eng10 lit

And Then There Were None

A novel in which a group of people is trapped on an island and murdered one by one based on past crimes.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

A historical fiction novel set during the French Revolution, featuring Sir Percy Blakeney as the protagonist.

Antigone

A play by Sophocles about loyalty to family and the conflict between divine law and human law.

Macbeth

A tragedy by Shakespeare about a brave soldier who becomes a tyrant driven by ambition.

Poetry

Writing that creates imagery and emotion rhythmically.

FANBOYS

An acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

Comma Rule for Dependent Clauses

A comma is used when a dependent clause comes first in a sentence.

Quotation Marks and Punctuation

Periods and commas should go inside quotation marks.

Colon (:)

Used to introduce a list or explanation.

Semicolon (;)

Connects closely related independent clauses.

Parallel Structure

Items in a list must match grammatically.

Subject/Verb Agreement

Singular subjects take singular verbs, while plural subjects take plural verbs.

Tragedy

A type of drama that typically ends in suffering or catastrophe for the protagonist.

Tragic Hero

A character who rises to prominence but falls due to a tragic flaw.

Great Chain of Being

The belief that society and nature have a divine order.

Soliloquy

A long speech by a character alone on stage revealing their thoughts.

Aside

A short comment made by a character that is heard by the audience but not by other characters.

Blank Verse

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Extended Metaphor

A metaphor that is developed throughout a poem or work.

Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

Lyric Poem

A poem that expresses personal feelings and emotions.

Traditional Ballad Requirements

A ballad must tell a story, include repetition, dialogue, and have simple language and rhythm.

Shakespearean Sonnet

A poem with 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, consisting of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet.

Iambic Pentameter

A metrical line consisting of five feet, each foot having an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

Tragic Flaw

A character's weakness which leads to their downfall.

Dramatic Irony

A situation in which the audience knows something that the characters do not.

Themes in Sonnet 116

Describes love as constant and unchanging.

Themes in Sonnet XXX

Discusses how love enhances and completes the speaker's life.

Blues Music

An African American musical tradition focused on struggle and emotion.

Melisma

The technique of singing multiple notes in one syllable.

Emotion Through Tone

Conveyed by word choice, setting, and character reactions.

Loose Sentence

A sentence structured so that the main idea is presented at the beginning.

Tiresias

A blind prophet in Antigone who represents wisdom.

Chorus

A group in ancient Greek drama that comments on the action of the play.

Justice in Antigone

Explores themes of moral law versus civil law.

Supernatural Elements in Macbeth

Include apparitions and witch prophecies that influence characters' actions.

Emotion Through Visuals

Conveyed through facial expressions, actions, and stage positions.

Percy and Marguerite's Relationship Arc

Begins with distrust and evolves to mutual loyalty after secrets are revealed.

Themes of Justice in And Then There Were None

Examines the themes of guilt, revenge, and moral judgement.

Power Dynamics in Macbeth

Explores the struggle for power and its corrupting influence.