| Literary Terms | ||
| #1 | The sun smiled down upon the little hobbit. | Personification |
| #2 | The lion roared as loud as the thunder. | Simili |
| #3 | The fish got his grades back. They were below C level. | Pun |
| #4 | Open Secret. | Oxymoron |
| #5 | Dang it wall! Get out of the way! | Apostrophe |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | ||
| #1 | This is the main symbol of the novel and what it symbolizes. | Mockingbird which represents innocence; specifically the human mockingbirds are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson who are kind and innocent but who get 'killed' for merely trying to help others. |
| #2 | Scout is this type of narrator. | Naive or unreliable narrator as it is told in a flashback. |
| #3 | This real life trial inspired Harper Lee to write the novel. | Scotsboro Boys Trial |
| #4 | This is the main theme of the novel and an example that supports it. | Appearance versus Reality/ Power or Prejudice: Mrs. Dubose, Boo Radley, Dolphus Raymond |
| #5 | One can analyse the novel with Jungian Psychology by discussing this aspect. | The search for self-realisation; specifically Scout's understanding of the world and her place within it. |
| Mythology | ||
| #1 | These are the stages of the hero's journey. | Separation, Initiation, Return. |
| #2 | Odysseus' Call to Adventure and Refusal of the Call. |
The Kings of Greece banding together to retrieve Helen from Paris, yet, his son, Telemachus, was born on the same day. |
| #3 | Mythology is argued to address these two big questions. | Why are we here? What comes after death? |
| #4 | Joseph Campbell based his work on mythology on this idea. | Collective Unconscious; idea that all human beings around the globe have the same fundamental experiences. |
| #5 | Provide 3 examples of character archetypes from works studied. |
1. Wise Old Man - Atticus Finch 2. Hero -- Achilles, Theseus, Odysseus 3. Temptress -- Helen |
| Romeo and Juliet | ||
| #1 | The characteristic that causes a tragic character to make an 'error in judgement'. |
Tragic Flaw |
| #2 | The literary element that provides a break for the audience from the serious action of a tragedy. |
Comic Relief |
| #3 | A speech of some length given by a character (typically when alone on stage) that reveals character motivation, insight to a character's thoughts (mental state), or theme. |
Soliloquy |
| #4 | This is why Shakespeare includes so many references by Juliet to suicide. |
It provides the audience with a frame of reference for Juliet's mental state and prepares the audience for her manner of death. |
| #5 | Explain the line, "I defy you stars!" |
Romeo says this in response to Balthasar's news of Juliet's presumed death. It presents the Shakespearean view of fate; one cannot escape one's destiny. Fate becomes not the cause of a tragic hero's demise, however, does play a role. |
| Short Pieces | ||
| #1 | Bab and Sith are imaged as this in the short story "Visitors". |
Angels |
| #2 | Other than the kayak itself, provide a symbol from "The Kayak" and its significance. |
Loons - mating for life/black and white view of life Jamie's bright colours -- bringing life into Teresa's otherwise colourless world Marshmellows -- youth and fun
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| #3 | The contrast between Myop's finding of the corpse versus a wild pink rose. |
Juxtaposition |
| #4 | The central topic of a text; either what the readers think the work is about or what the work says about a subject. |
Theme |
| #5 | The name Myop is significant for this reason. |
Myop is short for "near sightedness" or from the latin "to shut" one's eyes. |
| Final Question | |
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomic Over men’s noses as they lie asleep. |
Mercutio convinces Romeo to disregard his dream as dreams are not real. They are mere reflections of one's desires and therefore "dreams often lie". Lovers dream of love, bankers of money, etc. The irony is that Romeo's dream does prove to be true. Finally, the quote shows Shakespeares use of mythological allusions in his plays -- Queen Mab is a fairy. |