Master Piece

1. What am I passionate about?  What do I want to do?
   -I am passionate about many things in my life but I'd have to say music is my favorite thing. I want to start my life in the winery business until I can establish myself well enough to have a vineyard slash music venue that helps promote local talents and also have big shows.

2. How can I use the tools from last semester (and the Internet in general)?
   -I can use collaboration by talking to people who are in this type of business already and ask them how they got there and many other questions. I can use the Internet to reach out to these people also if I can't reach them in person, any conversation can help you connect dots.

3.   What will I need to do in order to "feel the awesomeness with no regrets" by June?
   - To me honestly not a lot, I just wanna know I did alright on the AP test and that I'm graduating. Also I wanna make sure I keep exploring options of how I can get to where I want to be.

4.  What will impress/convince others (both in my life and in my field)?
   I think the thing that will impress the people in my industry most is GREAT wine, GREAT music, and GREAT food. It can be very hard and expensive to get all these things going and it takes many connections so I think I need to start reaching out and making more connections.

5.  How will I move beyond 'What If' and take this from idea --> reality?
   -I wish I could say it would be as easy as getting a degree and my job is already established but I have to work from the bottom to the top. I'm gonna have to earn money and get loans before I can even start my business but I'm sure after a lot of hard I can get it running.

6. Who will be the peers, public, and experts in my personal learning network?
   - What I love more then anything is I'm not in this alone. I have friends going into viticulture that would love to help me start a business like I want and it will make it a lot easier with their help. This is one of the things that makes me excited for the future.

Lit. Terms #5

1. parallelism-When the writer establishes similar patterns of grammatical structure and length. For instance, "King Alfred tried to make the law clear, precise, and equitable." The previous sentence has parallel structure in use of adjectives. However, the following sentence does not use parallelism: "King Alfred tried to make clear laws that had precision and were equitable."
2. parody-A parody imitates the serious manner and characteristic features of a particular literary work in order to make fun of those same features.
3. pathos-In its rhetorical sense, pathos is a writer or speaker's attempt to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience--usually a deep feeling of suffering, but sometimes joy, pride, anger, humor, patriotism, or any of a dozen other emotions.
4. pedantry- an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
5. personification- a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animasl, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions
6. plot- The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction. In order for a plot to begin, some sort of catalyst is necessary.
7. poignant-evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
8. point of view- The way a story gets told and who tells it. It is the method of narration that determines the position, or angle of vision, from which the story unfolds.
9. postmodernism-A general (and often hotly debated) label referring to the philosophical, artistic, and literary changes and tendencies after the 1940s and 1950s up to the present day. We can speak of postmodern art, music, architecture, literature, and poetry using the same generic label.
10. prose-Any material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry.
11. protagonist-The main character in a work, on whom the author focuses most of the narrative attention.
12. pun-A play on two words similar in sound but different in meaning.
13. purpose-the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
14. realism-the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it accordingly.
15. refrain-stop oneself from doing something.
16. requiem-a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead.
17. resolution-A French word meaning "unknotting" or "unwinding," denouement refers to the outcome or result of a complex situation or sequence of events, an aftermath or resolution that usually occurs near the final stages of the plot.
18. restatement-A revised statement
19. rhetoric-he art of persuasive argument through writing or speech--the art of eloquence and charismatic language.
20. rhetorical question-a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
21. rising action-The rising action of a story is the series of events that begin immediately after the exposition (introduction) of the story and builds up to the climax.
22. romanticism-a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.
23. satire-the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
24. scansion-the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm.
25. setting- the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Lit. Terms #4

1. Interior monologue: A piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts.

2. Inversion: Reversal of the normal order of words typically for rhetorical effect.

3. Juxtaposition: The fact of two things being seen our place close together with contrasting effect.

4. Lyric: Expressing the riders emotions usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.

5. Magical realism: A literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.

6. Extended Metaphor: Can go on first sentences or even a paragraph.

Controlling: A symbolic story used in a poem.

Mixed: A combination of two or more incompatible metaphors; produces a ridiculous effect.

7. Metonymy: The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjuct for that of the thing meant.

8. Modernism: modern character or quality of thought, expression or technique.

9. Monologue: A long speech by want to actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.

10. Mood: A temporary stay of mind or feeling.

11. Motif: A decorated designer pattern.

12. Myth: A traditional story one concerning the early history of the people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

13. Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events.

14. Narrator: A person who narrates something; a character who recounts the events of a novel.

15. Naturalism: A style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail.

16. Novelette/novella: A short novel or long short story.

17. Omniscient point of view: One who can see and report everything. Has awareness.

18. Onomatopoeia: The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

19. Oxymoron : A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

20. Pacing: A single step taken when walking or running.

21. Parable: A simple story used to illustrate amoral of spiritual lesson.

22. Paradox: A statement or proposition that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable or self-contradictory.

Lit Terms #2

1. 1.circumlocution- a roundabout speech or writing in which many words are used but a few would have served.
   Ex.  I would have been to school on time but time just moves so quickly and it's so difficult to keep track of; time just never stops and keeps moving and moving.
    
2. classicism- art, literature, and music reflecting the principles of Ancient Greece amd Rome tradition. Ex. Shakespeare, Dante, and Dickens.
    
3. cliche- a phrase or situation overused within society. Ex. Opposites attract!
    
4. climax- the decisive point in a narrative or drama. Ex. The climax in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo challenges Tybalt to a duel.
    
5.  colloquialism- folksy speech, slang words. Ex. Y'all wana mosey on over for a gander?
    
6. comedy- originally a nondramatic literary piece of work that was marked by a happy ending; now a term to describe a ludicrous, farcical, or amusing event designed to provide enjoyment or produce smiles and laughter.
   Ex.  Mid Summer Nights Dream
    
7. conflict-  struggle or problem in a story causing tension.
   Ex.  Hamlet has the internal conflict of how to avenge his father's death.
    
8. connotation-  implicit meaning, going beyond dictionary definition.
   Ex.  Pushy refers to someone loud-mouthed and irritating.
    
9.  contrast-  a rhetorical device by which one element is thrown into opposition to another for the sake of emphasis or clarity.
   Ex.   Black and white.
    
10. denotation-  plain dictionary definition.
    Ex.  Definition: statement of the exact meaning of a word.
     
11. denouement-  loose ends tied up in a story after the climax, closure, conclusion.
    Ex.  The denouement in Great Expectations is Pip and Estella's marriage.
     
12. dialect-  the language of a particular district.
    Ex.  Mark Twain uses dialect in a lot of his stories.
     
13. dialectics-  formal debates usually over e nature of truth.
     
14. dichotomy-  split or break between two opposing things.
    Ex.  Nature versus nurture.
     
15. diction-  the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
    Ex.  The Adventures of Hucklebery Finn and Hamlet have very distinct diction choices. didactic-  having to do with the transmission of information.
    Ex.  Teachers have a very didactic profession.
     
16. dogmatic-  rigid in beliefs and principles.
    Ex.  Perhaps we are all being a bit to dogmatic.
     
17. elegy-  a mournful, melancholy poem, especially a fimeral song or lament for the dead.
    Ex. “With the farming of a verse/Make a vineyard of the curse,/Sing of human unsuccess/In a rapture of distress;/In the deserts of the heart/Let the healing fountain start,/In the prison of his days/Teach the free man how to praise.” - "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" by W. H. Auden 
     
18. epic-  a long narrative poem unified by a hero who reflects the customs, morals, and aspirations of his nation or race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits.
    Ex.  Beowulf 
     
19. epigram-  witty aphorism
    Ex.  "Little strokes/Fell great oaks." - Benjamin Franklin
     
20. epitaph-  any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone.
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22. Epithet-  a short, descriptive name or phrase that insults someone's character.
    Ex.  You have pushed me in a delicate corner.
     
23. euphemism-  the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
    Ex.  Seed away instead of dieded.
     
24. evocative-  a calling forth of memories and sensations.
    Ex.  Evocative of the period was very stylish.

Lit Terms #3

 1. Exposition: A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

2. Expressionism: The style of painting music or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the in the external world.

3. Fable: A short story typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

4. Fallacy: A mistaken belief especially one based on unsound argument.

5. Falling action: The events of a drama after the climax but before the denouement.

6. Farce: A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations. 

7. Figurative language: Expressing ideas indirectly.

8. Flashback: A scene in a movie novel etc. set anytime earlier than the main story.

9. Foil: Prebend something considered Brownmoore undesirable from succeed.

10. Folk tale: A story originating in popular culture typically passed on by word-of-mouth.

11. Foreshadowing: A warning or indication of a future event.

12. Free verse: Poetry that does not Rymer have a regular meter.

13. Genre: A category of artistic composition as a music or literature characterized by similarities and form, style.

14. Gothic tale: A genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and Romance. 

15. Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

16. Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language especially in a literary work.

17. Implication: The conclusion that can be drawn from something although not explicitly stated.

18. Incongruity: The state of being incongruous or out of keeping.

19. Inference: A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reason.

20. Irony: Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies opposite, typically for humorous effect.