3 week test Flashcards
What Biblical examples show the importance of language?
Jesus is the Word
The Tower of Babel
Pentecost
God is the great communicator
Why should one study English grammar and literature?
To communicate effectively
What were the two main images in Psalm 23?
The Lord is my shepherd and cares for you
God is a host/provider
What was Wesley’s version of Psalm 23?
Rhymes and rhythms
What was David’s version of Psalm 23?
Prose
What was the purpose of Hepburn’s version of Psalm 23?
To connect with black urban youth
What are the five parts of a letter?
Heading, greeting, body, closing, signature
Who wrote “The Time Machine?”
H. G. Wells
Why is learning the eight parts of speech important?
Put words in categories to determine what they mean
What is a noun?
A word that describes a person, place, thing, idea, or concept
What is a verb?
A word that expresses action or state of being
What are adjectives?
Words used to modify a noun or pronoun
What is an adverb?
A word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What two questions do an adverb answer?
How?
To what extent?
What is a pronoun?
A word used in place of a noun or pronoun
What is a preposition?
Words that show the relationship of a noun or preposition to another word
What are conjunctions?
Connect words or group of words
What are interjections?
Words that express strong feeling or emotion
What are the Morlocks?
Degenerate humans that live underground
Very furry and have pinkish grey eyes
Steal the time machine
Eat the Eloi
What are the Eloi?
Cupidic humans that are small and indifferent to knowledge and kindness etc.
Look like victims of tuberculosis
Afraid of the dark
Eat fruit
Who is Weena?
A female Eloi that the Time Traveller saved from drowning
She follows him around and puts flowers in his pocket
She dies when the Time Traveller is fighting off the Eloi
Explain the Narrator.
He is one of the men to come to the dinner party. He believes the Time Traveller after seeing the machine disappear.
What is the white sphinx?
It is a big hollow statute in which the Morlocks hide the Time Machine, and from where the Time Traveller leaves that time
Who is the Time Traveller?
A scientist who invents a time machine and goes far into the future with it,
What is the palace of green porcelain?
An old museum made out of green porcelain in which the time traveler gets camphor, matches, and a lever.
How did this novel end?
The time traveller went into time again, and disappeared. The narrator thinks that goodness and kindness will continue forever.
Who are the main characters in the short stories we’ve read?
Rainsford - Most Dangerous Game - big game hunter, but will do what is right
General Zaroff – hunts people for the fun of it
Ivan - Gen. Zaroff’s assistant
The semi barbaric king - makes the arena
The semi barbaric princess - in love with a peasant, but might be willing to kill out of jealousy
Walter Mitty - daydreamer
Montresor - vengeful
Fortunato - stupid partier
Luchesi - wine tasting rival
Jess - kind man, but hates geese
Eliza - smart strong willed woman, Jess’s wife
Enoch - hired hand
What is an internal conflict?
A struggle that takes place within an individual
What is the name of the judge in The Pacing Goose?
Judge Pomeroy
How do you know that Walter Mitty is going from dreamland to real life?
Ellipses and conversation
What is an external conflict?
Individuals struggle against something outside themselves
What is suspense?
A quality that makes readers eager to know what happens next
What is foreshadowing?
Clues early in the story that hint at what will come later
What is climax?
The point of highest intensity in the story
The point that determines the outcome of the action
What is the resolution?
The final part of the story that settles the conflict
What is plot?
The sequence of events or actions in a story
What is dialogue?
Conversation
What is verbal irony?
A way of saying or writing one thing and meaning the direct opposite
What is dramatic irony?
The contrast between what a character believes and what readers know is true
What is characterization?
Revealing a character
What is first person point of view?
Using I, me, or my
What is the limited third person point of view?
Using he or she, but only from one character’s perspective
What the omniscient point of view?
It is third person, but can get into all the characters’ heads, along with things none of the characters know
