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42 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Syntax
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word order
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diction
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word choice
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tone
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authors attitude towards people, places, and events in a work
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Imagery
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word phrase or figure of speech
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Thyrhm
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pattern repetitions of sounds and pauses
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Author of Yellow Wallpaper
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Gilmans three great aunt
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Catherine Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Harriet Beecher stowe
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imagery
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collection of images within a literary work
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symbol
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something which is itself yet stands for something else
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The rest cure was developed
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Esweir Mitchell
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Formalist Perspective
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Emphasizes the form of a literary work to determine its meaning. Focuses on plot character setting diction imagery structure and POV
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tension and ambiguity
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tension - texts language reflect conflict and opposition
Ambiguity txts remain open to more than a single interpretation |
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Biographical Perspective
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examines all details of a writers life.
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Old Historicism
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context of background information necessary for understanding how literary works were perceived in their time
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New historicism
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how literary works reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written
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Psychological Criticism
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approaches a work of literature as the revelation of its authors mind and personality
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id
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storehouse of desire
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Superego
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representative of societal and parental standards of ethics and mortality
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Ego
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negotiator of between desires od the id and the control of the superego
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Sociological Criticism
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emphasizes the way power relations are played out in varying social forces and institutions
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Feminist perspective
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examines socail, economic, and cultural aspects of a work to reveal ideas about the role and influence of women
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Mythological Criticism
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Provide a universal story pattern that is regular among many cultures and times and places
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4 themes of Mythology
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Birth and Death, growing Up, Journey, Sex
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Structural Crit.
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Refers to the organization of a literary work
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Semiotics
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study of signs and systems: study of codes used to understand meanings
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noir influences
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french poetic realism 30s
Film traditions of German Expressionism |
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Noir Techniques
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low-key lighting
Complex narration unconventional use of time wide-angle cinematography |
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en el otro lado
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on the other side
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telenovela
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soap opera
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tu o nadie
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you or no one
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Arroyo
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creek,brook,stream
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La consentida
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princess
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mala suerte
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bad luck
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What city was Cisneros Born
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Chicago
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Theme discussed in regards to "Eleven"
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Coming of Age
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Why does the narrator of Eleven tell her teacher she doesnt want to wear the red sweater
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its not hers
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Who is the Author of this story?
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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YW:What specific mental illness is the story focus on
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Post-partum depression
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YW: narrators husband and proffesion
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John, physcian
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YW: what room does the narrator stay in>
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nursery thats been converted
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YW: What holiday takes place
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4th july
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YW: possible names given for the narrators maid
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Mary, jane, jenny
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