He is a possible question from a future exam:
4) Discuss Lincoln's purpose in "The Gettysburg Address" and his "Second Inaugural Address". Give a summary of the "Emancipation Proclamation" and how its form reinforces it idea.
So as we read today you need to figure out Lincoln's purpose in his two speeches, "The Gettysburg Address" and his "Second Inaugural Address" and write these purposes out with examples from that text on your blog. (Each of these should be a paragraph).
Example - Abraham Lincoln's purpose in "The Gettysburg Address" is to...... This can be scene by his.... and .... He uses these examples to reinforce the idea that .....
Lastly, for Friday you need to summary the "Emancipation Proclamation".
Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Second Inaugural Address
Picarsque Novel: Usually a satirical novel which depicts in realistic detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who survives by his or her wits in a corrupt society.
Bildungsroman: A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological and intellectual development of a youthful main character.
Episodic Plot: A structure that features distinct episodes or a series of stories linked together by the same character. Huck Finn can be broken up into 8 or 9 episodes.
Romanticism:
Work of literature that deal with imagination, that represent ideals of life, these works often include fantastic adventure stories, spiritual connections with nature, gothic stories of the fantastic. Authors include: Sir Walter Scott, Fenimore Cooper, Poe.
Realism:
Works of literature that depict life and people as they really appear. Hence Realistic.
Themes include corruption of society as a whole, racism.
Anithero:
A protagonist who doesn't fit the traditional description of a hero.
Persona:
An assumed identity or character.
Satire:
A work of literature that uses irony and hyperbole to attack and mock some aspect of society as a way to promote social change.
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