unit 2 vocab Flashcards
(22 cards)
humanities
history and Lang lit and stuff
narrative
a story
persona
a character
mood
the feeling of a story
symbolism
Universal: something that can be recognized by anyone
Constructed: something made by an author.
clause
part of a sentence with a verb and subject
simple sentence
a sentence that is simple
compound sentence
2 independent clauses
complex sentence
one dependent and one independent clause.
parallel structure
verbs or adjectives
thesis statement
the final sentence of the introductory paragraph
embedded narrative
story within a story
stanza
a group of lines in a poem
to evoke
to bring out emotion
free verse
no rhyme or reason
inauguration
the ceremony brining someone into power
Harlem Renaissance
The explosion in African American Art.
The native American Renaissance
The increase in Native American books in the 1960s
The great migration
the migration of African Americans into the north causing the Harlem Renaissance.
Leslie Marmon Silko
writer of It was a long time before. Laguna Pueblo Indian woman, part of the Native american renaissance
Joy Harjo
writer of Perhaps it all ends here
Phil Kaye
creator of project voice
