Themes Accross Dramas Flashcards
Name some themes that remain relevant to humans no matter the time period
Discovery,love, life, and death
True or false
a literary work may or may not be bound by specific genre often a single word can be a blend of genres
True
Name some Sub genres of nonfiction
1.) Biography- The story of a persons life written by another person
2.) Autobiography- The story of a persons life written by that person. Usually written about prominent public figures that people want to know more about
3.) Persuasive writing- has the aim of trying to influence or convince readers to accept the writers viewpoint
4.) Informational or technical writing - Intends to provide readers with relevant information about a specific topic
Ex. a home appliance or electronics manual
Name some Sub genres of fiction 
1.) Historical fiction- Fictitious characters in a historical setting
2.) Realistic fiction- About what could’ve happened and involves Fictional characters
3.) Science fiction- Based on the imaginative depiction of aliens, advanced technology, and futuristic concepts
4.) Fantasy- Involves fictional settings, supernatural occurrences and characters that are often supernatural creatures
5.) Horror- Involves fictional writing that aims to evoke terror and shock in readers
6.) Folklore- Include stories that have been passed down from generation to generation
Ex. Cinderella
Prose
Includes literary works written in ordinary form without using metrical structures
List of additional sub genres of fiction
1.) prose
2.) poetry
3.) Drama
What is the main idea of “The road not taken” by Frost
The poem is about self discovery and Is abstract. The speaker of the poem discusses his choice of taking the last travel path of the two paths before him. For the speaker the last travel path represents pursuing and discovering a personal identity. 
What is the main idea of “ Plymouth plantation” by William Bradford
The story relates the experience of William Bradford in his party arriving in the New World.They spotted American Indians and followed them but soon lost their way. At the end of the except they discover freshwater and have a moment of satisfaction
How does the frame of the story “ Ambush affect the overall meaning of the story?
In the story Kathleen asked her father if he had ever killed someone in the ward. The fact that the author struggles to answer this question and even my soonest daughter shows that this issue still weighs heavily on him. So the frame adds weights and depth to the central story about the battle and the killing of the young Vietnamese soldier
State the multiple meanings of the title “Ambush”
1.) The author feels trapped by his daughter’s questions about the war
2.) in the battle of My Khe, the title Applies to the enemy soldier sneaking up on the author in his platoon in the night
3.) at the end of the story it relates to the illusion of the young man coming out of the fog Surprising in the narrator as he read the newspaper alone in a room years after the war
What type of story is “ Symptoms” ?
It’s a process analysis and informative essay
What’s the main idea of “Symptoms” ?
This the story talks about why soldiers do not speak about their war experiences. The reason is because their minds and bodies block out the traumatic experience
Explain the use of analogy in “ Symptoms”
Steinback uses analogy to compare the war to childbirth to replicate the feeling of something unfamiliar (being combat) to another powerful yet I wanted to Steinback traumatic events that many have experienced. 
How do the messages in “Ambush” and “Symptoms” differ?
O’Brien story indicates that soldiers never forget their actions and experiences at war and can often be riddled with a lifetime of guilt and regret
Meanwhile Steinback claims that soldiers blackout wartime experiences because they are traumatic
