What does Thematic Unity in poetry aim to achieve?

What is the basis of poetic expression according to Metaphorical Coherence?

Which poetic temperament attempts to reflect the ordered, structured, and rational nature of the universe?

Which poetic temperament focuses on a mysterious, emotional, and unique experience of the individual?

Which poetic temperament reflects the raw aspects of life in a direct, objective, and non-elusive manner?

What is the first step in the process of reading and annotating a poem according to the document?

What should you do after reading the poem aloud and reading it again?

When annotating a poem, where should you note the rhyme scheme?

What does the document suggest doing to understand the poem line by line?

How should vocabulary be handled according to the document?

What is the role of the speaker or narrator in a poem?

Why is the title significant to a poem?

How can movement in a poem be described?

What does imagery in a poem refer to?

What are figures of speech in poetry?

Which poetic element involves the use of symbols, allegory, and irony to explain the unexplainable?

What should you look for to identify shifts in tone and speaker in a poem?

What does the tone of a poem refer to?

Which of the following is NOT a component of a poem's musical quality?

What should you look for to identify repetition and pattern in a poem?

What should be considered about the author when finding social, cultural, and political relevance in a poem?

What aspect of time is important when analyzing a poem's relevance?

What should be considered about figures of speech in a poem?

How is imagery in a poem affected by historical context?

What is the first step in the prewriting process according to the document?

What are the two lists that need to be created during the prewriting process?

What is the purpose of developing a thesis in the prewriting process?

Which prompt involves discussing how text features interact to develop a theme with credibility and meaning?

What is the final step in the writing process according to the document?

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

"Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

The principal opponent or foil of the main character.

A character who is presented as a contrast to another character so as to highlight some aspect of the second character. Can be an antagonist, sidekick, or other character.

A character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.

For example, the dumb blonde, the mean stepmother, the loyal servant. etc

A complex personality. Like real people, they have depth in feelings and passions. A character with whom the audience can sympathize, associate with, or relate to, as they might have seen in their real lives.

Character in fiction with no emotional depth. Rely instead on characteristics that make them appear stereotypical. They are often referred to as one- or two-dimensional characters, usually having one perspective or point of view about life, things, or events and do not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end.

A character that does not undergo inner changes, or undergoes a little change. It is a character that does not develop or grow, such as Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. NOT to be confused or mixed up with flat, one-dimensional characters.

Undergoes changes due to conflict encountered on the journey. Faces trials and tribulations, and takes time to learn from the encounters, experiences, and mistakes, as well as from other characters. Sometimes a character learns a lesson, and gains maturity. Some discover mistakes in their points of view, and others discover important aspects of their own personalities. They are implied changes, not stated outright.

The principal defect in character or judgment that affects actions, motives, or abilities in a hindering or ruinous way leading to the downfall of the hero.

Allows writers to create characters that are complex and fully human, in addition to providing the reader with a deeper understanding of the impact of these defects.

Racism

Stereotype

A fixed generalization, image, or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.

What happens in the story

What we learn from the story.

Focuses on the protagonist, who they are, why they act as they do, and how they change.

Focuses on the sequence of events.

How the the story is told.

Can be 1st person, or third person.