circumlocution: roundabout or indirect way of speaking
classicism: adherence to such principles
cliche: a trite, stereotypical saying
climax: highest or most intense point in development or resolution of something
colloquialism: a word or phrase that is not formal & used in normal conversation
comedy: a play, movie. etc. of light or humorous character w/ a happy or humorous ending
conflict: to come into collision or disagreement
connotation: something suggested or implied by a word or expression
contrast: to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences
denotation: the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression
denouement: the final resolution of the intricacies of the plot, as of a drama or play
dialect: a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language
dialectics: the art or practice of logical discussion as employed in investigating the truth of a theory or opinion
dichotomy: division of two parts, kinds, etc.
diction: style of speaking or writing as dependent on the choice of words
didactic: intended for instruction; inclined to teach too much
dogmatic: asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner
elegy: a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
epic: noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
epigraph: an inscription, especially on a building, statue or the like
epitaph: a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at the site
epithet: any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actuated or attributed quality
euphemism: the substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt
evocative: tending to evoke
Monday, January 13, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
AP prep post 1: siddhartha
Question 1:
What is the relationship between the internal and exterior worlds of Siddhartha?
The interior world of Siddhartha is much more complicated in the beginning than the exterior. He thinks too much about what he should do with his lost mind when he could easily go back to his father in his exterior world.
Question 2:
How does enlightenment relate to or have to do with knowledge?
Enlightenment is a breakthrough of knowledge, to me. Whenever I feel enlightened, I feel refreshed and feel like I know things that I didn't previously understand.
Question 3:
1. In paragraph 2, the word “asceticism” is referring to Siddhartha’s
a. Failed undertakings.
b. Hedonism.
c. Repeated achievement of inner peace.
d. Prior religious experience.
e. Pious detachment from the physical world.
Question 4:
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose at the end of paragraph 3?
a. Show Siddhartha giving up on his search
b. Further explain Siddhartha’s worries about Govinda
c. To show Siddhartha’s confusion within himself
d. Show Siddhartha’s inability to communicate with those whom he meets
e. Reveal the resolute path that Siddhartha now seeks
Question 5:
1. Which figure of speech used in paragraph 1 helps to illustrate Siddhartha’s sudden standstill?
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Personification
e. Irony
What is the relationship between the internal and exterior worlds of Siddhartha?
The interior world of Siddhartha is much more complicated in the beginning than the exterior. He thinks too much about what he should do with his lost mind when he could easily go back to his father in his exterior world.
Question 2:
How does enlightenment relate to or have to do with knowledge?
Enlightenment is a breakthrough of knowledge, to me. Whenever I feel enlightened, I feel refreshed and feel like I know things that I didn't previously understand.
Question 3:
1. In paragraph 2, the word “asceticism” is referring to Siddhartha’s
a. Failed undertakings.
b. Hedonism.
c. Repeated achievement of inner peace.
d. Prior religious experience.
e. Pious detachment from the physical world.
Question 4:
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose at the end of paragraph 3?
a. Show Siddhartha giving up on his search
b. Further explain Siddhartha’s worries about Govinda
c. To show Siddhartha’s confusion within himself
d. Show Siddhartha’s inability to communicate with those whom he meets
e. Reveal the resolute path that Siddhartha now seeks
Question 5:
1. Which figure of speech used in paragraph 1 helps to illustrate Siddhartha’s sudden standstill?
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Personification
e. Irony
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
hacking my education
1. What do you want to know by the end of this course that you don't know now?
I want to know what I want to do with myself for college and be prepared to take it on.
2. What skills do you want to demonstrate on your blog?
I really want someone to see how important words are to me, if that makes any sense. I like writing down what I want and writing down what goes on in my head.
3. What experiences do you want to get under your belt before you graduate?
The experience of success in my final semester as a high school student. Being a senior is bittersweet. I want to be able to say that I did my best in this class and my other classes when I graduate.
I want to know what I want to do with myself for college and be prepared to take it on.
2. What skills do you want to demonstrate on your blog?
I really want someone to see how important words are to me, if that makes any sense. I like writing down what I want and writing down what goes on in my head.
3. What experiences do you want to get under your belt before you graduate?
The experience of success in my final semester as a high school student. Being a senior is bittersweet. I want to be able to say that I did my best in this class and my other classes when I graduate.
what's in this for me?
I've decided that this semester is going to be all about me and shaping myself as a graduating high school student. I want to be able to finish this year off the best I can without distractions, I just want to be happy with myself. I also want to decide where I want to go as far as having a career in the distant future. Figuring out what college fits me best is in the agenda as well. I am hoping that this English class will help me out with these things as I finish my senior year. I don't want to regret anything when I look back on my final semester.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Plato vs. Sartre
Most everyone would respond to an amazing discovery as excited, or wonder struck. Many people would feel proud, and feel a fresh, open mind to new possibilities at hand. But the prisoners in the cave of Plato's The Allegory of the Cave tell different.
The Allegory of the Cave's prisoners are to be told to not appreciate what else the world has to offer. No prisoner in the cave would believe it until they could see it, which they can't if they keep spending their lives looking at shadows and darkness. Estella from "No Exit" would react exactly the same. See, she didn't even believe that she was where she was. She was supposedly in hell, but she believed that she did nothing wrong. Estella and a prisoner don't believe anything unless it is made true and realistic to them.
So many people in the world don't believe or understand things until they have the most amount of proof they can get. Such as the prisoner, he won't understand anything about life and the world until he gets out of the cave. Estella wouldn't believe she was in hell until it actually appeared to be what everyone was telling her. Sometimes, seeing is believing.
DON'T WORRY I'M WORKING ON IT .
The Allegory of the Cave's prisoners are to be told to not appreciate what else the world has to offer. No prisoner in the cave would believe it until they could see it, which they can't if they keep spending their lives looking at shadows and darkness. Estella from "No Exit" would react exactly the same. See, she didn't even believe that she was where she was. She was supposedly in hell, but she believed that she did nothing wrong. Estella and a prisoner don't believe anything unless it is made true and realistic to them.
So many people in the world don't believe or understand things until they have the most amount of proof they can get. Such as the prisoner, he won't understand anything about life and the world until he gets out of the cave. Estella wouldn't believe she was in hell until it actually appeared to be what everyone was telling her. Sometimes, seeing is believing.
DON'T WORRY I'M WORKING ON IT .
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
My group and I are doing a collaborative literature analysis on Great Expectations. The other parts of the analysis are on Taylor, Hannah, Ian, Serena, Bailey, and Meghan's blogs.
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Dickens' tone is almost remorseful when he writes about Pip's viewing of his life.
"Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself." (p. 126)
"It was an unhappy life that I lived, and its one dominant anxiety never disappeared from my view." (p.324)
"The mournfulness of the place and time, and the great terror of this illusion, caused me to feel an indescribable awe as I came out between the open wooden gates where I had once wrung my hair after Estella had wrung my heart." (p.341)
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
Dickens' syntax/diction does change a bit when describing characters; he is a little more descriptive.
"A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head." (p.1-2)
3. Describe the author's tone. Include a minimum of three excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
Dickens' tone is almost remorseful when he writes about Pip's viewing of his life.
"Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself." (p. 126)
"It was an unhappy life that I lived, and its one dominant anxiety never disappeared from my view." (p.324)
"The mournfulness of the place and time, and the great terror of this illusion, caused me to feel an indescribable awe as I came out between the open wooden gates where I had once wrung my hair after Estella had wrung my heart." (p.341)
2. Does the author's syntax and/or diction change when s/he focuses on character? How? Example(s)?
Dickens' syntax/diction does change a bit when describing characters; he is a little more descriptive.
"A fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with no hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head." (p.1-2)
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