Language Arts Final Flashcards
(31 cards)
What is another name for ‘The Heroes Journey’?
The Monomyth
What is the order of the heroes journey (8 steps)?
Birth/home Call to Adventure Supernatural Helper Talisman or Special Weapon Crossing the Threshold Trials Achievement of Goal Reconciliation with Father Figure
Who is the creator of ‘The Heroes Journey’?
Joseph Campbell
What makes a supernatural helper?
They are magical and mystical. (often old and wise)
What is personification?
Personification - Giving something that is non human, human like characteristics
ex. the book jumped from the shelf
What is an hyperbole?
Hyperbole- An exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true
ex. I walked for five billion years
What is a metaphor?
Metaphor- A statement that is a comparison of two unlike things
ex. she was a cloud
What is a simile?
Simile- A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
ex. She jumped like a frog
What is alliteration?
Alliteration- When a set of words uses the same sound or letter repeatedly
ex. Lily likes lamps
What is an onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia- Words sounds
ex. buzz, eek, squeal
What is an idiom?
Idiom- A set of words that can have more than one meaning behind them
ex. Chip on your shoulder- having a grudge
It’s raining cats and dogs- It’s raining very hard
What is assonance?
Assonance- Repetition of vowel sounds to create an internal rhyming within phrases or sentences.
Who were the main characters in ‘Enders Game’?
Ender, Peter and Valentine
What are some major themes from ‘Enders Game’?
Adult vs. Child
Isolation brings out individual strength
Friends vs. Enemies
Doing things differently
What camera angle is used to make the subject look more powerful and brave?
Low angle shot
What camera angle is used to make the subject appear small and scared?
A high angle shot
What are some themes of ‘The Truman Show’?
Limits of simulated reality The power of media Utopia/Dystopia Authenticity The American dream
What are the stages of plot structure?
Exposition, Initial Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
What is exposition?
Exposition
Beginning of the story where characters, time and setting are introduced.
What is the initial incident?
Initial Incident (conflict) Conflict starts, cause of the story.
What is rising action?
Rising Action
Conflict builds and becomes complicated, story starts “going”.
What is climax?
Climax
Highest point of interest in the story. Win or loss. Turning point.
receives information, accepts, acts.
What is falling action?
Falling Action
Everything resolves itself.
What is resolution?
Resolution
Final outcome and untangling of events.
