LA- Midterm exam study guide

a comparison between two unlike terms using like or as

what is a simile

a comparison between two unlike items to suggest they have something in common

what is a metaphor

giving actual human qualities to an item that is not human

what is personification

an exageration that couldn’t possibly be true

what is a hyperbole

the repetition of a beginning consonant sound in two or more neighboring words

what is alliteration

when words sound like the noise being described

what is onomatopoeia

a figure of speech that makes reference to a well known person, place, or event

what is allusion

an expression of two or more words that mean something that other than the literal meaning. An example would be “you have ants in your pants” meaning that you are impatient

what is an idiom

a combination of contradictory (opposite) words. For example “old news” or “organized chaos”

what is an oxymoron

a conclusion/judgement based on reasoning

what is an inference

a statement made by using your senses

what is an observation

are objective statements provable with evidence

what is a fact

are subjective beliefs, feelings, or judgments that can't be proven true or false

what is an opinion

what is dramatic irony

a type of irony that describes when the audience/reader is aware of something that the characters is/are not

what is situational irony

when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was or might have been expected

what is verbal irony

a type of irony where a speaker says one thing but means the opposite

where someone in the story is telling the story using I, me, we

what does first person point of view mean

what does second person point of view mean

you only know one persons feelings in the story

what does third person limited mean

they know a lot about every character

what does third person ominesent mean

foreshadowing

a device in which the storyteller gives a hint to future events

what are the key themes of public speaking

maintaining eye contact with the audience

what is one good characteristic of a good public speaker

body language can enhance or contradict the spoken message- for example, upright posture and appropitate gestures can convey confidence and credibility

why is it important for a public speaker to be aware of their body language

use a clear introduction, body, and conclusion and tranistion words

what should a speaker do to organize their speech effectively

by varying their vocal tone and using expresssion gestures

how can a speaker show enthusiasm during there presentation

silence

_______ can be effectively used to avoid using filler words, give the audiance processing time, or allow time to gather the speakers thoughts

impromtu

an ______ speech is one that has not been planned, organized, or rehersed.

jargon

_____ refers to special words or expressions that are used by a praticular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

increase

often, speakers tend to ______ their speed when they are nervous

question

one way to engage your audience is by asking a _______

Inimitable

adjective. So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique and defying imitation

Caliginous

adjective. misty, dim, obscure

dauntless

adjective. incapable of being intimidated or subdued; fearless

surfeit

noun. an excessive amount of something

futively

adjective. describing the movements or behiaver of someone who’s being sneaky or sly

cacophony

noun. a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

cynosure

noun. a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration

anaogorisis

noun. the point in a play novel in which a principle character recognizes or discovers another identity

afflatus

noun. a divine or creative impulse or inspiration

susrrus

noun. whispering, murmuring, or rustling

drueplet

noun. any of the small individual drupes or knobs/ nodules of an aggregate fruit, like a blackberry, each drupelet has its own seed

prescind

verb. leave out of consideration, cut off or separate from something

afflatus

a noun. a dwine or creative impulse or inspiration

nascent

adjective. especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

absquatulate

verb. leave abruptly

pastiche

noun. An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist or period

gentle and kind

in the wife story how does the narrator describe her husband

scared

in the wife story how did the yourgest child feel about her dad

a wolf

in the wife story what did the husband change into

at the end of the story the husband transforms into a human. than the wife kills him

in the wife story what happens to the husband at the end of the story

situational irony

in the wifes story what is kind of irony is used considering the narrotor is a wolf, not human, and the husband is a werewolf

1st person

what point of view is the wifes story

third person omniscent

what point of view is used in rikki tikki tavi

it is noble and important to protect the ones you love and good can triumph over evil through teamwork, loyalty and bravery

what are two good themes of rikki tikki tavi

they came through the bathroom pipes

in RTT how did the cobras enter the house

raw meat

in RTT what did teddy offer the mongoose as a snack

in a garden and bungalow in colonial india

what is the setting of RTT

a high tech home with a nursery

what is the main setting the veldt

an african veldt with lions

In the veldt what scene do peter and wendy keep imagining in the nursery

the dangers of over reliance on technology

In V, which theme is most clearly explored in the story

they believe the house has taken over their role as parents

In the V, why do george and lydia consider turning off the house and taking a vacation

they beg to keep it and become manipulative

in the V, how do children respond when their parents want to turn off the nursery

allusion

In the V, what literary device is used when peter and wendy’s names refer to the characters from peter pan

the children pretend to be innocent after causing harm

in the V, what is ironic about the ending of the story

third person limited

What point of view is the veldt told from

individuals are not always who they seem to be

what is the major theme in the wifes story

the fathers expression when confronted by the young child with fear

in the wifes story what does the wife say she cant forget

situational irony

which type of irony is displayed in the fact that the narrator is a wolf, not human, and the husband of a werewolf. The author leaves out details so that we don’t make this connection until the end of the story and we assume that the story is about a human family

the wifes sister and the other wolves kill him

what fate does the husband from the wife story suffer from at the end of the story

who is the narrotor in charles

the narrator tricks us to believing there is a charles

In the story Charles, what is the specific effect of having this person as the narrator? In other words, what does this narrator accomplish

situational irony

what type of irony is used at the end of charles

appearances can be deceiving

what was the theme of charles

it represents her hard work and achievement

why is the scholarship jacket so important to Marta

two teachers arguing about giving the jacket to another student

In SJ what does marta overhear that causes her to worry

there is now a 15 dollar free for the jacket

what does the prinicpal tell marta about the scholarship jacket

true achievement should not be bought

what theme is most strongly developed in the story SJ

she is uderstanding and believes in fairness

what can we infer about marta based on her reaction to the fee (SJ)

that students parents are influential

why does the school consider giving the scholoraship jacket to another student

dramatic irony

the thief in the midst of stealing jewelry from sarahs dresser, froze as he heard the front handle turn. quickly he ran into her closet and shut the door. sarah entered eager to select her outfit for the evening. her hand reached for the closet handle….. what type of irony is this

verbal irony

the teacher grew tired of susannes frequent requests to use the restroom. when she asked yet again. the teacher replied, sure its not as if we are doing anything important in this class anyway. what irony is this

situational irony

when stewarts dog went missing he covered the entire neighborhood with posters, hoping to reunite with his puppy. eager to place one in the local park, he encountered a sign boldly stating. absolutely no sign in the park, under any circumstances. what irony is this

a symbol

what is a person, object, word, or idea that means something in addition to the literal meaning. a physical item may represent an idea or something intangible (not phyical)

Kurt vonnegut

we are what we pretend to be so we must be careful about what we pretend to be

Henry slesar

this writers short story examination day uses irony to convey a thoughtful warning

Ray bradbury

he wrote fahrenheit 451 a dystopian novel about a future where books are outlawed firemen burn them

Ray bradbury

this quirky author was fearful of tech never learned to drive a car loved margin and developed the storyline for spaceship earth at Epcot through his friendship with Walt disney

Henry slesar

known as one of televisions most prolific scriptwriters he penned over 350 teleplays including many for alfred hithcock presents and published under numerous pseudonyms

kurt vonnegut

this author survved the WWII bombing of Dresden and experience that became central to his novel slaughterhouse five

ray bradbury

you don’t have to burn books to destoy culture just get people to stop reading them

kurt vonnegut

this author has a trademark black comic voice and was inspired through his many harrowing experiences in WWII

ray bradbury

this author famously wrote on a manual typewriter in the basement of UCLAs powell library paying for typewriter time by the hour. it costs him 9.80 to produce one of his famous stories. he loved libraries and thought them superior to colleges

ray bradbury

this author advised writers to stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you and to avoid overthinking saying don’t think thinking is the enemy of creativty he encouraged taking creative risks suggesting yourve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down

forcing people to wear handicaps

in Harrison bergeron the government enforces equality by

a phone number for the bureau of population control

the title 2bro2b refers to

intelligence

in examination day the governement tests children for

the heartbeat

in marionettes inc what one feature is different between the human and the robot

all of the dystopian stories we have read

which story utilzles irony

a society that seems perfect but hides suffering or control

the term dystopia best describes