english mid term

What defines the 'Plot' in a story?

Sequence of events in a story.

What is the 'Setting' of a story?

The time and place of a story.

How is 'Tone' described in literature?

The attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

What is a 'Static character'?

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end.

Define 'Dynamic character'.

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.

What point of view is 'First person'?

The 'I' and 'Me' standpoint; a personal perspective.

What does 'Third person limited' mean?

The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

What is 'Third person omniscient'?

The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a work.

What is an 'Allegory'?

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

What does 'Bourgeoisie' refer to?

Middle/upper class.

Define 'Proletariat'.

Working class.

Who does 'Snowball' represent in literature?

Leon Trotsky.

What historical figure does 'Old Major' symbolize?

Karl Marx.

Who is 'Napoleon' a depiction of?

Stalin.

In literature, what does 'Moses' symbolize?

Religion.

What role does 'Clover' play in Animal Farm?

She serves as a motherly figure.

What class does 'Boxer' represent?

Proletariat.

Who does 'Mr. Jones' represent?

Czar Nicholas II.

What does 'Squealer' symbolize in context?

Propaganda.

What does 'Dogs' represent in political allegory?

KGB.

Who are 'Benjamin' characters?

Intellectuals.

What do 'Sheep' symbolize in allegorical contexts?

Mindless masses.

Mr. Pilkington represents which countries?

US and UK.

What historical figure does 'Mr. Frederick' represent?

Hitler.

What does 'Mr. Whymper' signify?

Westerners who catered to Soviet interests and spread the Soviet myth.

What does the 'Phoenix' symbolize?

Being reborn even stronger.

In literature, what do mirrors represent?

Seeing oneself clearly.

What dual role does 'Fire' play?

Creation and destruction, human connection, light, knowledge.

What does 'Salamander' refer to?

Firemen.

What does 'Seashell radio' signify?

Government's invasion and control of citizens' lives.

Define 'Dichotomy'.

Contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

What characterizes a 'Tragedy'?

A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character.

Who exemplifies a 'Tragic hero'?

A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw leading to tragedy.

What is 'Hubris'?

Excessive pride or self-confidence, believing oneself to be above the gods.

Define 'Hamartia'.

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

What does 'Catharsis' refer to?

A release of emotional tension.

What is 'Pathos' in literature?

An appeal to emotion.

How is irony depicted in Oedipus?

Oedipus leaves home to avoid killing his father but ends up killing him.

Summarize the plot of 'Oedipus'.

Oedipus solves the Sphinx's riddle, becomes king, discovers he is the murderer of Laius, and is banished.

What are 'The isms'?

Racism, sexism.

What does 'The id' represent in psychoanalytic theory?

The part of the psyche that contains a reservoir of unconscious energy striving to satisfy basic drives.

What is the role of 'The ego'?

The largely conscious part that mediates between the id, superego, and reality.

Define 'The super-ego' according to Freud.

The moral watchdog that governs behavior by reality and morality.

Give examples of pronouns.

They, we, us, my, I, you.

What is a 'Helping Verb'?

A verb that connects to another verb and provides a tense.

What is a 'Noun'?

A person, place, thing, or idea, with proper and regular types.

What is an 'Action verb'?

A verb that shows an action.

What does a 'Preposition' do?

Relates to time or space.

Give examples of prepositions.

But, by, down, for, from, in, into, of, than, after, before, to.

What is the 'Subject' of a sentence?

One word that the sentence is about.

What does 'Pronoun' mean?

A word that takes the place of a proper noun.

Define 'Transitive verb'.

A verb that transfers action to something and has a direct object.

What is an 'Indirect object'?

It comes before the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action is done.

What is a 'Direct object'?

The object that receives direct contact with the verb.

Define 'Non Transitive verb'.

A verb that does not have a direct object or has a pronoun before it.

What are 'Articles' in grammar?

Words like 'the' and 'a'.

What is an 'Indefinite pronoun'?

A pronoun that cannot replace a noun.

Give examples of indefinite pronouns.

Each, many, few, some.

What is a 'Possessive Pronoun'?

A pronoun that shows ownership.

Define 'Appositive'.

A word that replaces a noun or pronoun and comes after it.

When do you use commas around the Appositive?

If there's more than one of something; use commas.

What is a 'Linking verb'?

A verb that states being or identity.

What are examples of linking verbs?

Is, are, was, were, am.

What accompanies a linking verb?

A Predicate Nominative or a Predicate Adjective.

What is a 'Predicate Nominative'?

It renames the subject.

What is a 'Predicate Adjective'?

An adjective that describes the subject following the linking verb.

What do all non-action verbs classify as?

Transitive.

What is a 'Conjunction'?

A word used to join words or groups of words.

Give examples of helping verbs.

Will, have.

What does a semicolon represent in a sentence?

It can be used instead of a conjunction.

What is an 'Adverb'?

A word that modifies an adjective.

Define 'Gerund'.

A verb that acts like a noun.

What does 'Participle' refer to?

A verb that acts like an adjective.

What is a 'Coordinating conjunction'?

Links independent and dependent clauses.

Define 'Subordinating conjunction'.

Links two independent clauses.