Short Story Quiz Flashcards
In Paradise Lost, the title “Great Commander” refers to whom
Satan
In Paradise Lost, the fallen angels caught sleeping on the island serve to represent ___________…
various pagan deities described in the Old Testament (the first half of the Bible that deals with the times before Jesus) that the Israelites worshipped (sinfully) alongside God.
How does Satan describe Adam and Eve upon seeing them in the garden
“For contemplation he and valor formed, / For softness she and sweet attractive grace.” He looks strong, and she looks soft and sweet.
Satan’s reaction to Adam’s and Eve’s life can best be characterized as
Jealousy
A work in which characters, events, or settings symbolize, or represent, something else
Allegory
A humorous writing or speech intended to point out errors, falsehoods, foibles, or failings
Satire
_______ refers to the author’s choice of words
Diction
What is the setting of Great Expectations?
19th century England, London, and Kent
Chapter 8 was in Miss Havisham’s dark and eerie home
The darkness in Great Expectations symbolizes the fact that Pip is ______
Lost
The locks and Keys in the Havisham household indirectly make the comparison between the house and a ________
Jail
The stopped clocks in the Havisham household symbolize Ms. Havisham’s refusal to ___________________________________________.
Grow up and move on
What is Jane Eyre’s, someone thirsty for adventure, favorite activity
going up to the roof of Thornfield and looking across the landscape.
What is the dog’s name in from Jane Eyre
Pilot
The man whom Jane helped with the sprained ankle turns out to be ___ ________________________. Why is this significant?
Mr. Rochester, he is the master of the house in which she lives
In a plot, the ________________ provides background information, often about the characters, setting, or conflict
Exposition
In Mayor of Casterbridge, whom does Michael Henchard turn out to be? Why is this important?
The mayor of Casterbridge
He was a sad, unsuccessful drunk when he said his wife, Susan, and his daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, to Newson at a county fair years prior
A ___________ is the series of events related to a central conflict, or struggle.
Plot
What is the main conflict in The Mark of the Beast
A British civil service officer desecrates the statue of a Hindu god and begins turning into a werewolf. The conflict is between him and the Hindu religion
What is the inciting incident, rising action, and climax of The Mark of the Beast
Desecrating statue, turning into werewolf gradually, Capturing leper
A long narrative poem that portrays the heroic acts of legendary figures and mythical gods
Epic
What is the irony in Shooting an Elephant
The white men have the guns and are the ones with the control but he has no control at all
What are the 6 advantages in A Modest Proposal
- Lessen number of Papists
- Poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own
- nation’s stock will be thereby increased fifty thousand pounds per annum (money will circulate among themselves)
- Breeders will be rid of their charge after maintaining them for the first year
- Taverns will get customers
- Men would treat their wives better
Theme of The Lagoon
Moral questions
Human psychology
Mood of The Lagoon
Depressing
Araby point of view
First person limited
Araby epiphany
You can’t buy love
Irony Araby
Relationship doesn’t work out, changes his mind
Bazaar isn’t even good
Araby foreshadowing
bazaar isn’t what it should be
Neither is relationship
Room of One’s Own critique
She critiques traditional views of women and how they could do so much more
Setting Churchill speech
May 19, 1940
Beginning of WWII
(1939-1945)
Goal of Churchill speech
Encourage the crowd and provide spirit
Purpose of Churchill speech
Inform and encourage
Conflict in Shooting an elephant
European man (police officer) in Lower Burma (Moulmein) was hated by the Burmese and Buddhist priests. He struggled to fit in and “not look like a fool”
Room of One’s own rhetorical questions
Used to persuade the audience to change their mind because her whole story is about society’s view on women and that they need to change it and be unbiased
Rhetorical questions are:
a question that you ask without expecting an answer. The question might be one that does not have an answer. It might also be one that has an obvious answer but you have asked the question to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect.
