English mid-term 12/19/19

Question 1

Define cacophony

Answer 1

The use of words that are harsh or dissonant in sound

Question 2

define conceit

Answer 2

comparison that draws a striking parallel between two dissimilar things

Question 3

define imagery

Answer 3

words or phrases that create an impression

Question 4

define metaphor

Answer 4

the stated or implied equivalence of two things

Question 5

what is the tenor of a metaphor

Answer 5

The origonal subject being described

Question 6

what is the vehicle of an object

Answer 6

the image that the tenor is being compared to

Question 7

define allegory

Answer 7

it is an extended metaphor

Question 8

define metonynym

Answer 8

when a related thing stands for itself

Question 9

give 1 example of a metonynym

Answer 9

The long wave of blue and stell moves uneasily

Question 10

define paradox

Answer 10

It is a seeming contradiction

Question 11

give 1 example of a paradox

Answer 11

He that come after me is preferred before me

Question 12

define pun

Answer 12

words that are identical in sound but different in meaning

Question 13

define simile

Answer 13

metaphor using the words: like, as, as if

Question 14

define synecdoche

Answer 14

when a part stands for a whole

Question 15

give an example of a synecdoche

Answer 15

And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us

Question 16

Give 3 functions of imaginative comparison

Answer 16

They draw out the readers emotion
They add depth to the writers message
They provide symmetry to the writers message

Question 17

Does The spider and the wasp use ‘‘Imaginative ‘‘Comparison

Answer 17

No, it is not the type to use it

Question 18

The Nightingale and the Glowworm is an example of_______

Answer 18

Allegory

Question 19

What is the Imaginative Comparison in ‘‘What Stumped The Bluejays’’

Answer 19

Personification

Question 20

In ‘‘Mother To son’’, what is the theme

Answer 20

Sometimes life can be rough, but you have to push harder and keep trying

Question 21

What is the theme and Imaginative Comparison in ‘‘Mother To Son’’

Answer 21

The author uses dialect and the theme is Even though life is difficult, you should never stop trying, The Mothers life was never a ‘‘Crystal stair’’, but she never started to give up, her stair was more old and frail, so she made it stronger by trying harder

Question 22

What is the theme in The Souls Dark Cottage

Answer 22

They compare death to a crossing of the river

Question 23

The Windows is an example of______

Answer 23

Conceit

Question 24

In John 1, what are the metaphors used for Christ

Answer 24

The Lamb, The Light, and The Lord

Question 25

Define Alliteration

Answer 25

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Question 26

Give an example of Alliteration

Answer 26

First and Fierce, Star and Sprang

Question 27

Define Antithesis

Answer 27

A rhetorical device that that uses parallelism in two of the same phrases to show their different meanings

Question 28

Define Assonance

Answer 28

The repetition of similar vowel sounds

Question 29

Give an example of assonance

Answer 29

dAshed, mAdley, At

Question 30

define Caesura

Answer 30

A pause in the middle of a line in poetry caused by a punctuation

Question 31

define Chiasmus

Answer 31

Two phrases, clauses or sentences in which the second reverses the elements of the first

Question 32

Define Consonance

Answer 32

The repetition of terminal consonance sounds and internal consonance that create extra emphasis on the world

Question 33

Give an example of a consonance

Answer 33

Face and begs, the C sounds like the S

Question 34

Define Enjambent

Answer 34

A poetic device when lines flow past the end of one verse line to the next

Question 35

Define Meter

Answer 35

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 36

What 2 things do you need to describe a particular meter

Answer 36

You need the poetic foot and how many times it appears in the line

Question 37

Define rhetorical question

Answer 37

A question asked not to recieve information, but to achieve affect

Question 38

Most techniques for organizing sound and syntax are based on _________ and _________

Answer 38

Parallelism and Repetition

Question 39

What are 3 effects of organizing sound and syntax

Answer 39

To clarify ideas in the text To set a particular mood in the work To emphasize important parts of the text

Question 40

Patterned repetition of sound, syntax, and thought is more common in _________ than prose

Answer 40

Poetry

Question 41

Meter effects the _______ of a poem

Answer 41

Mood

Question 42

What technique do the characters use in the structure of the poem in ''Who has seen the Wind''

Answer 42

Parallelism

Question 43

What is the theme in ''The Grasshopper And the Cricket''

Answer 43

Poetry provides relief in lifes hardship

Question 44

Keats uses _________ to add to the flow of his lines

Answer 44

Enjambment

Question 45

The grasshopper and the cricket ___________

Answer 45

parallelism

Question 46

What is the meter in ''March for a One Man Band''

Answer 46

It shifts randomly between iambic and anapestic. It throws off the readers rythem and adds chaos to the one man band

Question 47

Why does crane use sound devices in the story

Answer 47

He uses it because it affects the mood of the story. He uses descriptions of the battle lines. He uses cacophony, which brings the battle to life

Question 48

In ''Winter Ocean'', What impression of the ocean do the rythem and sounds give the reader

Answer 48

It creates a solid and choppy sound that evokes a kind of blustering energy

Question 49

Winter is not an example of Euphony T/F

Answer 49

False

Question 50

What was the extended metaphor in ''I Have A Dream''

Answer 50

It explains the freedoms and oppertunities that denied African Americans was based on the image of a check and a bank

Question 51

''I have a Dream'' and '' Let Freedom Ring'' are examples of _________ and _________

Answer 51

technique and anaphora

Question 52

Define allusion

Answer 52

It is a refernce within a work of literature, a person place or thing

Question 53

Allusions often overlap with___________

Answer 53

Imaginative Comparison

Question 54

Allusions contribute to a works _____ or _____

Answer 54

mood or tone

Question 55

Allusions are based primarily on _____________

Answer 55

Shared knowledge

Question 56

Allusions sometimes make use of ______

Answer 56

symbols

Question 57

define atmosphere

Answer 57

The mood or emotion that the reader is supposed to share with the character

Question 58

Define persona

Answer 58

The character created by the author to tell the story

Question 59

Define symbol

Answer 59

Person place or thing that conveys a less fixed meaning

Question 60

Difference between symbol and imaginative comparison

Answer 60

Symbols suggest a range of manings and relatonships, whereas imaginative comparisons are generally more direct and restricted in meaning

Question 61

Literary symbols can connect several ________ in a work

Answer 61

Themes

Question 62

Objects or persons in allegory do not always qualify as symbols T/F

Answer 62

True

Question 63

Symbols in a literary work are usually connected to a works ______

Answer 63

Theme

Question 64

Define tone

Answer 64

The attitude of the author toward his or her subject

Question 65

What was kittys nickname and why in ''Cupids Arrow''

Answer 65

She was being compared to a godess named Diana, it is a compliment toward her beauty, and archery

Question 66

What is the theme/thesis in ''Outta My Way Grandpa''

Answer 66

people should compete for their own benefit, not because they want to win a prize

Question 67

The Authors allusion in ''Outaa My Way Grandpa'' help the author create a _______ atmosphere

Answer 67

Humerous

Question 68

What is the biblical allusion in ''Progress of Posey''?

Answer 68

Moses smiting the rock to bring forth water

Question 69

In ''Progress of Posey'', what does the fount symbolize

Answer 69

`artistic inspiration

Question 70

What is the atmospher in ''Progress of Posey''

Answer 70

Fatalistic

Question 71

What is the theme in ''Molly, maggy, milly, and may''

Answer 71

Our choices in life reveals something about our character, each girl finds something which reveals something about her

Question 72

What are the symbols in ''Molly, maggy, milly, and may''

Answer 72

A shell, a starfish, a crab, and a stone

Question 73

What is the primary symbol in ''Afterglow''

Answer 73

A sunset

Question 74

Afterglow discusses what?

Answer 74

How humans deal with endings

Question 75

What is the primary conflict in ''The Mask Of the Red Death''

Answer 75

External | prospero vs red death

Question 76

How does the resolution convey the theme of ''Mask Of A Red Death''

Answer 76

Prospero and his followers symbolize humanity and they cannot defeat the Red Death, which means humans cannot escape death

Question 77

What is the atmospher of ''The Listeners''

Answer 77

It is a mystery

Question 78

Who does the traveler symbolize in ''The Listeners''

Answer 78

The traveler symbolizes anyone

Question 79

In ''A peice of chalk'', chesterton uses the color white to symbolize _______

Answer 79

Virtue

Question 80

Define irony

Answer 80

It underscores the works of implied meaning and violates the readers expectations

Question 81

Irony is ______ ______ because it is understood and gets the point across without offending the reader

Answer 81

Used often

Question 82

define verbal irony

Answer 82

Irony occuring when a speakers meaning differs from what he or she expresses in words