Chapter 6

Question 1

What does Frye say our imagination is a combination of?

Answer 1

Imagination is a combination of emotion intellect

Question 2

What is an example of a deliberate act of illusion that we must face everyday?

Answer 2

• propoganda
• alternative facts
• racism
• politics
• advertisements

Question 3

What does Frye say is the fundamental job of the imagination in “ordinary life”?

Answer 3

• to produce out of the society we have to live in a vision of society we want to live in
• comes into all conversation and practical life

Question 4

What is “social mythology”?

Answer 4

• persuades us to accept society’s standards
• imaginations substitute for literacy
• own folklore and convention
• cliches - bigotry (how we group and label)

Question 5

Explain the use of Jargon and Gobbledegook

Answer 5

• sound impersonal

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Question 6

Why us free speech important?

Answer 6

• To help articulate and create the world we want to live in
• bring change, reform, new ideas
• give voice to the less powerful

Question 7

What must we learn to have freedom of speech?

Answer 7

• no one is capable of free speech until they know how to use language
• study if lit is seen as elegant accomplishment

Question 8

If you do not know any “other worlds” what can you not understand?

Answer 8

What makes it change

Question 9

Where does the ideal world come from?

Answer 9

• the imagination

* the educated imagination helps us recognize social mythology put upon us

Question 10

The power in the human mind that contructs and builds is called what?

Answer 10

• the imagination

* need to always develop and improve

Question 11

The use of words revolves around what?

Answer 11

The constructive power language holds

Question 12

Summarize Frye’s work in 1 sentence

Answer 12

• study describes origin of diversity in human culture and language

Question 13

What is the mist important aspect of the educated imagination?

Answer 13

• everyone already speaks sane language, the language of the human experience

Question 14

What is first thing our imaginations have to do for us?

Answer 14

• as soon as we can handle words enough to read and write and talk is to fight to protect us from falling into illusions that society threatens us with

Question 15

Hat does “Vocation of eloquence” mean?

Answer 15

The importance of ability to utilize words as they are your key to free speech