english final

Modern language association.

MLA stands for

true

most plays are written to be performed.

Active Reading

participating in the reading process; thinking about what you read, asking quetions.

true

peer revision is a method for revising a paper that allows you to collaborate with others to improve your own writing.

true

plays can be divided into acts.

closet drama

plays written to be read rather than be performed.

conventional

provided that people share cultural and social assumptions, a rose suggesting love is indicative of what type of symbol?

false

reading a play requires less creative imagining than sitting in an audience watching actors on a stage presenting lines and actions before you.

false

shakespeare's "sonnet 18" is a free verse poem

Universal or archetypal

symbols are so much a part of human experience that they suggest the same thing to most people.

objective

takes us outside the character(s)

antagonist

the force that opposes the protagonist

acts

the main division of a full-length play; their ends are indicated by lowering a curtain or turning up the houselights

true.

the major elements of setting are time, place, and social environment that frame the characters.

characterization

the method by which a writer creates people in a story so they actually seem to exist.

syntax

the ordering of words into meaningful, verbal patterns

false

the ordering of words into meaningful, verbal patterns is called diction

playwrights

the people who write plays

stage directions

the playwright's instructions about how the actors are to move and behave

universal

the stars and stripes on the american flag represent what type of symbolism?

true

the theme of a work is also called it's subject.

onomotopoiea

the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes.

style

the way in which a writer uses language, selecting and arranging words to say what he or she wants to say.

false

the word "drama" is derived from the greek word "dran" meaning "to watch"

planning, drafting, revising and editing

three stages of writing

setting

time and place of the story

false

time, location, physical features, and the social environment of a setting are not relevent to the overall purpose of a story.

good techniques for highlighting

underline important ideas box or circle words question marks beside confusing passages circle related words

cosmic irony

uses God, Destiny, or fate to dash the hopes of a character.

allegory

when characters personify ideas, concepts, qualities, or other abstractions within a specific framework, this is representative of----

true

when documenting sources, it is important that I attribute credit for ideas that are not my own.

dramatic irony

when the audience knows something the characters do not know, it is an example of

true

when writing, it is important to consider the audience.

development

which is not an element of a plot diagram??

bitter

which of the following is an example of tone?

true

with an allegory, each element has only one equivalent

false

with dramatic irony, the reader does not know more about the situation than the character does.

true

you should summarize and refute the most obvious arguments against your thesis. If you do not address these opposing arguments, doubts about your position will remain in your reader's minds.

writing to interpret (stage of writing)

your aim is to explain a work's possible meanings. As you interpret a work of literature, you may summarize, give examples, or compare and contrast the work to other works or to your own experiences.

writing to respond (stage of writing)

your goal is to discover and express your reactions to a work. To record your responses, you engage in relatively informal activities, such as brainstorming and journal writing.

writing to evaluate (stage of writing)

your purpose is to assess a work's literary merits. You may consider not only its aesthetic appeal but also its ability to retain that appeal over time and across national or cultural boundaries.

third person limited

-------- point of view is when the author focuses only on one character's experiences.

plot

The author's arrangement of incidents in a story's chronological order, reverse chronological order, media res, flashbacks.

false

a cacophony consists of lines that are easy to pronounce

conflict

a problem with the situation (internal/external)

true

a pyramidal pattern consists of three parts; rising action, climax, and falling action.

subplot

a secondary action that reinforces or contrasts with the main plot

true

a story's symbols-names, places, and objects- can suggest it's themes.

conventions

acts and scenes are ______ that are understood and accepted by audiences because they have come to be recognized as familiar techniques

false

acts can be divided into skits

suspense

anxiety about what happens next

exposition

background information to make sense of the situation

sieze the day

carpe diem means

protagonist

central character who engages our interest and empathy

theme

central or dominant idea of a work of literature

doggerel

comic verse composed in irregular rhythm. verse or words that are badly written or expressed.

dialogue

conversation between characters

drama

dramatic literature; means "to do" or 'to perform"

limited

focuses only on one character's experiences

figurative language

helps convey poets ideas and helps readers access these ideas. metaphors, similes

scenes

in many full-length plays, acts are further divided into____

false

irony shows the agreement of what appears to be and what really is.

third person omniscent

is all knowing and takes us inside the character

thesis

is an idea, usually expressed in a single sentence, that the rest of your essay will support

tone

is the attitude of the narrator or author of a work toward the subject matter, characters, or audience.

unreliable narrator

is when the narrator's interpretations of events are different from the author's.

conventional symbol

likely suggests the same thing to most people provided the people share cultural and social assumptions.

false

Annotations will NOT help you find things to write about

symbolism

A person, object, or event that suggests more than its literal meaning