english keller mid-term

keller 10.26.26

What is point of view?

The perspective from which a story is told.

What is setting?

The time and place of a story.

What is theme?

The main message or lesson of a story.

What is a symbol?

Something that represents a deeper meaning.

What is foreshadowing?

Hints about what will happen later.

What is a flashback?

When a story goes back to an earlier event.

What is a static character?

A character who does not change.

What is a dynamic character?

A character who changes throughout the story.

What is external conflict?

A struggle against an outside force.

What is internal conflict?

A struggle within a character's mind.

What is an allegory?

A story with a deeper or hidden meaning.

What is irony?

When something is different from what is expected.

What is verbal irony?

Saying the opposite of what you mean.

What is situational irony?

When the opposite of what is expected happens.

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something a character does not.

What is man vs. man?

A character struggles against another person.

What is man vs. nature?

A character struggles against nature.

What is man vs. society?

A character struggles against society or its rules.

What is man vs. technology?

A character struggles against technology.

What is man vs. supernatural?

A character struggles against a supernatural force.

What is man vs. self?

A character struggles with their own thoughts or feelings.

What is alliteration?

Repeating the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words.

What is personification?

Giving human traits to nonhuman things.

What is a rhyme scheme?

The pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines.

How do you label a rhyme scheme?

Use letters. Rhyming endings get the same letter.

What is free verse?

Poetry without a regular rhyme scheme or meter.

What is blank verse?

Poetry with a regular meter but no rhyme.

What is a Shakespearean sonnet?

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

14 lines.

What is a volta?

A shift in thought, tone, or mood in a poem.

Where does the volta usually occur in a Shakespearean sonnet?

Near line 9 or at the final couplet.

What is iambic pentameter?

A rhythm with five pairs of unstressed and stressed syllables.

How is a Shakespearean sonnet organized?

Three 4-line stanzas and one 2-line couplet.

What is mood?

The feeling a story creates in the reader.

What literary elements create mood?

Imagery, setting, word choice, and figurative language.

How does a reader identify mood?

By looking at the setting, words, and descriptions.

What is the difference between mood and tone?

Mood is how the reader feels. Tone is the author's attitude.

What is imagery?

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

What is visual imagery?

Descriptions of sight.

What is auditory imagery?

Descriptions of sound.

What is olfactory imagery?

Descriptions of smell.

What is gustatory imagery?

Descriptions of taste.

What is tactile imagery?

Descriptions of touch.