English 11 - Book and Grammar Final Info

a raisin in the sun - publication year

1959

a raisin in the sun - author

lorraine hansberry

a raisin in the sun - setting

small kitchenette apartment

their eyes were watching god - publication date

september 18, 1937

their eyes were watching god - author

zora neale hurtston

their eyes were watching god - setting

rural florida

a rose for emily - author

william faulkner

soldiers home + a clean well-lighted place - author

ernest hemingway

a rose for emily - style

southern gothic

soldiers home + a clean well-lighted place - style

minimalism

harlem + mother to son - author

langston hughes

the author to her book - author

anne bradstreet

i heard a fly buzz + because i could not stop for death - author

emily dickinson

the red wheelbarrow + this is just to say - author

william carlos williams

dialogue

a written or spoken exchange between two or more characters

imagery

descriptive language that writers use to recreate sensory experiences for the reader

dynamic character

a character who undergoes internal change over the course of a story

static character

a character who experiences little to no internal change over the course of a story

character arc

the inner journey, transformation, or emotional evolution a character undergoes throughout a story

character development

the process of creating a complex character and showing their internal or external evolution throughout a narrative

flashback

a narrative technique that interrupts the chronological timeline of a story o depict events that happened in the past

foreshadow

a literary device in which an author provides subtle clues, hints, or warnings about future events in a story

metaphor

a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other

theme

the central idea, underlying message, or broader truth about human experience that a story explores

symbolism

a literary device where authors use physical objects, characters, colors, or actions to represent larger, abstract concepts

minimalism

a writing style characterized by extreme economy and simplicity of language

poetic rhythm

the audible pattern, flow, and pace of a poem

poetic meter

the rhythmic structure of a line of verse

enjambment

a poetic device where a sentence or clause runs over from one line or stanza to the next without a terminal punctuation mark

alliteration

a literary device where words in close proximity repeat the same initial consonant sounds

clause

part of a sentence that contains both a subject and a verb

independent clause

part of a sentence that contains a subject, a verb, and makes sense on its own

dependent clause

part of a sentence that contains a subject, a verb, but does not contain a complete idea

subordinate clause

another word for dependent clause

simple sentence

only contains a single independent clause

compound sentence

consists of one or more independent clauses, no dependent clauses

complex sentence

consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

compound-complex sentence

consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

hyphen

forms compound words, joins prefixes, shows word breaks

dash

used to show an abrupt change of thought, include parenthetical elements, add information after a list

em dash

used for the same things as dash, the more commonly used dash

en dash

used to show spans of numbers or scores

active voice

the subject performs the action

passive voice

the action is performed on the subject