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A body of ideas and methods we use in practical reading of literature

literary theory

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a method of understanding the text’s meaning

literary criticism

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a critical approach that views text as a structure of words and its main focus is on the arrangement of words rather than its implications

formalism

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It views the world in terms of structures and relates that texts to a larger structure like a genre or system of recurrent pattern/motifs.

Structuralism

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an idea, symbol, pattern or character-type in a story or an element that appears again and again in stories from cultures around the world.

archetypes

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 These are tools that we use to attempt to understand literature or could be justification for a certain activity in literature

literary theory

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the practical application of the Literary theories and is the evaluation, study, analysis and interpretation of literature

literary theories

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They focus on grammar, the structure of plot, character roles and syntax and also analyzes the devices, techniques and other functions objectively

formalism

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These are social, political and economic theories of Karl Marx and shows the struggle between social classes

marxism

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These theories favor works that show these inequalities and support working classes and commonly show class conflicts and distinctions through literature

marxist literary theory

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This is where characters experience a power struggle and mostly its themes are about racism, sexism and revolution

marxist literature

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this is where its focus is on the life, times, and environment of the author and deals with the effect of these factors on the work of art

historical-biographical

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in Taine (1823-1893), race stands for ———

culture and history

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in Taine (1823-1893), milieu is — and moment is —

place, time

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this gives information of the author and his own period

literary work

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in this wave of feminism, it is centered on the treatment of women by men

first wave

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in this wave of feminism, it was a perquisite for the deeper and subtle social works

first wave

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in this wave of feminism, it discussed the origin and operation of gender discrimination in ideology, culture and society

second wave

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it refers to the study of woman’s writing

gynocriticism

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The place of women writers in literary history and the treatment and portrayal of women in literature.

focus

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a reflection of women’s situation by themselves in a long term and achievement of their specific and practical action

feminism literary theory

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“patria” and “archy” means ——

family and rule respectively

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this is where men are the principal authority figures

patriarchy

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The Second Sex is published in — in —- by Simon de Beauvoir

French in 1949

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the replacement for the word “female ” or “ woman ”

second sex

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in the second sex, it is said that woman is just a —-

uterus

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this examines how sexual identity influences the creation and reception of literary works and takes in lesbian and gay criticism

gender criticism

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“masculinist" approach recently advocated by poet —

Robert Bly

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a type of Literary Criticism that is also called as Christian Criticism.

moralist criticism

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what are the 5 morals that moralist criticism evaluate

maturity

sincerity

honesty

sensitivity

courage

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moralist criticism began since

360 B.C.

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Who is the Great Greek Philosopher who argued that literature and art had the ability to influence people.

Plato

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this asks how the reader is affected, American Philosophy that evaluates morality

Post Modern Moral Criticism

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Post Modern Moral Criticism is also called

neo-humanist

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After WWII, this was replaced by Neo-Humanism and has the same goal but uses Christian beliefs and teachings of morality as its basis.

christian humanism

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This person taught as an English teacher in the University’s English department from 1916 to 1951 and published the Dead Stars in 1925

paz-marquez benitez

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Melancholy is a feeling of

sadness

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Apathetic is

no feeling or interest

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tumultuous is

making loud noise

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Indolent and errant is

lazy and guilty

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Tantalizing and Reposeful is

interesting and relaxing

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acrid and keen is

unpleasant smell or taste and eagerness

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in divergent, she is a 16-year-old girl who serves as the novel’s protagonist and narrator

beatrice prior

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in what faction did tris grow up

abnegation

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what are the 5 factions

dauntless

abnegation

amity

erudite

candor

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he is a training instructor in Dauntless and emerges as Tris’s love interest over the course of the novel.

tobias

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the sole Erudite representative on the city council and is a vague figure throughout much of the book, appearing indirectly though Erudite’s reports

jeanine

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is another training instructor in the Dauntless compound, and he quickly shows himself to be much more brutal than Tobias.

eric

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is Tris’s brother, whom Tris has always regarded as a perfect Abnegation citizen

caleb

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is a former member of Candor and displays the straight talking nature that one would expect as a result.

christina

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is a former member of Erudite, and his friendship with Christina blossoms into romance

will

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These three Dauntless initiates are Candor transfers and standard bullies, who taunt Tris throughout the initiation process.

peter, molly, and drew

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is the ringleader and is especially unpleasant to Tris, even going so far as to kidnap her and hoist her over the chasm in the Pit.

peter

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is a high ranking member of the Abnegation council, and Erudite have been targeting him in their reports. (father of tobias)

marcus

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the one who administers Tris’s aptitude test and is the person to tell her that she is Divergent.

Tori

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He was first introduced in the book as the crying boy in the bunk bed and was a Dauntless initiate, transferred from Candor

Al

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one of Peter's friends and lackeys, also a transfer from Candor and an enemy of tris

drew

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faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions, grey stones is for

abnegation

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faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions, coals for

dauntless

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faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions, water for

erudite

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faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions, earth for

amity

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faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions, glass for

candor

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in the story number the stars, who is the protagonist of the story. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her mother, father, and younger sister Kirsti.

annemarie johansen

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who is the author in the story number the stars

lois lowry

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Annemarie's schoolmate and best friend, who is Jewish.

Ellen rosen

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Annemarie's mother, who is a strong and determined woman, firm but warm with her children.

Mrs. Johansen

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Mrs. Johansen willingly risks her life to help Ellen and the Rosens to escape the

Nazis

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he was engaged to Lise Johansen

Peter neilsen

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Annemarie's younger sister, who is five years old and a feisty, chatty girl. Completely unafraid of German soldiers and death

Kirsten Johansen

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Mrs. Johansen's younger brother, a fisherman in the sea town of Gilleleje

Henrik

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A pillar of strength, he is deeply patriotic and willing to die for Denmark.

Mr. Johansen

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The eldest Johansen daughter, who died several years before the beginning of the novel, around the end of 1941.

Lise Johansen

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Mrs. Rosen fears the ——, but she overcomes it

ocean

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The owner of the corner shop. She is Jewish. She and her family are among the first to leave Copenhagen.

Mrs. Hirsch

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the fictional aunt whose fictional death is part of the plan to help Ellen, her family, and other Jews escape

Great Aunt Birte

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Uncle Henrik's milk cow.

blossom

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The kitten that Kirsti finds.

thor

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What must Ellen remove to keep the Germans from guessing that she is Jewish?

star of david necklace

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80

who is the author of the wedding dance

amador daguio

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why did Awiyao, who in spite of being in love with his wife, Lumnay, feels the need to marry another woman

in order to have a child

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who is the girl that awiyao had to marry

madulimay

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in greek mythology, what is the highest mountain in greece

mount olympus

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this is better known as war between titan and gods

titanomachy

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this is the deepest pit in the greek mythology

tartarus

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this is also known as one-eyed creatures

cyclops

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what did zeus received as his forge weapon made by the cyclops

lightning bolt

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what did poseidon received as his forge weapon made by the cyclops

trident (earthquake/tsunami)

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what did hades received as his forge weapon made by the cyclops

helm of terror (invisibility)

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how many years did the war between titans and gods lasted

10 years

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what do you call the fearsome creature that has 100 arms and 50 heads

hecatoncheirs

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who is the mother earth

gaia

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who are the children of gaia

pontus

aureus

uranus

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who is pontus known as

god of sea

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who is aureus known as

deity of mountains

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who is uranus known as

personification of sky

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who is the most ambitious child of gaia

kronos

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what did kronos received to do the task of killing uranus

scythe made of diamonds

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who is the son of the titan, yapitus and the oceanide, clemony in the greek mythology

prometheus

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what did prometheus give to the mankind that made zeus angry

fire

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