Literature Section 4 Flashcards
Who wrote “The World is to much with us”
William Wordsworth
What war had “an enormous impact of Williams Wordsworth”
French Revolution
Wordsworth was part of a group of English poets called the…
Lake Poets
What year was “The World is to much with us” written?
1807
the change around the 8th line in “The World Is To Much With Us” where he switches to answer the question is called what?
Volta
“The world is to much with us” is an example of what type of poem
Sonnet
Who Wrote “The Toxic Donut”
Terry Bisson
What year was “The Toxic Donut” released?
1993
In the book “The Toxic Donut” you (The reader) are what character?
Kim
What does Kim do at the end of “The Toxic Donut”
She eats the donut
What is Kim preparing for in The Toxic Donut?
A live Television show
What is 1 of the 3 massive environmental disasters went on a few years before the toxic donut released
1989 Exxon Valdes Oil Spill. conformation of chlorofluorocarbons damaging the environment. Chernobyl.
Who were the three poets that were mentioned to be included within the “Lake Poets”? and What was their reputation?
The members were: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey. The Lake Poets, where looked as unfavorably by some peers. Especially, Lord Byron (He critiqued their “narrow poetic scope and the poet’s abandonment of radical politics”
What was one of the main features of Wordsworth’s poems that contradicted the popular poetry of preceding periods?
Representing common folk has his subjects, and using vernacular language.
What is the poem “The World Is Too Much With Us” (William Wordsworth)’s context situated within?
The Industrial Revolution
What caused William Wordsworth to find solace in an extended summer walking tour of Revolutionary France (1790).What allegiances did he develop from this?
He became disenchanted from his indulgent of nature by the competitive nature of his studies at St. John’s College. By The Revolutionary France Walking Tour, he developed Allegiances with the revolutionaries fighting against the Ancient Regime, for Social and Economic Equality.
Terry Bisson, the writer of “The Toxic Donut” (1993) also wrote a short story called “Bears Discover Fire” (1990) What are Three Awards he has won from that story?
Hugo and Nebula Awards, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and The Locus Award
What is the name of the Memoir Terry Bisson co-authored with his Aunt Elizabeth Ballantine Johnson?
“A Green River Girlhood”
Terry Bisson is a self-Identified member of the “New Left” which is a political movement (1960s) which activists, especially students, took on “anti-establishment” views. What are some examples of things they sought for?
Free Speech, Academic Freedom on collage campuses, civil rights, gay rights, rejection of gender rolls, and drug policy reform. Extra Fact: Bisson’s work mainly addresses contemporary social and political problems. (Such as: Wars, Racism, Gender issues, cloning and virtual reality, and global warming.
What is something about Terry Bisson that stands out to Critics?
His Satirical bent, and his “outrageous humor and incisive perceptions”
“The Toxic Donut” (Terry Bisson, 1993) was produced during an era greatly influenced by a series of events that raised environmental concerns. What are the 3 examples listed?
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, Damage to the Ozone layer, and Chernobyl’s 1986 toxic radiation leak
Who Created the name for “The Toxic Donut” (Terry Bisson, 1993) Hint: It’s not Bisson
Hazel Johnson, the mother of environmental justice is credited for coming up with the name in reference to Altgeld Gardens
In “The Toxic Donut” (Terry Bisson, 1993) Kim and her predecessors are labeled as consumers. What is this referencing too?
The role people have played in contributing to the toxic landscape
In “The Toxic Donut” (Terry Bisson, 1993) Kim answers all the assistant’s questions, though her voice is never heard. Throughout the story, what kind of actions does the Assistant make and what do they point too?
Sexist Remarks, Ignores her Protests, Obsesses over the minute details of the show, Disregarding Kim’s plight. He makes a remark stating he “didn’t know” the place Kim comes from could speak English. This points to the fact that environmental degradation due to toxicity and climate change typically affects countries who’s resources have been exploited by colonialism.
What perspective does Terry Bisson write from, in “The Toxic Donut” (1993)?
Environmental Justice
In freeway 280 what dose the freeway represents
Freedom
The last lines in freeway 280 gives a sense of what
Longing
Who wrote “Once More to the Lake”
Elwyn Brooks White
What other two famous children stories did the author of “Once More to the Lake” also write
Stewart Little, and Charlotte’s Web
When does “Once More to the Lake” take place
1904
When was “Once More to the Lake” written
1941
Where does “Once More to the Lake” take place
on a lake in Maine
What is the main feeling that “Once More to the Lake” express
nostalgia
what animal convinces the main charter that “Everything was as it always has been”
A dragonfly
What are the years that’s gone by compared to and why
A mirage because its like nothing has changed over the years, as if no years have gone by
What does the author of “Once More to the Lake” think about nature
The author loves nature and loves the world
Where was Lorna Dee Cervantes raised?
San Jose, CA
Of which descent are Lorna Dee Cervantes’s parents?
Chumash
What topics are likely to appear in the poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes?
feminism, cultural heritage, identity, and social justice
Which poet does Lorna Dee Cervantes cite as a major influence?
Pablo Neruda
Which period of poems did Lorna Dee Cervantes read while growing up?
Romantic
Lorna Dee Cervantes’s style can best be described as?
Accessible, due to language use
To which aspect of Lorna Dee Cervantes’s childhood does Freeway 280 refer?
the urban barrio where she grew up
How does Freeway 280 incorporate Lorna Dee Cervantes’s heritage?
using Spanish words
What literary device does Lorna Dee Cervantes use throughout Freeway 280?
juxtaposition
To what is the freeway compared to in Freeway 280?
a scar
The tone of the first stanza of Freeway 280 is best described as?
nostalgic
What plants does Freeway 280 mention?
spinach (yummy), apricots, walnut trees, and purslane
What are possible meanings of the term extraños?
queer, strange, foreign, missed
Where was Naomi Shihab Nye born?
St. Louis, Missouri.
Who is Naomi Shihab’s mother and what was her profession?
Her mother, Miriam, is an American artist and teacher.
Who was Naomi Shihab’s father and what was his profession?
Aziz Shihab, was a Palestinian refugee and journalist.
In what university does Shihab Nye teach creative writing?
She teaches creative writing at Texas State University.
What price did Shihab Nye received in 2013 for Children’s literature?
In 2013, she received the Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature
How does Naomi Shihab describe herself as?
She describes herself as a “wandering poet.”
T/F. Naomi Shihab wrote “Muchas Gracias por Todo” and “300 Goats.”
True
What do Naomi Shihab’s poem advocate for?
Her poems often advocate for Arab Americans, particularly in the wake of the discriminatory backlash against Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs, South Asians, and other individuals perceived to be from Middle Eastern backgrounds that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks.60
When was “Different Ways to Pray” published?
1980
Why are the words “uttered in sequence” by women in Different Ways to Pray?
The words are “uttered in sequence,” as the prayer is an established ritual that the women repeat in hopes the prayer could “fuse them to the sky,” or help them take on a more ethereal existence.
What journey does stanza three in Different Ways to Pray recount?
Stanza three recounts the journey of pilgrims to Mecca, who travel far through the desert to worship at holy places.
What does an olive tree symbolize in multiple religious traditions?
It’s a common symbol of peace.
Amanda Gorman recited her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb,” during the what Presidential Inauguration ceremony
59th, President Joe Biden
True or False: Amanda Gorman was the youngest inaugural poet in American history
True
Amanda Gorman was also the nation’s first what?
National Youth Poet Laureate.
What disability did Amanda Gorman have?
speech impediment
where did Amanda Gorman earn a degree in sociology
Harvard
Amanda Gorman authored a children’s book called…
Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem
Amanda Gorman views poetry as…
the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.
poetry confronts serious issues facing the world today, such as
racism, hunger, inequality, climate change, and illiteracy
Amanda Gorman stated that astronauts thought the earth looked like what?
Earthrise
What do people say/do about climate change according to Gorman
- say it will go away 2. Pray that they will live another day
What is the single greatest challenge of our time according to Amanda Gorman?
Climate change
What does Amanda Gorman want people to do?
put the effort into changing the problems of our planet for our home and the future generations.
Where was Heather McHugh (author of “Webcam The World”) raised? When was she born?
she was raised in Virginia and born in 1948
How many volumes of poetry has Heather McHugh published?
Eight
Where did Heather McHugh earn her BA and then at a different university her master’s degree?
she earned her BA from Harvard and a master’s degree from the University of Denver in 1972
What did Heather McHugh do after she retired from teaching at the University of Washington?
managed the nonprofit organization “CAREGIFTED” to offer short term to long term relief to family caregivers of disabled and chronically ill relatives. She did this until 2021
In 2004, Heather McHugh was shortlisted for what prize?
the Pulitzer Prize
What type of rhymes does the poem “Webcam the World” five stanzas use?
internal rhyme to suggest an urgency that arises through the poem’s meter quickening the pace of the poem
When was “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh published?
2009
How is the poem “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh ironic?
the poem asks people to use technologies to document the world that is being ravaged by the existence of those same technologies
How does the phrase “we’re here to save the world without exception” [word] play on the word “save”?
because “save” also means to save documents and files to a computer but saving the world through documentation is not the same thing as saving, protecting, or preserving the organisms and their habitats
Heather McHugh (the poet of “Webcam the World”) IS most known for her ______ when writing
word play
Marge Piercy is a Jewish-American poet, novelist, and memoirist. When and where was born?
She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938.
What does Marge Piercy credit her mother for?
She credits her mother for instilling in her a passion for poetry and Judaism.
Which two events in Marge Piercy’s life encourage her to vow to always be Jewish?
The murder of her grandfather and her Lithuanian-born grandmother’s grief over relatives murdered by the Nazis.
What does Piercy’s work reflect an interest in?
Politics, feminism, Marxism, Jewish spirituality, and the environment.
How many volumes of poetry has Piercy published?
She has published over 20 volumes of poetry.
Where does the poem, “The air smelled dirty”, take place?
Western Pennsylvania
In the poem, “the air smelled dirty”, why does she add, “where my father grew up and fled as soon as he could”?
To suggest that life in a coal mining town was arduous and undesirable.
In the poem, “the air smelled dirty”, what are the clinkers?
Waste caused by combustion and heating
What two reasons might be the reason why Piercy uses the word “clinkers” twice in the poem, “the air smelled dirty”?
The first one is to heighten its importance in the context of the poet’s dread of the coal-fired furnace. The other reason is that the production of clinkers causes the release of excess CO2.
Which nonprofit did Heather McHugh (the poet of “Webcam the World”) establish?
CAREGIFTED
The goal of the nonprofit organization established by Heather McHugh (the poet of “Webcam the World”) is to
provide caregivers to the disabled or chronically ill
From which larger collection was “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh taken?
Upgraded to Serious
The poem “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh urges the reader to?
document everything with technology
What does the narrator label as ugly in “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh?
cruelty, quackery, and rue
Which devices are the readers told to use in “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh?
electron microscopes and planetcams
Which scene does “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh NOT mention? Answer Choices: a). cows in neck irons b). Dubliners in fisticuffs c). a boy in Addis Abada d). street vendors in Bangkok e). rollickers at clubs
d). street vendors in Bangkok, are not mentioned in the poem
In “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh, the speaker asks the readers not to be overwhelmed by
totality
What rhyming structure does “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh use?
internal rhyme
The main purpose of the rhyming structure (internal rhyming) in “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh is to?
increase urgency
How does McHugh in “Webcam the World” increase the gravity of the situation?
through the imagery of vanishing species
What does the poet’s playfulness highlight about the human drive in “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh?
the prefernece for virtual experiences over real ones
What does the speaker suggest about the role of technology in documenting the world in “Webcam the World” by Heather McHugh?
it distracts from addressing actual environmental threats
Who is Marge Piercy’s (the poet of “The Air Smelled Dirty”) husband? And what is the name of the small publishing company they founded together in 1993?
her husband’s name is Ira Wood and they founded the company Leapfrog Press
From which larger collection was “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy taken from?
On the Way Out, Turn Off the Light: Poems
When was “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy published?
2017
What is the poem “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy about?
the story of how coal affected her youth and environment. she does this by blending poetic imagination with memory and history
The alliteration in the line: “Welsh cousins dug it down in the dark” in the poem “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy places a lyrical emphasis on
the work her family did in the mines
True or False? In the poem “The air smelled dirty” (by Marge Piercy), Marge Piercy’s father loved his job as a coal miner?
False; a line in the poem says he “fled as soon as he could” indicates that life in a coal mining town was unbearable
How does the poem “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy briefly discuss immigration?
her reference to her Welsh cousins who worked in mine signifies the difficult kinds of labor that were afforded to immigrants in the early twentieth century
In her poem “The air smelled dirty”, Marge Piercy compares the furnace to her basement to Godzilla or some other monster to give her experience what type of effect?
a chilling effect that links the coal to devastation through its monstrosity as her experiences with the coal was menacing, particularly at night
What does the poem “The air smelled dirty” by Marge Piercy foreshadow with the descriptions that the furnace in her basement was insatiably hungry for coal and its monstrous like shadow scared off mice (this all intensified her relationship with the furnace)?
it foreshadows the damage the country’s overuse of coal has wrought on the bodies of coal miners as well as on a larger environmental scale
