Unit 1 Narrative Unit 4 Unit 5More Unit 5 Literarypedia II

A chronological, first hand account

NARRATIVE

Autobiographical, graphic, and addressed the immorality of slavery

Slave Narrative

What was the purpose of a slave narrative? ***Are they 100% true?***

To enlighten and change public attitudes. And, no, they cannot be trusted as undeniably true!

A factual, chronological story of an event. The people and places are true, but it is written as a story.

Historical Narrative

Name two authors of Slave Narratives

Harriet Jacobs Frederick Douglass Olaudah Equiano

Ambrose Bierce used a literary technique that presents a character’s thoughts as if they were coming directly from the character’s mind.

Stream of Consciousness

In the “Gettysburg Address,” Abraham Lincoln used a literary technique to emphasive certain concepts: …we cannot consecrate, …we cannot dedicate

Parallelism

This movement tried to depict life accurately by showing ordinary people suffering the harsh realities of life.

Realism

This movement, which is based on Realism, shows we cannot control natural forces.

Naturalism

Why was Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour,” was considered daring in the 19 th century?

It showed America the changing role of women in society.

A literary movement where writers captured the alienation, loss and despair of Americans between the First and Second World Wars.

Modernism

Name three writers of the Modernist Period

William Faulkner F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway

Name three characteristics of the Imagist Movement

1. Poets presented the essence of objects, people or incidents. 2. Japanese and Chinese influence , short period during WWI

DOUBLE JEOPARDY Name 3 Imagist Poets

Amy Lowell William Carlos William Ezra Pound

What are the themes of The Great Gatsby?

1. The American Dream 2. Old Money versus New Money 3. People hiding from their past

Dr. T.J Eckleberg is an example of Fitzgerald using this literary device.

Symbolism

Nick Carraway tells us the story of Gatsby after Gatsby is already dead. By doing this, Fitzgerald is using this literary technique.

Flashback

During what cultural revolution did African Americans begin writing and creating works of art that celebrated their racial identity for the first time?

Harlem Renaissance

Why does Annie Poole hide her son’s killer in “Sanctuary”?

To protect him from the racist white society.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY Annie Poole protecting her son’s murderer is an example of

Irony!

Writers who use specific geographic areas, especially their home, as setting are what type of writers?

Regional

What type of characters are bizarre because of an obsession that has resulted from an emotional problem?

Grotesque

What literary movement emerged during the 1960s and brought attention to female cultural roles and acheivements, as well as social and political rights?

Feminism

A short literary sketch

Vignette

Give an example of a vignette we’ve read.

Any story from The Things They Carried, …also The Bluest Eye!