English study practice

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allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

what is the theme of sweat by Zora Neale Hurston?

Abusive marriage

pathos

Appeal to emotion

ethos

Appeal to ethics; credibility

logos

Appeal to logic

what is the theme of to build a fire by Jack London

Nature doesn't care about your feelings

genre

a category, classification, or type

where does the period go in a sentence after ending in MLA citation?

after the citation

what is thesis?

arguable claim that is asserted

tone

author's attitude toward the subject

what does it mean to transition between ideas?

build a bridge so that ideas are connected

metaphor

comparison of two unlike things

formula for thematic statement

determine the thematic idea decide how the idea is treated in the novel

allegory

element of a story that represents something in real life

hyperbole

exaggeration

analogy

extended comparison that highlights the similarities between two things

2 primary genres of fiction

fiction non fiction

what is the purpose of ARLs? (analytical reading levels)

identify the metacognitively level of your analysis

what is the theme of the story of an hour by Kate Chopin?

individual identity

bloom taxonomy verbs used in arls

know, understand, apply analyze, generalize (2), evaluate

When writing about literature, you always use which tense?

literary present tense

3 primary purposes of writing?

persuade, inform, entertain

alliteration

repetition of beginning consonant sounds

milieu

socio historical enviornment

what is the theme of i am legend by Richard Matheson?

survival

difference between thematic idea and thematic statement

thematic ideas are ideas alone thematic statements have an arguable claim

two aspects of setting

time and place

Juxataposition

two opposite things placed together for contrasting effect

oxymoron

two opposite words placed together for contrasting effect

3 types of irony

verbal, dramatic, situational

global setting

when in time where in the world


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