English study practice
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
