aBeka 8th grade Of Places Literature Unit 2

Captain Hull

father in "Pine Tree Shillings"

Betsey

daughter in "Pine Tree Shillings", gets married

what Captain Hull gives his daughter

her weight in shillings

Lady of Shallot

A poem by Alfred Tennyson, or the name of the cursed character in the poem

Antagonist

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Protagonist

main character

denouement

an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

Climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Lady Anne

character in "Men of Iron"

Lady Alice

character in Men of Iron

Mr. Bixby

steamboat pilot in Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi"

A Tale of Two Cities

novel of the French Revolution by Charles Dickens

The Pine Tree Shillings

short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

author of The Lady of Shallot

Assonance

Repetition of a vowel sound

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

Samuel Sewell

character who married Betsy in "The Pine Tree Shillings"

French Revolution

the historical setting of A Tale of Two Cities

Myles Falworth

protagonist in Men of Iron

Lord Falworth

Myles' father in Men of Iron; he is outlawed by the new king

Earl of Mackworth

antagonist in Men of Iron

Theme

Central idea of a work of literature

Consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Therese Defarge

antagonist in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Charles Darnay

a protagonist in A Tale of Two Cities; he is accused of acts against France and sentenced to death

Sydney Carton

character in A Tale of Two Cities; saves Charles Darnay by secretly taking his place at the execution

Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight

poem by Rose Hartwick Thorpe

Bessie

character in Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight; saved Basil Underwood from death

Mark Twain

Pen name of Samuel Clemens