4th Period Notes check

If the protagonist has been hexed/cursed, what kind of antagonist are they facing?

• nature

• another character

• supernatural

• society

What is a protagonist?

• The hero

• The villain

• The main character

• The source of conflict

Does the antagonist have to be a human (or have human qualities, like thinking, communicating, feeling, etc.)?

• Yes

• No

The theme of a narrative is often expressed as an adage. What is an adage?

• A short, common saying containing a life lesson

• A solution to the specific problem that the protagonist faces in the narrative

• The genre of the work (horror, fiction, mystery, romance, etc)

• Whatever is causing the conflict for the protagonist

What is mood?

• The vibe that the work gives off that creates an emotional response in the reader

• The way the author feels about the topic

• Word choice

• The big idea in a narrative

Which line uses diction that has the strongest connotation?

• The morning of June 27th was clear & sunny with the fresh warm of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely, & the grass was richly green.

• The postmaster, Mr. Graves, followed him, carrying a 3-legged stool, and the stool was put in the center of the square, and Mr. Summers set the black box down on it.

• Just as Mr. Summers finally left off talking & turned to the assembled villagers, Mrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square, her sweater thrown over her shoulders.

• Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.

How can the audience figure out the theme of a narrative?

• The protagonist will usually think or say it

• Learn a lesson from mistakes of the characters

• Through analyzing diction

• By figuring out the tone and mood

Once upon a time, _________ was a kingdom full of people who had never seen ________ king.

• there - there

• there - their

• their - their

• their - there

• they're - their

"I'll Make a Man Out of You" is an ironic song because we know that Mulan is *literally* a woman, but none of the characters know that. What kind of irony is this?

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Hysterical

If an ambulance runs over and kills a pedestrian, what kind of irony is that?

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Stupid