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What is a dystopia?

• A community or society that is desirable or inviting. It is translated as a “good place” and is a synonym of utopia.

• A community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is translated as “not-good place” and is an antonym of utopia.

• A community or society that is spooky or scary. It is translated as “gothic place”.

• A community or society that is strong and impressive. It is translated as “dangerous place” and is the same as a utopia.

What is a utopia?

• An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

• A real place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

• A place or state of things in which everything is not perfect.

Which of the following are conventions of a dystopian novel? (select 2)

• conflict

• peace

• love

• power and politics

• freedom

Which of the following are conventions of a dystopian novel? (select 2)

• stagnant society

• scientific progress

• freedom of thought

• set in the past

• futuristic

What is a denotation?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A person, place, or thing.

• The literal or primary meaning of a word.

• An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

What is a connotation?

• A dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.

• Something described as though it is something else.

• The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.

• An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

What is a preposition?

• A word that identifies any of a class of people, places, or things.

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

• A word that describes a noun.

What is a noun?

• A word that identifies any of a class of people, places, or things.

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.

• A describing word.

What is a verb?

• A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.

• A word that describes a noun.

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word that refers to an individual or group.

What is a determiner?

• A word that refers to an individual or group.

• A word that describes a noun.

• A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies a verb.

• A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has.