Topic Test English 10

to guide the structure of sentences

She's confident that her daughter's attitude is the only reason she's not a genius.

dynamic

Eeyore is sad and doesn't know why.

The Old Grey Donkey, Eeyore, was a mopey and depressed loner. He thought too many negative thoughts, and sometimes he didn't even know where those thoughts came from. Eeyore needed friends to stop him from thinking too much, so it was good that Winnie-the-Pooh happened to run into him. Although Eeyore was glad to have an interruption, his gloomy nature prevented

the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.

Jing-mei starts out being excited and confident about her mother's plans for her. She believes that if she and her mother found the right kind of prodigy for Jing-mei, then Jing-mei would one day become a perfect child. As she begins losing hope, however, Jing-mei's character starts to change. Tired of constantly failing her mother's high expectations, she decides to set her own expectations, and she becomes willful, disobedient, and vocal. Ironically, her motivation throughout the story stays the same; she wants her mother to love and accept her. She knows she'll never be the type of girl her mother wants, so she resists her mother's wishes. Yet by doing the opposite of what her mother wants, Jing-mei still cannot feel that acceptance that she really wants

"Diary 33" has a confident and righteous tone. This tone helps the reader understand the personality or the voice of the author: she knows exactly what she's going to do and nothing is going to stop her. When she sees the little girl and the mother, her certainty is shaken. The tone also changes, becoming more unsure and less confident, which makes the reader aware of her moral dilemma. The imagery of the little girl and the crying mother helps the reader see how emotional the moral dilemma is for the author. In "Diary 24," the voice is informal and honest, which encourages the reader to trust the author. The tone ranges from sarcastic to frustrated, and the author addresses the audience as his equal.

internal conflict: character vs. self

Jing-mei asserts her will in the last fight over the piano lessons, which causes her mother to become angry because Suyuan thinks she has only good motivations. The way that Jing-mei "wins" is also bittersweet. She only wins the disagreement by bringing up her mother's lost children, which hurts her mother. This victory is hollow because Jing-mei doesn't get what she really wants: acceptance and love from her mother. That is why, nearly twenty years later, Jing-mei is still not over the piano incident. Her greatest fear is that her mother had given up on her. Although she is glad not to take piano lessons, Jing-mei's anguish is not due to her dislike of the piano. She is upset because she feels like her mom had set her up for failure.

Information is expressed indirectly.

indirect

A soldier must confront her fears in order to help her comrades conquer the enemy.

static

first person

judge the text based on syntax and diction

An internal conflict takes place within a character, but an external conflict takes place between a character and a group, a force of nature, or another character.

determined

It uses elements and devices more common in fictional stories.

the problem or problems characters face in a story ( dramatic struggle or clash between two or more forces in a story)