What is a literary strategy?

Anything the author uses to convey meaning.

What are literary elements?

The “big-picture” lit. strategies that extend throughout the entire work.

What general statement about human behavior can you write a thematic analysis on using Of Mice and Men?

The loneliness of human existence OR impossibility of the American dream

Based on the last question, what is unstructured about poetry?

Poetry is a medium of literature that uses aesthetics: meter or rhyme.

What are literary devices?

The "small-picture" strategies that together convey meaning.

What is the "prose" in a prose passage? What does prose mean?

Prose refers to a literary medium that is long & structured unlike poetry.

What is a thematic anaysis?

Connect the task to theme which is a general statement about human behavior

Examples of literary devices?

Metaphors, allusions, personification, imagery

The task you have to accomplish for the prompts varies depending on if it is a Q1/Q2/Q3. However, for all 3 you must:

Analyze how the writer crafted meaning in the text by using lit. strategies

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1
The author can convey meaning through theme, character motivations, setting, figurative language, and of course, tone.
True
False
2
What is a literary strategy?
Anything the author uses to convey the theme.
Anything the author uses to convey meaning.
Anything the writer uses to convey character motivations.
Anything the author uses to convey tone.
3
What are literary elements?
The strategies that focus on figurative language, like similes and syntax.
The strategies that focus on individual words and sentences.
The “big-picture” lit. strategies that extend throughout the entire work.
The “big-picture” lit. strategies that extends thru/out a portion of a work
4
The Q1 deals with an analysis of poetry.
False
True
5
What general statement about human behavior can you write a thematic analysis on using Of Mice and Men?
The loneliness of human existence OR artificiality of society
The importance of religion OR impossibility of the American dream
The loneliness of human existence OR impossibility of the American dream
The brutality of society OR inevitability of death
6
Based on the last question, what is unstructured about poetry?
Poetry is a medium of literature that relies on grammar.
Poetry is a medium of literature that uses aesthetics: meter or rhyme.
Poetry always uses rhythmic structures, like rhyme and meter.
Poetry usually has zero structure. The poet just writes freely w/o strategy
7
Another way to say literary strategies is literary techniques.
True
False
8
What are literary devices?
The "big-picture" strategies that together convery meaning. Like setting,
The "small-picture" strategies that together convey meaning.
9
What is the "prose" in a prose passage? What does prose mean?
Prose refers to a literary medium that is long & structured like articles.
Prose refers to a literary medium that is long & structured unlike poetry.
Prose refers to a literary medium that is unstructured like poetry.
Prose refers to a literary medium that is unstructured like articles.
10
The Q3 prompts fall into patterns or categories.
True
False
11
Every FRQ has a stable/unchanging prompt with a "task" or a job you have to accomplish when writing your essay response.
True
False
12
What is a thematic anaysis?
Connect the task to syntax which is a gen statement about human behavior
Connect the task to tone which is a general statement about human behavior
Connect the task to theme which is a general statement about human behavior
Connect the task to purpose which is a gen statement about human behavior
13
What are the 2 categories literary strategies can be divided into?
Literary elements and techniques.
Literary elements and tone.
Literary elements and figurative language
Literary elements and devices.
14
Examples of literary devices?
Character, symbolism, imagery, setting
Metaphors, allusions, personification, imagery
Character, plot, motif, allegory, setting
Tone, theme, human condition
15
The Q3 prompt needs to be answered by completing the task AND adding a thematic analysis.
False
True
16
The task you have to accomplish for the prompts varies depending on if it is a Q1/Q2/Q3. However, for all 3 you must:
Analyze how the writer crafted meaning in the text by using lit. strategies
Analyze how the writer crafted meaning in their text by using lit. devices
Analyze how the writer crafted meaning in their text by using lit. elements
Analyze how the writer crafted meaning in their text by using lit. prose
17
The Q3 deals with an analysis of a major work. Such as novels, novellas, plays, and epic poems.
True
False
18
The Q2 deals with an analysis of a prose passage.
False
True
19
Literary strategies (although they can be anything, like the color red, or a fountain) can be divided into 2 categories.
True
False

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