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Cycle 3-Study list for Semester Final-Literary

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Example of a ballad poem
"Ballad of the Green Barets" by Barry Sadler:
Fighting Soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
Example of a Free-verse poem
"After the Sea-Ship" by Walt Whitman:
After the Sea-Ship-after the whistling winds;-
After the white-gray sails, taut to their spars and ropes,-
Below, a myriad, myriad waves, hastening, lifting up their necks,-
Tending in ceaseless flow toward the track of the ship:-
Waves of the ocean, bubbling and gurgling, blithely prying,-
Waves, undulating waves-liquid, uneven, emulous waves,-
Toward that whirling current, laughing and buoyant, with curves,-
Where the great Vessel, sailing and tacking, displaced the surface;-
Example of a Limerick poem
"The old man" by Edward Lear:
There was an Old Man with a beard-
Who said, "It is just as I feared!-
Two Owls and a Hen,-
Four Larks and a Wren,-
Have all built their nests in my beard!"-
Example of a Narrative poem
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe:
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,-
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,-
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.-
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)
Rhyme Scheme / Structure
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
Limerick
a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet (AABBA)
Free-Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Napoleon
Leader of rebellion who leads by fear; Represents Joseph Stalin
Old Major
Old wise pig; Represents Karl Marx
Boxer
Powerful but dense (not smart) workhorse; Represents the proletariat (the working people). Ends up worked to death by pigs
AF: Theme of exploitation
Animal farm illustrates how class stratification occurs when someone holds power over an overworked, under-educated lower-class
AF: Theme of deception
To maintain rule, Napoleon and the pigs lie to the other animals and change the rules
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
(Famous quote) New commandment that replaces the original 7 commandments of the rebellion; illustrates hypocrisy and getting people to believe a lie
"Four legs good. Two legs bad"
Original chant of the (not so bright) sheep; sums up all of the 7 commandments of the rebellion (but the pigs end up walking on 2 legs by the end)
Marxism Revolution
Gave the workers control of the country
Stalin's Revolution
Gave the state control of the country
Pilgrim's Progress - author
John Bunyan
Pilgrim's Progress - Year published
1678
Pilgrim's Progress - Genre
Narrative / Allegory
Pilgrim's Progress - Plot summary
Christian, a resident of the City of Destruction, learns that the city will soon be destroyed. A messamger named Evangelist tells him he can find safety in the Celestial City, and Christian decides to go on a pilgramage to get there.
Pilgrim's Progress - At the foot of a cross
The place where the burdens that Christian has been carrying fall off and roll away
Pilgrim's Progress - Plot-Introduction
Warned by Evangelist, Christian flees the City of Destruction
Pilgrim's Progress - Rising Action
The Slough of Despond, Passing through the Wicket-gate for salvation, Sojourning (resting) in the Palace Beautiful, The Valley of Humiliation, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Joined by Faithful, escapes the City of Vanity, Joined by Hopeful, Captured by the Giant Despair
Pilgrim's Progress - Climax
Christian and Hopeful reach the Delectable Mountains
Pilgrim's Progress - Falling Action
Arrive in the Land of Beulah, the final trial is to cross the River of Life, Welcomed into the Celestial City, Ignorance is rejected from the city and is cast into Hell.
Christian
Pilgrim trying to reach the Celestial City.
Faithful
Devout witness. Former neighbor of Christian in the city of destruction. Martyred in the city of Vanity Fair
Evangelist
Stern and imposing summoner of pilgrims to leave the city of destruction and travel to the Celestial City.
R&J Plot Point-Introduction: The prologue
The prologue introduces the "star-crossed" lovers Romeo and Juliet who are members of feuding noble families in Verona, Itally.
R&J Plot Point-Rising Action: the party
Romeo and his friends crash the Capulet party. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at first sight
R&J Plot Point-Rising Action: the balcony scene
Both Romeo and Juliet express their love for each other and decide to get married
R&J Plot Point-Rising Action: the marriage
Friar Lawrence secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
R&J Plot Point-Rising Action: Mercutio dies
Mercutio defends Romeo's honor and is killed by Tybalt.
R&J Plot Point-Rising Action: Tybalt dies
In violent revenge for killing Mercutio, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished
R&J Plot Point-Climax: Juliet fakes her death
With a drug from Friar Lawrence, Juliet fakes her death, hoping to run away with Romeo when she wakes up
R&J Plot Point-Falling Action: Romeo dies
Failing to get a letter from Friar Lawrence telling him about Juliet's fake death, Romeo believes Juliet to be actually dead and takes poison next to Juliet in her tomb
R&J Plot Point-Falling Action: Juliet dies for real
Juliet wakes up in the tomb, discovers Romeo's dead body and kills herself.
R&J Plot Point: Resolution
The heartbroken families end their feud.
tragic hero
The protagonist (the character you are rooting for) is Usually:
-of high social rank
-has a tragic flaw that leads to a downfall
-suffers ruin or death, but faces this downfall with courage and dignity
Soliloquy
a speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing private thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that a character does not know.
Theme
Central idea of a work of literature. There are usually several themes in each work.
character foil
a character who contrasts(an equal but opposite) with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character
Tragedy
A type of drama in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character. It usually ends in their death
Drama
A type of literature that is mostly or completely serious (not funny-although it may have some funny parts, the play as a whole is not funny). Also written like a script where you read only what each character says.
Antithesis
the use of contrasting ideas within a sentence for effect
HtVIII: Theme of Manipulation
At the beginning of the play, the King only values advice from Wolsey. Wolsey has been flattering Henry so that Henry acts in a way that will only benefit Wolsey. Different Nobles directly accuse Wolsey of manipulating Henry.
HtVIII: Theme of Women and Feminism
Only the female characters are portrayed as being good and virtuous (possibly a bias since Shakespeare's patron was Queen Elizabeth). The men talk about having principles, but eventually fail at it.
HtVIII: Theme of Having Principles
Many of the characters talk about the importance of having principles. The characters that oppose Wolsey try and show they are not being persuaded by him by having strong principles. However, since most of them are trying to achieve social status, they fail in other areas anyway and do not turn out to be as principled as they claim
Buckingham
From the very beginning, Buckingham sees right through Wolsey and knows he is not upstanding. Wolsey's doesn't want it to get back to the king, so he arranges to have Buckingham executed.
Queen Katherine
Katherine is stubborn and righteous and from the outset speaks out against Wolsey and his influence. When the king falls in love with Anne Bullen and wants to divorce Katherine on the grounds their marriage was not lawful in the first place, Katherine pleads her case before the court with passion and accuses Wolsey of exactly what he will repent of later in the play
Cardinal Wolsey
At the beginning of the play, Cardinal Wolsey is King Henry's right-hand man. We learn from Buckingham that he also has a habit of spending too much of the king's money. He dislikes Queen Katherine because she questions his decisions. He is a master at manipulation. He writes to the Pope to keep Henry from marrying Anne Bullen. Henry finds the secret stash of letters and strips Wolsey of his title.
Anne Bullen
An attendant to the queen, who catches the eye of the king at a banquet. Anne is an intelligent, sympathetic young woman who expresses pity for Queen Katherine's plight, even though she becomes Henry VIII's next wife in Katherine's place
Princess Elizabeth
even though Elizabeth is a mere infant in the play, she grows up to be none other than Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth was on the throne when Shakespeare first began writing plays. Even though Henry VIII was written after she died, it was still important to give his former queen major props.
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