English chapter three
The story of Perseus and Andromeda is an example of ____.
Unexpected rescue
Voice in writing is:
the individual personality of a piece of writing.
What is one theme in 'Ella Enchanted' that doesn't show up in 'Cinderella'?
the potential strength of intelligent, resourceful women
What is style?
A writer's verbal identity
Two of the ways that voice in writing can be conveyed are
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Which of the following refers to appealing to the reader's senses through descriptive language?
Imagery
____ in fiction is a reasonable conclusion or judgment about some element of a story based on information given in the story and the reader's personal knowledge of how the world works.
In inference
Why is imagery important?
It can help reinforce the text's meaning.
Why is structure so important in writing fiction?
It helps to hold all of the elements of the work together and develop the theme.
In a prose structure, what is the subtext?
The ideas buried beneath the literal words of the text
An author creating a structure is NOT similar to:
A pitcher on a baseball team throwing the first pitch of a game
The conflict between Frodo and companions and Sauron is an example of ____.
Battle between good and evil
In the basic prose structure, what do we call the part where everything ties up in the end?
Denouement
Which of the following literary elements are NOT included in structure?
Dialogue
Which of the following refers to selecting one word over another?
Dictation
The last line of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel 'The Great Gatsby' reads as follows: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. What point-of-view does this line's narrator have?
First-Person
What is the structure of a story?
How the story is organized
What is the first step readers must take to draw an inference?
Look for clues in the text
Which is the correct order to a narrative structure?
Plot introduced, complications/crisis, turning point, and resolution.
What is the third step readers must take to draw an inference?
Put the pieces together in a logical way to produce a reasonable conclusion
The story of the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail is an example of ____.
Quest
The story of David in the Bible is an example of ____.
Reversal of fortune
Lily Evans Potter's actions in the Harry Potter series are an example of ____.
Self sacrificing love
Why is the 19th century Cinderella not an example of strong women?
She is always having things happen to her. She has no control over any of the events in her story.
Which of the following makes a comparison between dissimilar things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Which of these uses a concrete object, event, or character to stand for an abstract idea?
Symbolism
How's does an era's zeitgeist affect an author's work?
The beliefs and ideas of an author's era tend to show up in his or her work, making even recycled stories unique.
Voldemort is an example of which character type?
The evil one
Merlin is an example of which character type?
The sorcerer
What do we call the tale of the conflict or the clash of characters or ideas in a story?
The story's narrative
Eowyn is an example of which character type?
The strong, clever woman
Frodo is an example of which character type?
The underdog hero
The prophet Elijah is an example of which character type?
The wise man
What is the importance of universal themes?
They make stories relatable to many people.
What is the second step readers must take to draw an inference?
Think about what they already know from their own experience in the real world
Which of the following statements is true?
Writers sometimes seem to leave out pieces of information in their texts.
Voice in writing must be:
authentic and consistent
What is theme in literature?
concerns or messages that run throughout a story
What is a technique for developing a voice as a writer?
focus on communicating strong feelings that you have
In order to make your writing reflect your individual personality you must:
make choices that reflect who you are inside
