Final Review

1. Final Review 12 CP English Hack Period 3

2. Memoir • a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources. • Night was a memoir… it was also an autobiography.

3. Eurocentric Non-Eurocentric • focusing on European culture or history to the exclusion of a wider view of the world; • indirectly regarding European culture as leading. • Does not believe that European culture is superior Things Fall Apart

4. Imperialistic Anti-Imperialistic • a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world and pushes for colonization • The Africans did not believe in colonization, nor saw the benefit, and they wanted to remain in their villages Things Fall Apart

5. Elements of Literature • Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong sentiment or create a comic effect; “overstatement” • Example: • “sweating to death” • “a ton of homework”

6. Elements of Lit • Point of View: the vantage point from which a writer tells a story • 1st (Using pronoun “I” • 3rd Limited- Narrator outside the story but tells the story from the vantage point of only one character • 3rdOminiscent- Knows EVERYTHING that’s going on in the story “god-like” figure that tells us what all the characters are feeling and thinking.

7. Elements of Lit • Simile: a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles • Ex: • “A full moon like an accusing fate.” • “Clouds resembling stuffed animals.” • Setting: Time and place of a story, play or narrative

8. Irony • A contrast between expectation and reality– what is said and what is really meant; what is expected and what really happens; what appears to be true and what really is true

9. Allusion • A reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, etc. • Examples: • “I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This refers to the story of Pinocchio, where his nose grew whenever he told a lie. • “When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Scrooge was an extremely stingy character from Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol. • “He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Romeo was a character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet.

10. Dramatic Elements • Aside: private words that a character in a play speaks to another character or to the audience that are NOT suppose to be heard by others onstage • Diction: The writer’s or speaker’s choice of words • Dialogue: Conversation between 2 or more people

11. Soliloquy • A long speech in which a character who is usually alone onstage expresses his or her private thoughts or feelings • Monologues are long, formal speeches but usually directed at another character or the audience.

12. Elements of Tragedy • Tragedy- a play, novel or other narrative depicting serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end • Tragic Hero- usually dignified, courageous, and high ranking (NOBILITY)- wins some self-knowledge and wisdom (REVELATION) despite defeat (death) • Tragic Flaw- Error in judgment or character weakness that results in downfall

13. Fable • A very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or practical lesson about life. • Often includes characters that are animals who behave and speak like humans