WOMEN'S LIT
She got pregnant by a man who was not her husband
What actually happened to Kingston's Aunt?
stuffed the shawl in her mouth
What did Rosa do when Magda died?
SHE WAS RAPED
What does Kingston imagine happened to her aunt?
In Chinese culture a table where wrongdoers are forced to eat alone
What is an outcast table?
Silas Wier Mitchell
What is the name of the Dr. who treated Charlotte Perkins Gilman and who she alludes to in the "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
John's inner psyche
What is the wallpaper in the "The Yellow Wallpaper" least likely to represent?
initiation story
What kind of short story is about a character—often a child or young person—who learns a significant, usually life-changing truth about the universe, society, people, or himself or herself also called a coming-of-age story.
A Barbecue
Where are Connie's parents when Arnold Friend arrives at Connie's home?
TONI MORRISON
Which author has won both a Nobel and a Pullitzer Prize?
The narrator of Erdrich's "The Shawl"
Which character's father became an alcoholic?
yearning boy of five
Which character's sister was eaten by wolves?
NOVELLA
Which genre is longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel and more complex than a short story, but not as complex as a novel
MAGGIE
Who had "legs like parentheses" that made her rock when she walked?
Anakwad's daughter
Who is compared to a Gete Anishinaabeg?
TWYLA
Who's husband is a firefighter?
ROSA
Whose milk has dried up so that she cannot feed her baby?
NOVEL
a long work of fiction (approximately 40,000+ words), typically published (or at least publishable) as a standalone book though most novels are written in prose,
SHORT STORY
a relatively short work of prose fiction (500 to 10,000 words)
Trope
a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning that the words ostensibly express
FICTION
any narrative, especially in prose, about invented or imagined characters and action
Round Character
behave like real people might. They are psychologically developed and they may grow and change through the course of the work.
Autobiography
first person account about the author's own life.
Cautionary Tale
genre is borrowed from folklore, designed to warn against a vice or taboo, and tells the story of an individual who violated some taboo and met with ill fate
Flat Character
lack psychological development. They remain static through the work. They are often used as symbols or plot devices.
Essay
literary composition conveying opinion, information, and analysis
Irony
saying one thing and meaning another
AUTHOR
the person who wrote a literary work
Memoir
true story told from an author's memory
SYMBOL
when an author uses one thing to represent an idea. EX: USING A SHAWL TO REPRESENT LIFE
IMAGERY
when author's use words to create a picture in the reader's mind. EX: Her knees were tumors on sticks, her elbows chicken bones.
- KINGSTON: NARRATOR - NO NAME WOMAN: KINGSTON'S PREGNANT AUNT (HER FATHERS SISTER) - KINGSTON'S MOTHER - KINGSTON'S FATHER - THE MAN THE AUNT IS PREGNANT FOR
"NO NAME WOMAN" BY: MAXINE HONG KINGSTON - CHARACTERS
Gothic Literature
"Poetry, short stories, or novels designed to thrill readers by providing mystery and blood-curdling accounts of villainy, murder, and the supernatural. (ex. A female character threatened by a powerful male figure.)
TWYLA - NARRATOR JAMES - TWYLA'S HUSBAND JOSEPH - TWYLA & JAMES'S SON ROBERTA - TWYLA'S CHILDHOOD FRIEND MAGGIE - DISABLED KITCHEN WORKER BIG BOZO - IN CHARGE OF GIRLS HOME MARY - TWYLA'S MOM ROBERTA'S MOM THE GAR GIRLS - THE OLDER GIRLS
"RECITATIF" BY: TONI MORRISON - CHARACTERS
- AANAKWAD: THE YEARNING BOY'S MOTHER - AANAKWAD'S HUSBAND: THE YEARNING BOYS FATHER - THE OTHER MAN - AANAKWAD & THE OTHER MAN'S BABY - AANAKWAD'S DAUGHTER: THE YEARNING BOY'S SISTER - THE YEARNING BOY: AANAKWAD'S SON AND THE NARRATOR'S FATHER - NARRATOR: THE YEARNING BOY'S SON - RAYMOND & DORIS: THE NARRATOR'S BROTHER & SISTER
"THE SHAWL" BY: LOUISE ERDRICH (CHARACTERS)
MAXINE HONG KINGSTON
AUTHOR OF "NO NAME WOMAN"
TONI MORRISON
AUTHOR OF "RECITATIF"
JOYCE CAROL OATES
AUTHOR OF "Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?"
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Author of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
FLAT CHARACTER
Bozo from Recitatif is a
Jane: the narrator John: Jane's husband Jennie: John's sister
Charlotte Perkins Gilman "The Yellow Wallpaper" CHARACTERS
A guard throws her into an electric fence
How does Magda die?
- He hangs out where younger kids hang out - He stuffs something in his boots to look taller - He wears make-up to look younger
In what ways is Arnold Friend similar to the Pied Piper of Tucson?
Connie: Main character Connie's Mother June: Connies older sister Connie's best friend Eddie: takes Connie on a date Arnold Friend: The killer Ellie: Arnold's friend
Joyce Carol Oates "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?" CHARACTERS
AUTHORS OF "THE SHAWL"(S)
LOUISE ERDRICH CYNTHIA OZICH
graphic artist
Other than writing, what was Charlotte Perkins Gilman's profession?
"THE SHAWL" BY: CYNTHIA OZICK (CHARACTERS)
ROSA - MOTHER MAGDA - BABY STELLA - OLDER DAUGHTER
NARRATOR
The fictional voice that tells the story.
TWYLA
Who narrates "Recitatif"?
Jennie from "The Yellow Wallpaper"
a flat character
Foreshadowing
a literary device or trope that anticipates something that will come later in the work
Metaphor
a literary device that compares one thing to another
Similies
makes a comparison using "like" or "as" (ex. eyes blue as air / dark like cholera)