Unit 4: Part 1 Literary Terms

Working with a partner, create an annotated filmography of such films.

Consider using various types of sources, including
• primary sources, or the poets' written works; and
• secondary sources, or books and articles about this era.

Consider using various types of sources, including
• primary sources, or the poets' written works; and
• secondary sources, or books and articles about this era.

Dialect is the language, and particularly the speech habits, of a specific social class, region, or group.

His mystical visions were based on a perception of archetypes—plot patterns, character types, or ideas with emotional power and widespread appeal.

Blake is perhaps less well known for his social commentary—his criticism of the ills caused by the Industrial Revolution and political tyranny.

Synonyms are words that share similar denotations, or dictionary definitions.

For each item below, explain how a context clue, or a hint from surrounding words, helps you identify the meaning of the italicized vocabulary word.

Prepare a three- to five-minute editorial speech in which you argue that using dialect is or is not a valuable literary technique.

Write an essay on "The Tyger" and "The Chimney Sweeper," applying an archetypal analysis to the former and a social analysis to the latter.

Change the perspective, and write a brief autobiography of a monster.

A phrase is a group of words that acts as one part of speech but that lacks a subject and a verb.

A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.

Subject-verb agreement means that you use a singular verb with a singular subject and a plural verb with a plural subject, even when a phrase or clause comes between the subject and verb.