English Terms

Short story terms to know

Protagonist, climax, conflict, point of view, symbol, theme, foreshadowing, antagonist, motif, setting, plot, irony, dialect, characterization, denouement, bildungsroman, flashback,

Application for the terms: for example

What is the motif in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front?

Why was the setting important in To Kill a Mockingbird?

What is the difference between theme and plot?

Two novels. To Kill a Mockingbird and All Quiet on the Western Front

Review the major characters in both novels

Review key symbols

Review motifs

Application examples

What are the key symbols in the novels?

Why is To Kill a Mockingbird a bildungsroman novel?

Why does Remarque use the motif of eyes in his novel?

Poetry

Review the two poems: Dulce et Decorum est and Achilles in the Trenches

Review the key themes of All Quiet on the Western Front: Dehumanization, Alienation Disillusionment, Anti-War

There will be quotes for analysis.