1 poetic line into the following one yielding 2 meanings.