English test 11/21/19 Flashcards
Allusion-
A referance within a work history or artistic work
Atmosphere-
The mood or emotion that the reader shares with the characters
Conflict-
The opposition of two or more characters
External conflict-
The conflict between a character and an outside force
Internal conflict-
Conflict that occurs between a character and an inside force
Persona-
The person created by the author to tell the story
symbol-
A person, place, thing, or idea within a poem that adds something to itself
tone-
The attitude toward an author toward his or her subject
Allusions often overlap ___________________
Imaginative Comparison
Allusions contribute to what?
mood or tone
What are allusions primarily based on?
Shared knowledge
Symbols are specific to a particular work, True, False
True
Symbols cannot conect several things in a work, True, False
False, Can
How do symbols differ from Imaginative Comparison?
Symbols show a less fixed meaning, Symbols can suggest meanings and relationships,
How are symbols and allusions function to Imaginative Comparisons?
They are all able to take advantage of things that a reader knows or feels, and they use those feelings to prove an authors point. Allusions sometimes make use of symbols.
Theme in Cupids Arrow- (author- Kipling)
Love is more inportant than wealth
What is Kitties nickname and what does it mean?
Kitties nickname is Diana of Tara Devi, It highlights her beauty, and her skill at archery
Why is this not kipling himself telling the story?
The narrator comments dont agree with the tone of the story, The narrator is scandalized by by kitties behavior at the archery cometition but the tone is amusement.
What is the persona in ‘‘Sir Francis Drake’’ (author- Robert Hayman)
It is very close to the poet
What is an allusion in ‘‘Sir Francis Drake’’
It is an allusion to Elijah who passed on his God given gifts to Elisha after Elijah died
How is The Progress of Poesy biblical? ( author- Matthew Arnold)
Arnolds view is more negative than Gods. The Bible agknowledges that age brings physical disabilities, God also says that being old brings wisdom
Theme of ‘‘Maggie, Molly, and May’’ ( author- Cummings)
Our choices and perspective on life reveal something of our character
What is the object or symbol in ‘‘Maggie, Molly, and May?
The objective or symbol that each girl finds, and their reaction to it reveals something about them
Primary symbol in Afterglow ( author- Jorge Borges)
The sunset
What is the primary conflict in Afterglow?
Internal
What is the atmosphere in Afterglow?
melonchaly
What do the prince and the coutires symbolize in the ‘‘Mask of the Red Death’’
They symbolize humanity
What does the Red Death symbolize?
It symbolizes death or the Plague
What is the primary conflict in ‘‘The Mask of the Red Death’’
The primary conflict in Mask of the Red Death is external, (prospero vs Read Death)
What is the theme in ‘‘The Mask of the Red Death’’
The theme is conveyed that prospero and his followers cannot escape the Red Death, humans cannot escape death.
List 2 things that describe the atmosphere in ‘‘The Mask of the Red Death’’
The costumes at the ball, and the clock
What is the allusion in ‘‘The Mask of the Red Death’’
It is the feast from Daniel 5
'’The Mask of the Red Death’’ doesnt support a biblical worldview, True or False
True
The special rooms in ‘‘The Mask of the Red Death’’ symbolize ____________
different stages of life
What is the theme of ‘‘The Listeners’’
The traveler is knocking on the door symbolizes all humans who search for truth.
what info does De La Mare keep from us in “ The listeners”
He doesnt let us know who is at the door and who he is looking for. We dont know where he is or why he is there. Not giving us this info leads to a mystery
What is the main conflict in ‘‘A Peice of Chalk’’ (author- Chesterton)
External conflict
Why does chesterson use the color white in ‘‘A piece of Chak”
to symbolize virtue
What is the theme of ‘‘Out of my way Grandpa’’ (author- Oneil)
That people should compete for their own good not because they want a prize
List three allusions in ‘‘Out of my way Grandpa’’ (author- Oneil)
.The Rocky movies
.WW2
.Kumbaya
What is Out of my way grandpa about
The essay is humerous, the atmosphere allows the author to grab the readers attention.
