English 1h Semester two Final

SMCHS- Trotter

Theme

an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature, controlling idea of a work and holds it together, ex R&J irrational hatred

Soliloquy

when a character is alone or believes themselves to be alone, and they begin to speak out loud expressing inner turmoil with lots of questions (R&J)

Verse

metrical language, not exactly rhyming, opposite of prose

Allegory

a story that can be read on two distinctly different levels, ex the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Apostrophe

when a character addresses an inanimate object like they are human, used in drama or for a dramatic effect, ex to a mouse, Juliet talking to the knife/poison

Folk Ballad

song like poem to tell stories based on earlier legend/history, Ex Cyrano writing a ballad in the beginning of the play, the song of roland

Parody

presenting something that is usually serious in a comical way, not changing anything

Elizabethan Sonnet

formally known as an English sonnet or Shakespearean sonnet, written in iambic pentameter, fixed rhyme scheme, ends with a rhyming couplet, 9th line is “the turn” or shift in tone, ex“ but passion lends them power”

Syntax

the way a sentence is built, “read it out loud”

Free Verse

verse that doesn’t have a fixed rhyme scheme or beat, ex epigraph written in things fall apart

Epithet

term or label describing a character, ex long suffering Odysseus

Hyperbole

exaggeration with an effect, an over statement, not meant to be taken literally

Aside

stage secrets, R&J, Cyrano

Metaphor

comparing two things with out using like or as

Symbol

an object or idea that represents something bigger, ex lenny’s mouse, cyrano’s white plume

Metonymy

smaller idea or concept to explain something much bigger, a complex idea in a simple object, like symbolism but its an idea, ex. a pen is mightier than a sword, the white house called

Onomatopoeia

crackle, sizzle

Paradox

a complex statement that seems to contradict itself but after further look it is true, ex all men are destined yet free

Prose

opposite of verse, standard written language, non

Conceit

fanciful comparison of two fundamentally different objects, NOT a metaphor

Tone

speakers attitude to the event, not the same through the entire work, ex. Lenny, despair through Things Fall Apart

Connotation

emotionally baggage of a word, good or bad, authors use loaded language

Pun

“He’s been Christianized” (Cyrano) making a joke that Christian is like the religion, grave serious and hole in the ground

Caesura

to cut (

Motif

reoccurring object that adds to the plot of the work, Oedipus light and dark, R&J stars, Cyrano’s white plume

Denotation

dictionary definition of a word

Allusion

implicit reference to another work, religion, etc. that helps advance the story overall

Romantic Tale

literary tradition that was popular during the middle ages, French, knights and damsels, King Arther age

Romanticism

reaction to restrained idea of order and reason, importance is personal independence and divinity nature

Romantic Comedy

complexity of plot, tried of the unlikely hero, elements of satire, often contain monologues, everything is funny, ex Cyrano

Assonance

repetition of closely written vowel sounds

Blank Verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter, ex R&J

Couplet

two rhyming lines at the end of the poem or at the end of the scene (Shakespeare)

Didactic poetry

poetry in the intent to instruct, morality poems

Verbal Irony

not sarcasm, incongruity of what’s intended, R&J Juliet’s love sprung from her only hate

Meter

standard unit of poetry

Oxymoron

two fundamental different words used together that mean something totally different, simple, usually two words

Iambic Pentameter

a line consisting of 5 iambs, 10 beats, iamb is the beat, unstress stress

Personification

giving life like adjectives to an inanimate object,

Rhyme scheme

the pattern which poems can have, giving a line a letter

Satire

making fun or mocking something, funny but true, ex the simpsons, modest proposal Jonathan swift wrote many, promote social change

Line from Shakespeare

meter, iambic pentameter

Cyrano de Bergerac (character)

poet, musician, and member of the Cadets of Gascoyne, he has a large nose that embrasses him, in love with his cousin Roxane

Roxane

cyrano’s cousin, and the girl cyrano, christian, and de guiche are in love with

Christian

northerner that joins the cadets, handsome but does not have the intelligence that cyrano does, in love with roxane

De Guiche

married man in love with Roxane, doesn’t like cyrano, attempts to have him killed by 100 men

Ragueneau

pastry chef that wishes to be a poet, his wife Lise leaves him for a musketeer in the middle of the play

Le Bret

cyrano’s closest friend and fellow cadet

Lingniere

christian’s friend

The Duenna

roxane’s chaperone, similar to the nurse in R&J

Valvert

duels cyrano in act 1 after insulting his nose

Montfleury

actor who cyrano despises and bans from the stage

Carbon

cyrano’s friend and captain

Lise

ragueneau’s wife and leaves him because she doesn't approve of him being a poet

Mother Marguerite and Sisters

nuns at roxane’s convent, admire and respect cyrano when he visits

The Cardinal

de guiche’s uncle who is one of the most powerful men in france at the time

When was Cyrano written?

1890s

When does the play take place?

1600s

36) this character says “how can I talk to a woman when I have no wit”

christian

Why doesn’t Cyrano sign his letter to Roxane? (act 2)

He is going to give it to her face to face

Compte de Guiche offers to help Cyrano with his play, Agrippe. Whom does he know that could help?

his uncle, the cardinal

Who arrives unexpectedly at Roxane’s house and how is he delayed? Where does this distraction come from?

de guiche; he is delayed by cyrano and him talking about the moon

How does de Guiche punish Christian and Cyrano at the end of Act 3?

sending their regiment to the front

Uchendu

Okonkwo's uncle who receives him into Mbanta

Amikwu

Uchendu's youngest son, get's married, sees Nwoye with Christians

Mr. Kiaga

ibo missionary who is used as a translator, converts Nwoye

Okoli

Kills the sacred python (says he didn't), later dies mysteriously

Nwoye turns his name to

Isaac

Abame

A village destroyed by white men because they killed one white man.

Iron Horse

bicycle

Kite

falcon

Nneka

("mother is supreme") first child born to Okonkwo in exile

Allusion

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

Imperialism

Imperialism is the political control of a greater power over less powerful territories. This was usually done for economic and political gain.

Afrocentrism

emphasizing and promoting African cultural patterns

Eurocentrism

when you view the world from a European perspective. It is an implied belief that western culture is better than other cultures.

jingoism

belligerent patriotism (extreme nationalism)

interpreter for missionaries

Mr. Kiaga

He tells Okonkwo about Nwoye's conversion first

Amikwu

Uchendu's nephew

Okonkwo

a short quotation at the beginning

Epigraph

belligerent patriotism (extreme nationalism)

Jingoism

he is thrilled when Nwoye converts

Mr. Kiaga

a brief and indirect reference to...

Allusion

the practice of viewing...European

Eurocentric

First converts

efulefu's

he is accused of killing the sacred python (14)

Okoli

it is rumored here that christians have a fiery pit of hell (15)

Umuru

first female convert

Nneka

Where Mr. Kiaga is from

Umuru

school, church, and government building here

Umuofia

Mr. Kiaga never mentions

hell

Nwoye converts because

he wants a loving father

Who does Uchendu accuse of thinking they are the only one who suffers?

Okonkwo

As payback for killing the sacred python, Mbanta ...

doesn't let the church have access to the rivers

efulefu

titeless, worthless men, first coverts

osu

outcast

Okonkwo calls Mbanta a \___ clan

womanly

Okonkwo was going to chase after Nwoye but then

decided he wasn't worth it

When Nwoye was asked about his father (Okonkwo), he said

that he wasn't his father