Me and answer correctly and you there are 2 questions
question 1
which of the following is not an important criterion for evaluating a work of poetry?
select one:
a. character development
b. the vividness of imagery
c. the poem’s emotional impact
d. word choices related to tone
question 2
which of the following distinguishes literary writing from informational or persuasive writing?
select one:
a. literary writers work harder than other kinds of writers to accomplish similar effects.
b. readers expect to have deeper emotional reactions to literary writing than to other types.
c. literary writers are not concerned about readers’ responses to their work--only how well the books sell.
d. literary writers are college graduates who know more about writing well than writers of information.

answer: character - representation of a person, place, or thing performing traditionally human activities or functions in a work of fiction

should be c or a for the first one..

protagonist - the character the story revolves around.

antagonist - a character or force that opposes the protagonist.

minor character - often provides support and illuminates the protagonist.

static character - a character that remains the same.

dynamic character - a character that changes in some important way.

characterization - the choices an author makes to reveal a character’s personality, such as appearance, actions, dialogue, and motivations.  

look for: connections, links, and clues between and about characters. ask yourself what the function and significance of each character is. make this determination based upon the character's history, what the reader is told (and not told), and what other characters say about themselves and others.

b or c or a for the 2nd one.

connotation - implied meaning of word. beware! connotations can change over time.

confidence/ arrogance

mouse/ rat

cautious/ scared

curious/ nosey

frugal/ cheap

denotation - dictionary definition of a word

made famous by the shake spearian sonnet, closest to the natural rhythm of human speech , often used in children’s rhymes and to with memorization, gives poem a hurried feeling

while i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

anapest - unstressed unstressed stressed

often used in classical greek or latin text, later revived by the romantics, then again by the beatles, often thought to create a heartbeat or pulse in a poem

picture yourself in a boat on a river,

with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.

the iamb stumbles through my books; trochees rush and tumble; while anapest runs like a hurrying brook; dactyls are stately and classical.

imagery - the author’s attempt to create a mental picture (or reference point) in the mind of the reader. remember, though the most immediate forms of imagery are visual, strong and effective imagery can be used to invoke an emotional, sensational (taste, touch, smell etc) or even physical response.

meter - measure or structuring of rhythm in a poem plot - the arrangement of ideas and/or incidents that make up a story

foreshadowing - when the writer clues the reader in to something that will eventually occur in the story; it may be explicit (obvious) or implied (disguised).

suspense - the tension that the author uses to create a feeling of discomfort about the unknown

conflict - struggle between opposing forces.

exposition - background information regarding the setting, characters, plot.

rising action - the process the story follows as it builds to its main conflict

crisis - a significant turning point in the story that determines how it must end

resolution/denouement - the way the story turns out.

point of view - pertains to who tells the story and how it is told. the point of view of a story can sometimes indirectly establish the author's intentions.

narrator - the person telling the story who may or may not be a character in the story.

first-person - narrator participates in action but sometimes has limited knowledge/vision.

second person - narrator addresses the reader directly as though she is part of the story. (i.e. “you walk into your bedroom.   you see clutter everywhere and…”)

third person (objective) - narrator is unnamed/unidentified (a detached observer). does not assume character's perspective and is not a character in the story. the narrator reports on events and lets the reader supply the meaning.

omniscient - all-knowing narrator (multiple perspectives). the narrator knows what each character is thinking and feeling, not just what they are doing throughout the story.   this type of narrator usually jumps around within the text, following one character for a few pages or chapters, and then switching to another character for a few pages, chapters, etc. omniscient narrators also sometimes step out of a particular character’s mind to evaluate him or her in some meaningful way.

setting - the place or location of the action.   the setting provides the historical and cultural context for characters.

this should find you answers : )

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