English 11 Review for Unit 2 Test

​English 11

Review for Unit 2 Test​

CST due date 10/6 I will unlock 3 days before​

​19th century brings new ideas 2.1.3 pages 2 - 6

​The Romanticism that followed in the 19th century, though, was a direct reaction to the impersonal nature of Rationalism. Romanticism called for a reclaiming of the self and valued the six I's:

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Intuition Imagination Individualism

Innocence Idealism Inspiration from nature

These core values provide the foundation for much of the poetry written in the 19th century.​

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​As you read a poem... determine the SPEAKER of the poem. Speaker may or may not be the poet. The poet may adopt a PERSONA that takes on different personality traits or becomes a whole other character altogether.

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The choice of speaker or persona helps reveal a poem's TONE, which is the author's attitude toward a subject.​

​Speaker and tone 2.1.3 pages 8 and 9

​How do poets create tone? 2.1.3 pages 9 - 13

​Word Choice -- Diction

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Imagery -- any description that appeals to the senses

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Simile -- comparison using like or as​

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Metaphors -- an indirect comparison.​

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Personification -- gives objects, animals and ideas human qualities​

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​Alliteration 2.1.3 page 15

​Alliteration-- the use of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of words that are close together. This can create various moods depending on the sounds repeated.

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"the play of shine and shade on the trees."

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"The Wind -- tapped like a tired Man.--"​

​Kinds of Rhymes 2.1.3 page 16

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Poetry doesn't always rhyme.​

​Gothic writing 2.2.2 pages 2 - 5

​Sometimes called Dark Romanticism — was a literary movement that was part of the larger Romantic movement. It focused on the darker, twisted side of nature and humanity.

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Like Romanticism, Gothic writing focuses on aesthetic impact and the human mind, and nature has a large presence. However, Gothic writing explores the dark side of humanity and nature.​

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Like Romanticism, Gothic writing focuses ohe human mind, and nature has a large presence. However, Gothic writing explores the dark side of humanity and nature.

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​4 Major Features of Gothic Writing 2.2.2 page 6

​Exotic Landscapes---uncommon or foreign landscapes that make readers

feel unsettled and out of place

Macabre and supernatural themes---dark side of nature and humanity--

monsters, madness, magic and mayhem​

Heavy symbolism---the use of creatures and objects to show messages and

ideas​

Suspenseful plots---affect the readers emotionally through aesthetic

impact. Suspense makes them tense and apprehensive​

​Hawthorne, Melville, Poe

The Gothic STARS 2.2.2 pages 7​ - 10

​Although Gothic writers wrote around the same time as their Romantic colleagues, the tone and mood of their stories and poems are what set them apart from traditional Romantics.

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Their stories share a gloomy, haunting tone and a dark, even macabre mood — which help them achieve their goals of creating an aesthetic impact that leaves readers feeling unsettled.

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​Poetic Devices 2.2.6 page 5

​Alliteration -- Using the same sound to start each word

Repetition -- Repeating a word or phrase for effect

Rhyme -- Using words that end with the same sound at the ends of

lines

Symbolism -- Using symbols to represent ideas or concepts

Personification -- Giving human characteristics to nonhuman

things.​

​2.2.8 page 8

​Emerson and Thoreau made their points. 2.3.1 pages 7 - 10

​They wrote essays..... from the French verb essayer which means to try or to attempt -- An essay tries to work through a problem or explore a subject or idea.

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Metaphor....​ compares something complicated to something simple, which makes the complicated thing easier to understand.

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Paralellism ---a pattern in writing in which words and phrases are similar in structure, one echoing another. Parallelism creates emphasis and powerful rhythms in writing.

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​Objective Summary 2.3.8 pages 1-5

​First of all, a summary is a shorter, simpler explanation of a longer text. Use your own words, describing the text accurately, without adding your own interpretations. Quotes are not necessary. (p. 3)

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An objective summary explains what the text says, not what you think about it. It's an opportunity to show your understanding of main ideas and explain elements of a text to someone who hasn't read it. (p. 2)​

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​An objective summary uses "just the facts." 2.3.8 page 4

​The facts of a text are the ideas it states clearly. When you do an objective summary, you should include only what the author actually says; don't guess the thoughts or feelings behind those statements.​

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Use words like says, states, claims, explains, and argues, but avoid words like thinks, feels, or believes — even if the author's thoughts and beliefs are clear from the content of the reading.