Narrative Essay Test – Flashcards
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Precarious
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Adj. -Unstable, exposing, involving danger
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Insular
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Adj. -Reflecting narrow point of view -Ignorant or uninterested in other peoples' cultures
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Veranda
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N -Big porch of a large, open house
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Kohl
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N -Powder used to darken the edges of eyelids *Similar to eyeliner
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Provincial
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Adj. -Limited, narrow *Not been to many places, lack of experience, can't see bigger picture
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Palpitating
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V. -Beating rapidly, throbbing
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Ayah
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N. -A nurse or maid native to India
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Chapattis
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N. -Flat bread
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Wizened
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Adj. -Dry, shrunken, or wrinkled as a result of aging
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Tepid
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Adj. -Moderately warm *Can be used as response/attitude/temp
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Tonga
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N. -Common horse-drawn vehicle in India
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Coolies
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N. -Unskilled laborers/porters hired for low wages
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Peevishness
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Adj. -Fretful, annoyed by things, irked, unnerved
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Petty
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Adj. -Of little or no importance
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Cowed
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Adj. -Terrorized, scared, bullied
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Imperialism
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N. -Extending rule of a nation to foreign countries
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Despotic
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Adj. -Tyrannical, authoritarian
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Squalid
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Adj. -Foul and respulsive
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Garish
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Adj. -Tastelessly colorful, showy, elaborate
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Futility
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N. -The quality of being ineffective/uselessness
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Pretext
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N. -Something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object/excuse
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Conjurer
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N. -A person who calls up spirits or practices magic
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Labyrinth
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N. -An intricate maze -Metaphor for complicated things-->hard to get out
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Animosities
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N. -ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility -an antagonistic attitude
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Apprehend
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V. -To understand, grasp meaning of -To arrest
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Collateral
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N. -Security pledge for payment of a loan Adj. -Peripheral, unintended part
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Deference
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N. -Humble submission or respect -Integrating regard for another's wishes
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Desponding
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V. -Becoming or feeling extreme discouragement, dejection, depression
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Effectual
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Adj. -Producing or able to produce a desired effect, effective
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Emulation
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N. -Effort/desire to equal/excel others
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Encumbrance
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N. -A burden or dependent person
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Enumerated
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Adj. -Counted or listed one after another
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Exact (verb)
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V. -To call for, demand, require
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Expedients
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N. -Something done or used to achieve a particular end, usually quickly or temporarily, solutions
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Importuning
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Adj. -Pressing or urging with troublesome persistance -To request/beg for urgency -To annoy/trouble
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Inclemency
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N -The unpleasant cold or wet -Something that is rough or harsh or severe
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Parsimony
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N -Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources -Extreme frugality or stinginess
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Prolific
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Adj. -Producing offspring, young, fruit
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Propagation
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N -Something increased in number or amount -Breeding of specimens by natural processes from the parent stock
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Rudiments
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N -Basic principles of a subject
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Scrupulous
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Adj. -Minutely careful and picky
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What are the components of a narrative essay?
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POPCD -Purpose -Organization -POV -Context -Details
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How is a narrative essay different from a memoir?
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-Narrative essay about you, but not ONLY about you--purpose -Memoir is JUST about you
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Memoir
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Autobiographical story
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Analytical essay
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In depth examination of some aspect of a text or texts--must use textual evidence
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Satire
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A manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions -Technique ex: ridicule, irony, exaggeration -Goal is to point out the hypocrisy of his target -Often comparative
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Logical appeal
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Technique in persuasive essay--supports a position with evidence such as facts, statistics, and expert testimony (logos)
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Emotional appeal
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Technique in persuasive essay--arouses strong feelings, often by using charged words (pathos)
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Ethical appeal
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Technique in persuasive essay--establishes the writer's qualifications, credibility, and objectivity (ethos)
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Which story connects to Romeo and Juliet?
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"By Any Other Name" -Romeo and Juliet balcony (name) scene
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"By Any Other Name"
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Santha Rama Rau
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"A Modest Proposal"
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Jonathan Swift
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"Antigua: A Small Place"
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Jamaica Kincaid
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"On Seeing England for the First Time"
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Jamaica Kincaid
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"Shooting an Elephant"
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George Orwell
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What is the connection of By Any Other Name to Romeo and Juliet?
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They both examine the insignificance of a name -By any other name would smell as sweet *Character still same
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How does the significance of name differ between Premila and Santha?
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Premila-->Sees significance *Tries to conform to name Santha-->Doesn't think a name defines a person *Able to maintain identity through changes
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What was swifts POV in A modest proposal
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Parents are English, lived in Dublin -Caught in between *Makes us more sympathetic
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Why is it significant that he points out that an American suggested the idea?
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Implies the savagery of Americans -Writing for British audience
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What is the significance of the subtitle of a modest proposal?
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Poor children as a burden to their parents or country -Suspicious
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How is the word "humbly" used ironically in A Modest Proposal?
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Humbly -Completely opposite *Satirically understated -Like "modest"
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How does his persona as the projector help convince us?
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-Sounds educated -Knowledgeable *Has read other proposals
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How does Swift use emotional appeal?
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-Describing the state of Dublin -BABIES
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How does Swift use ethical appeal?
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-Educated, trustworthy -Compared to others projectors -Intention *Page 11--"But my intention...charity in the streets"
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How does Swift use logical appeal?
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Factors and numbers -number of babies *30,000 maintain own child
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What are some examples of irony in A Modest Proposal?
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-Eat babies while christening your own baby -Will prevent abortions which "murder children"--but exactly what he wants to do
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Irony
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A literary device involving contradiction
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Verbal Irony
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Discrepancy between what is said and what is true
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Dramatic irony
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When the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
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Situational irony
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Discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs
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How is the projector two-headed?
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-Cocky *He is the only one that can help -Caring, not in for glory *Wants to benefit all
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What does the idea of "breeders" do in a modest proposal?
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-Animals, no emotionality -Handmaid's tale
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How is the society proposed by swift a dystopia?
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-Cease to have economic problems -Obvious harsh conditions
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How does the persuasive structure of A Modest Proposal add to its satirical tone?
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-Form like tone is satire of actual "projector's proposal"
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What allows Swift to encompass English and irish views?
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He attacks both sides
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What is the main purpose of "By Any Other Name"?
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People need to value what is important to them rather than accepting the common view.
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Themes of "By Any Other Name"
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-Discrimination is powerful -One's name is not one's identity -Preserving self-identity and value
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Compare the level of intimidation between Premila and Santha?
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Premila-->"Less easily intimidated" -Holds her own against teacher -Not easily swayed Santha-->Tiny Voice
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How old are the sisters?
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Santha-->5 1/2 Premila-->8
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Which sister in BAON is more static?
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Santha-->Static -She "understood" from the beginning -Sep from Cynthia Premila-->Dynamic -Headstrong, then conforming (sandwiches, ayah) then rejects it again
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What is an example of Santha's free-spiritedness?
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When she is playing with the cook's son
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How could Premila and Santha be considered the two sides of Santha?
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Conflicted -Herself now--two sides--not as naive -Able now to compartmentalize, and put parts of herself in P and S
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What are examples of foils in the essays?
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Premila and Santha -Opposites -Able to determine one's actions from the other
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What is the structural significance of the start of BAON?
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"In media res" -We don't know background * Doesn't matter, new name -More interesting this way (hook)
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How do descriptions of Indian items differ from descriptions of English items in BAON?
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Indian -Rich, colorful, cultural English -Bland, strange
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Describe the school building they attended.
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Indian design, British inside -Doesn't fit, doesn't really function -Still Indian-->Can't change that
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In BAON, the differences are always implied as either..?
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Better or worse
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What is an example of touch in BAON?
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Hand-->Little Girl-->Connection "Lightly touched my arm" *Carful
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What is an example of sound in BAON?
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Fans whispering -Behind back -Outsiders, secrets
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What is an example of taste in BAON?
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Tons of food )Indian) -Flavorful, culture<--In depth description *Opposed to sandwiches (not described)
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What is an example of sight in BAON?
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Dress (cotton)-->out of place -vs. silk Indian dress White room--Perfection
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What is an example of smell in BAON?
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Jasmine
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Why doesn't Santha know what an apple is?
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Not part of her culture -Doesn't eat--Doesn't matter to her
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Isolated vs. provincial
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Isolated-->Seen, chose to be narrow (English) Provincial-->Hadn't seen anything, unopposed (Indian)
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How is the prejudice in BAON subtle?
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-Install idea in minds that English views and ways are better *are never explicit -Infects everyone-->causes change
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What is the significance of the lizard?
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Santha watches the lizard (because she is bored) -Sees it as strange, and unknown *Just as foreign as her teacher and the English
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Rhetoric
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The way language is being used (styles)
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Diction
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Word choice
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Syntex
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Word order
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What does a descriptive essay include?
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Evocative details -Relevant-->Theme/Meanign
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Descriptive vs Story
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Descriptive-->Tone, style (rhetorical strategies) Story-->Characterization, symbols, allusions (tangible
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What is the "mental picture" of Antigua?
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Odd little word (peaceful yet isolated) -[Felt deeper->You have to look] -Sounds good when you're listening to it
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What are the dual perspectives of Antigua
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Beautiful vs. TOO beautiful -More interesting, not stagnant
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Tone
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Writer's attitude towards the subject
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Style
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Creating message
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Conflict
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Problem presented -Man vs Man -Man vs Himself -Man vs Society -Man vs Universe
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"Hideous Laughter"
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Shooting an elephant -Shows his hatred of when they humiliate him--PRIDE -Laughter (recurring)
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"Important enough to be hated"
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Shooting an elephant -Conflict *Hate BUT important >Which is better?
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"2000 wills pushing me"
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Shooting an elephant -Forced *FEELS forced
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"Safe" ways to protest
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-Powerless, only choice -Sounds like a kid (tripping, spitting, jeering)
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What is the tone of Shooting an Elephant
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-Understated, casual (not melodramatic) -Varied sentence structure *long description=>Short --Abrupt=>Back to reality
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What are some examples of irony in Shooting an Elephant?
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-He shoots elephants from pressure of Burmese *Europe supposed to be the power -Buddhists jeering *Supposed to be holy -Orwell as leader *Knows nothing about them *Young *Ill-educated
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Why did Orwell end his story the way he did?
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-Highlights conflict *How pride and self-consciousness altered his rationality -"Immediately afterwords" *Not his view now *Showing he had a different midset >He wants us to scorn him
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Which affected us more, BAON or SaE?
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Shooting an Elephant -2 perspectives -More Conflict *BAON-->conflict as background, forgotten *SaH-->Huge conflict, lingering guilt
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Parallelism
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Words, phrases, structure, ideas, or organization that work the same way in tandem EX: Real--Unreal "On Seeing England for the First Time"
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Where is there parallelism in "On Seeing England for the First Time"
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-Repeating England -Repeated sentence structure *Point out that her ideas are emersed in the reality she sees
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"Extremely not beautiful" "Unfavorable"
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-Countering what she's been taught -Change pace of reading
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"As surely they would be" (sent to heaven)
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-Sarcasm -They've been given so much--why not be given this too
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Why would she make herself seem so closed-minded?
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Points out the prejudice that is present on both sides -Not an article about the horror of the English
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What are the prejudices present in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
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Points out conceptual irony -Human concept of prejudice united with power *English -Is her prejudice more ok?--she is saying hes is dismissed as "personal opinion" -We usually only notice prejudice when its paired with power *We would be disgusted if this were instead white against black
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How is Kincaid commenting on humanity?
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She is drawing similarities among all humans -Same prejudice *Different power -Can't resist taking over someone else
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What is Swift's purpose?
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To call attention to the economic problems that existed in Dublin
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What is the tone of shooting an elephant?
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Conflicted -Constantly changing -Conflict of shooting and conflict between cultures (tone is more of his conflict)
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What is the difference between imperialism and colonialism?
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Controlling vs owning Colony-->Usually is somewhat dependent on another country Imperialism-->"Empire"
