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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Who wrote “The Vagabond”?

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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What are the themes of “The Vagabond”?

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adventure, simplicity, nature, contentment, exploration

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What is the central idea that gives a work meaning?

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theme

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4
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What is what the author seeks to communicate?

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the message

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5
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Who were the people in Acts 17 that would search the Scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was Biblically accurrate?

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the Boreans; the people from Borea

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What are the themes of “Sonnet 19: On His Blindness”?

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human frailty, loss, service

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Who wrote “Sonnet 19: On His Blindness”?

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John Milton

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What type of background is the large-scale events that surround the writing of a work?

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historical background

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What type of background relates to the customs, habits, and ways of thinking as well as the artistic and literary characteristics specific to a group in which a work was written?

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cultural background

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10
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What is an example of historical background?

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade”; because he was commemorating actual people

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What is an example of cultural background?

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William Wordsworth’s “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”; without knowing the cultural background, one may think that he was praising London for it’s beauty when he was actually praising nature for making London beautiful

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What type of background is the life experiences of an author and is the most common influence on an author’s work?

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biographical background

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13
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What is the theme of from “Sonnet 26: I Lived with Visions for my Company”?

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the inferior satisfaction of imagined companions

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What is a movement that hailed nature over civilization that William Wordsworth was a leader in?

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Romanticism

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What is a way to analyze literature by using specific evidence in a text to draw conclusions about the text?

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Close reading.

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16
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What is the place and time the work takes place?

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Setting

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17
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Who are those who drive the action of the plot?

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Characters

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18
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What is the use of words that appeal to the senses?

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Imagery

19
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What is an express comparison of unlike things using the word like or as?

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Simile

20
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What is an implied comparison in which one thing is described in terms of another?

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Metaphor

21
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What is an item or character which represents something else - often a bigger idea or an intangible concept?

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Symbol

22
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What is a comparison in which human qualities are given to an inanimate object or animal?

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Personification

23
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What is the perspective from which a story is told?

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Point of view

24
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What is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; the difference between what a character or speaker says and what the text reveals?

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Irony

25
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Name some examples of point of view.

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First person, second person, third person limited or omniscient

26
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What are some examples of irony?

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Verbal, situational, dramatic

27
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What is the writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward his subject?

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Tone

28
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What is the response which the writer intends from his readers?

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Mood

29
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What are the themes in “In which a Slight Glimpse is had of San Francisco”?

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Adventure, organization vs. chaos, honor

30
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What work are these lines from, “‘The election of a general-in-chief, no doubt?’ asked Mr. Fogg.
‘No, sir; of a justice of the peace.’”

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In which a Slight Glimpse in had of San Francisco

31
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Who wrote “The Gift to Sing”?

A

James Weldon Johnson

32
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What are the themes of “The Gift to Sing”?

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suffering, persistence, hope

33
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What are the lines “No nights are dark, no days are long, / While in my heart there swells a song, / And I can sing.” from?

A

The Gift to Sing

34
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What is a long, narrative poem in elevated style which presents characters and actions of heroic proportions?

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epic

35
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What are the themes of “The Epic of Gilgamesh”?

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eternal life, mortality

36
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In Babylonian mythology, who was the sole survivor of the flood who gained immortality because of his survival?

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Utnapishtim

37
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What is the repeating of words of phrases to communicate meaning or to create an effect?

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repetition

38
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What is a direct or indirect hint at an event that will take place in the future, often composed of other literary elements such as imagery, symbolism, or dialogue?

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foreshadowing

39
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Why couldn’t Gilgamesh achieve everlasting life?

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because it wasn’t his destiny, his destiny was to be a great king

40
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What are these lines from: “Men will say, ‘Who has ever ruled with might and with power like him?’”?

A

The Search for Everlasting Life

40
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What are these lines from: “How can I be silent, how can I rest? He is dust and I shall die also and be laid in the earth forever”?

A

The Search for Everlasting Life

41
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Who was the man who followed Fogg around the world?

A

Detective Fix

42
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Who wrote, “In which a Slight Glimpse is had of San Francisco”?

A

Jules Verne

43
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What is Jules Verne’s nationality?

A

he is French

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