Friday, October 12 .... 9 Week Exam Review Notes & Continuing Gawain
- Continue reading the Arthurian Romance (meaning it's from the time of King Arthur - thus, Arthurian - and it's about knights and chivalry - thus, Romance): Gawain and the Green Knight
- Work on the Study Questions as you read.
- It begins on Page 230 .. there is some background information on Page 228 you will need for the questions.
- Quiz Tuesday - it will be open note/Reading Questions
- Literary Concepts to Review/Know:
- Hyperbole - exaggeration (or over exaggeration) for the purpose of effect
- Simile - Comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS
- Metaphor - Comparison of two unlike things ... but one is spoken of as if it IS something else ... tends to have deeper, more prolonged meaning than a simile
- Personification - when something inanimate is spoken of in terms of human qualities
- Summary - Condensing the most important plot points of a reading ...
- SOMEBODY WANTED, BUT ... SO
- SOMEBODY (the main character) WANTED (what that desire or what motivates them) BUT (the conflict) SO (the resolution)
- IE ... Cinderella wants to go to the ball but her wicked stepmother and stepsisters do everything they can do to stop her ... so her fairy Godmother appears and makes it possible, she meets Prince Charming, and (eventually) they live happily ever after.
- Vocabulary Terms to Review/Know (dictionaries will be allowed):
- DOTED
- USURPED
- REIGNED
- FORLORN
- BANISHED
- TRIUMPHANT
- DEPOSED
