The Color Purple Vocabulary

What is an epiphany?

• A novel written in the form of letters.

• A sudden, profound realization or insight.

• The use of everyday language and speech in writing.

• A literary technique that presents multiple voices or perspectives.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is an epistolary novel?

• A novel written in the form of letters.

• A text that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction.

• A novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its protagonist.

• The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is narrative voice?

• The relationship between texts, where one text references or echoes another.

• The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or narrator.

• Irony that arises from the structure of a work.

• The concept that examines how various social identities intersect and impact individuals.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a bildungsroman?

• The use of everyday language and speech in writing.

• A sudden, profound realization or insight.

• A literary technique that presents multiple voices or perspectives.

• A novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its protagonist from youth to adulthood.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is vernacular?

• A novel written in the form of letters.

• A text that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction.

• The use of everyday language and speech in writing.

• Irony that arises from the structure of a work.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the relationship between texts, where one text references or echoes another?

• Intersectionality

• Intertextuality

• Polyphony

• Narrative voice

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A literary technique that presents multiple voices or perspectives within a single work is known as _______.

• Polyphony

• Metatextuality

• Epiphany

• Bildungsroman

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When the structure of the narrative conveys an irony that contrasts with the story's content, it is called...

• Epistolary novel

• Vernacular

• Structural irony

• Intersectionality

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The concept that examines how various social identities such as race, gender, and class intersect and impact individuals is called _______.

• Intersectionality

• Intertextuality

• Metatextuality

• Polyphony

What is the term for a text that references itself or the concept of storytelling?

• Structural irony

• Narrative voice

• Epiphany

• Metatextuality

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5