Womans Voices and Lives test Flashcards
(Understand Themes of each reading)
Yellow Wallpaper Point of View
Woman trapped in a room from the 19th century unable to express herslef freely.
Yellow Wallpaper Setting
The yellow wallpaper room described as asylum like.
Yellow Wallpaper societal issues addressed.
The opression of woman in the 19th century and the overlooking of mental disabilities.
Theme of Yellow wallpaper
The importance of self expression.
What is a allusion?
An indirect or passing referance.
What is a Rhetorical question?
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
What are the modes of persuasion?
Ethos - Tells of the reliablillity/ crediblity and trust.
Pathos - Uses emotions to persuade.
Logos - Reason and logical arguments.
What is a allegory?
I stand here ironing Point of View
The mother of emily who is recalling her treatment towards her oldest daughter in a tone of regret.
I stand here ironing setting
A working class family with economic struggles.
I stand here ironing societal issues addressed.
Societies expectation on woman and how society strands woman.
Story of an hour Point of view
A woman who feels trapped towards her husband. She is freely thinking towards herself and is joyous .
Story of an hour Setting
.Late ninteenth century family house
Story of an hour societal issues addressed.
Societys limitation of woman and their decisions.
Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain’t I A Woman point of view and setting
Womans rights convention - Akron, Ohio