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| Question | Answer |
| How do you make sense of what you're reading? | Think about it Discuss it Write about it |
| What are some types of Literary Criticism? | • Biographical Criticism • Feminist Criticism • Formalist Criticism • Historical Criticism • Psychological Criticism • Reader-Response Criticism |
| What is the definition of Narrative? | A Narrative is a true or fictitious story. |
| What is a Protagonist? | A Protagonist is the central figure in a literary work. Usually the main character. Also known as the main character. |
| What is an Antagonist? | An Antagonist is the character who opposes or works against the protagonist. Also known as the villain. |
| Aristotle created the basic triangle shaped plot structure with a beginning, middle and end structure for a story to move along in a linear path. How did Freytag modify Aristotle's system? | Freytag modified Aristotle's system by adding a rising action and a falling action to the structure. |
| What is repetition in literacy? | Repetition in literacy are words or sounds that are repeated in a poem to create a certain effect. |
| What is metaphor? | A metaphor is a comparison of two things or ideas that implies similarities instead of directly stating them. |
| What is Concrete Detail in poetry? | Concrete Detail in poetry is when there is detail in a poem that has a basis in something "real" or tangible, not abstract or intellectual, based more in things than in thought. |
| What is Drama? | Drama is literature that develops plot and character through dialogue and action; literature in play form. |
| What is a Soliloquy? | A Soliloquy is a speech made by a character who is alone and speaks private thoughts as if the audience were not there. |
| Who is the author of "The Road Not Taken"? A. Edgar Allen Poe B. Robert Frost C. Edith Wharton D. Ernest Hemingway | B. Robert Frost |
| What does a reader examine when he/she deconstructs a poem? | The reader examines: -The meaning of words -Poetic devices used by the poet -The way in which the poet uses graphic elements. |
| True or False? Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes were full fledged members of the Harlem Renaissance, partaking in the writing, publishing and socializing of the period. | True |
| After what event did African Americans abandoned the South for the job prospects and relative freedoms in large northern cities, such as Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Detroit, Harlem and New York? | World War I |
| True or False? The Harlem Renaissance was an cultural change that only happened in Harlem. | False, The Harlem Renaissance was an cultural change that effected many large cities in the north like Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York. |
| Who is the Protagonist in Sleepy Hollow? A. Headless Horseman B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Ichabod Crane D. Brom Van Brunt | C. Ichabob Crane |
| What are the different types of Linear Plots? | The different types of Linear Plots are: Chronological Order Flashback Media Res |
| Which author was hailed as the greatest writer of American literature, a hero of several wars, a world-class sportsman in the fields of bullfighting, boxing, hunting, and fishing, and a connoisseur of food, wine, writing, and painting. | Ernest Hemingway |
| Which author wrote the "The Great Gatsby"? A. John Steinbeck B. William Faulkner C. Ernest Hemingway D. F. Scott Fitzgerald | D. F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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