· The Most Dangerous Game
· Cask of Amontillado
· The Raven
· Annabel Lee
· The Poison Tree (next test)
-Historical Context (for Most Dangerous Game)
-Imagery in the MDG
-What does General Zaroff mean when he says, “Surely your experiences in the war—” ? Use your understanding of the story’s historical context in your answer.
-What does the character Rainsford mean when he says “I am still a beast at bay”?
-Symbolism in CASK and Raven
-Irony in CASK
-Foreshadowing
-Romantic Movement: You have a big handout on this. **Only need to be able to talk about how this fits with Edgar Allen Poe's works.
-back to nature
-extreme feelings
-examining psychology and psychological motives
-anti-science, anti-industry, anti-urban
-supernatural elements (as a reaction against reason/and reality)
-an idealization of the past; writers looked to the past for subjects and inspiration.
E. A. Poe – was a little crazy and this showed up in his stories. He may have had mental illness, and he may have been examining human psychology in his stories as a way to “talk” about mental illness. But psychology was also a trendy topic during this time. CASK fits the Romantic Movement characteristics in several ways including the examination of psychology, and the idealization of past cultures (the story is set 100 years earlier in Italy).
-Three types of irony: You have a handout on this.
-Mood: How does setting create a mood?
-Allusion (Raven)
-Assonance (Raven)
-Repetition (Raven)
-Alliteration
-Rhyme
-Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. There can be internal or external conflict. Below are the four basic conflicts in literature divided by internal and external.
External Conflict: a character struggles against an outside force.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Internal Conflict: a character struggles against himself
Man vs. Himself
-Characterization: Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality and motives of a character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Direct or Explicit: a character is described by the author or the narrator
Indirect or Implicit: a character's traits are revealed by thoughts, actions, dialogue, or appearance.
Metaphor (in MDG)
Simile (in MDG)
Hyperbole (CASK)
Extended Metaphor (Poison Tree)
Symbolism (any text)
Suspense (how does an author create suspense? Give examples)
Historical Context (MDG)
Allusion (references in MDG, Cask, and Raven).
Unreliable Narrator
1. debacle: a sudden and complete disaster
2. lacerate: cut or tear irregularly
3. protruding: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
4. solicitous: full of anxiety and concern
5. doggedly: with obstinate determination
6. pungent: strong and sharp to the sense of taste
7. flounder: walk with great difficulty
8. uncanny: surpassing the ordinary or normal
9. bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
10. precarious: not secure; beset with difficulties
11. scruples: motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions
12. imprudent: not sensible, responsible, or wise
13. tangible: perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
14. palpable: capable of being perceived, especially of being handled or touched or felt
15. bleak: unpleasantly cold and damp
16. vitality: the property of being able to survive and grow
17. zealous: marked by active interest and enthusiasm
18. surmount: get on top of; deal with successfully
19. grotesque: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
20. elude: escape, either physically or mentally
21. futile: producing no result or effect
22. ardent: characterized by intense emotion
23. Hom·o·nym: each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
§ Why did the author choose to create a title with the homonym "game" in the title of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
You can view the list and practice learning the words at the Quizlet (https://quizlet.com/572655673/cask-of-amontillado-mrs-warren-flash-cards/) or at the vocabulary.com website (you might need to set up a student account): https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/7307349
1. retribution: a justly deserved penalty
2. preclude: make impossible, especially beforehand
3. afflicted: mentally or physically unfit
4. niter: (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
5. subside: wear off or die down
6. explicit: precisely and clearly expressed or readily
observable
7. trowel: a small hand tool with a handle and metal blade
8. mason: a craftsman who works with stone or brick
9. azure: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color
10. cask: a cylindrical container that holds liquids
11. Carnival: a traveling show featuring rides and games; The
word carnival originally referred to a public
festival involving general merriment and feasting, often taking place on the
street and frequently associated with a religious holiday.
12. catacomb: an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies
were buried
13. irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
14. foreshadowing: the act of providing vague
advance indications
Semicolon: See your semicolon notes from the Shmoop video. Review the punctuation handout.
Fragment Error (next test)
Fused Sentence Error (next test)
Run-on Sentence Error (next test)
Comma Splice Error (next test)
-narrative technique