Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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callous
A
unfeeling or uncaring
2
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austere
A
stern in manner or appearance
3
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circumspect
A
careful; thought through
4
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cache
A
a hiding place
5
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advocate
A
to support or be in favor of
6
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coalesce
A
come together as one
7
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aversion
A
strong or fixed dislike; feeling of repugnance
8
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animosity
A
ill will; dislike
9
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arduous
A
difficult to do; laborious
10
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chastise
A
to punish for the sake of discipline
11
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aesthetic
A
concerned with the appreciation of beauty
12
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absolve
A
to forgive or free from blame
13
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altruistic
A
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
14
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augment
A
to increase; enlarge
15
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censure
A
the act of blaming or condemning
16
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According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Beowulf belong in?
A
Medieval
According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac belong in?
17
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According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac belong in?
A
Enlightenment
18
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The South grew cotton because it was the simplest crop to grow. t/f
A
false
19
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Robert E. Lee
A
Confederacy
20
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George Pickett
A
Confederacy
21
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George Gordon Meade
A
Union
22
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J.E.B. Stuart
A
Confederacy
23
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simile
A
comparison using like or as
24
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personification
A
giving human characteristics to something not human
25
hyperbole
exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
26
metaphor
comparison not using like or as
27
She is a picture of beauty.
metaphor
28
This suit is like the used rags in our basement.
simile
29
I must have walked a thousand miles today.
hyperbole
30
I am the stall that is always without toilet paper.
metaphor
31
My baby sister is as pretty as a picture.
simile
32
The whistle blast made me jump ten feet in the air.
hyperbole
33
A book is a ship that takes you to distant lands.
Metaphor
34
His fist was a knotty hammer.
metaphor
35
The wind cried in the still of the night.
personification
36
The still lake reflects the mountains like a mirror.
simile
37
It was so hot today that I melted from the heat.
hyperbole
38
"The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard."
onomatopoeia and assonance
39
"From the molten, golden, notes . . ."
assonance
40
"First and last," "Odds and ends," "Short and sweet"
consonance
41
"it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time."
alliteration
42
"From labor in the weekday weather made/banked fires blaze . . ."
assonance and alliteration
43
"Hear the mellow wedding bells."
assonance
44
"Doubting, dreaming, dreams—no mortal ever dared to dream before."
alliteration
45
The principal advocated with the student during their meeting.
inappropriate
46
I have a strong aversion to exercise. In fact, I run every day.
inappropriate
47
My altruistic grandmother is always taking in meals to the homeless shelter.
appropriate
48
My history teacher is very austere. She never smiles and always wears dark clothes.
appropriate
49
The money in your savings amount will slowly augment if you leave it alone.
appropriate
50
Melissa is a very aesthetic and perceptive young artist.
appropriate
51
I need to find a bank so I can cache my check.
inappropriate
52
After an arduous day of digging the hole for our pool, I decided it was time to rest.
appropriate
53
After hours of trying, Jennifer finally absolved the math problem.
inappropriate
54
Jeff's animosity for Peter was so strong that he went out of the way to avoid him.
appropriate
55
The old unseen serpent swallows up the stars”
Alliteration
56
What is compared to a “drowned woman into the hot sky”
A tree
57
According to the moth, "beauty is worth dying for." t/f
true
58
t/f The significant speaker of the poem is a human being.
false
59
t/f The poet wants the reader to consider the importance of longevity versus beauty.
true
60
t/f The story behind Frost's poem is based on a real event.
True
61
t/f Frost uses Shakespeare's mention of a candle in relationship to the brevity of life for the title of his poem.
true
62
t/f Frost suggests that someone is to blame for the tragedy.
false
63
According to the speaker, how should you go amid the noise and the haste?
you should go placidly
64
What is the poet's attitude regarding the realities of the world?
upbeat
65
What is a dramatic poem?
one that is written with speakers who are not the author
66
What misunderstanding occurs within the poem? Garden
The misunderstanding involves the individual for whom Death has come.
The misunderstanding involves what the master says to Death in the garden.
The misunderstanding involves the master's reaction to the gardener's words.
all of the above
67
In what way does Baudelaire compare poets to albatrosses?
Baudelaire says that poets soar in the sky but are mocked on ground, just like albatrosses fly high above but are awkward on ground.
68
The writer uses detail that is quite general.
3 points
69
The writer does not share much information with the reader.
1 point
70
The writer is sure the topic is small enough to handle.
5 points
71
The writer used many interesting details to make the piece fun and lively.
5 points
72
What keeps Archy from having the time to argue the moth out of his philosophy? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)
The moth immolates himself on a cigar lighter before Archy can change the moth's mind.
73
What figure of speech is evident in the following line:
"thin as a scythe he stood there." (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)
simile
74
t/f
The Confederate army arrives in Pennsylvania beaten down and discouraged.
false
75
A cash crop was
A crop that was sold for money
76
t/f
Blacks were not discriminated against in the North.
false
77
Canterbury Tales
Medieval
78
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Modernism
79
William Faulkner
Modernism
80
According to the speaker, what might occur if you compare yourself to others? (“Desiderata”)
One might become bitter and vain.
81
Whom does the speaker address in the last three lines? (“I am a Black Woman”)
the reader
82
Jubal Early
Confederacy
83
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Winfield Scott Hancock
Union
84
What do all of the places the speaker mentions have in common? (“I am a Black Woman”)
Each place is where African-American men have died fighting to gain their people's freedom or to show support for their country.
85
What figure of speech is "love is as perennial as the grass." (“Desiderata”)
simile
86
The information that the writer shares is unclear and vague.
1
87
It's easy to see where the writer is going in his or her writing, but he or she could use more specifics.
3
88
The writer has a hard time going from general to specific when he or she writes.
3
89
The writer's ideas are fresh and original.
5
90
What occurs when the sister comes to announce supper? (“Out, Out—“)
The boy becomes distracted and loses control of the saw.
91
What do the final three lines of the poem reveal about Archy? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)
that he wishes he, too, could long for something badly enough to die for it
92
When the poet says that the boy "saw all spoiled," what does he mean? (“Out, Out—“)
His life will end along with his hopes, dreams, and desires.
93
Why does the gardener decide to leave so suddenly? (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)
He is afraid and uses the excuse of wanting to visit his sons in California before his death.
94
Identify the two types of figurative language in this line from the “The Starry Night”
"Even the moon bulges in its orange irons to push children, like a god, from its eye"
Simile and personification
95
What is the boy's reaction to the incident? (“Out, Out—“)
He laughs.
96
Why does the poem end with this particular question: "I take it you are he?" (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)
Death has caught up to the Master.
Death asks his question to make sure that he has the correct person.
The question is a surprise to the reader, as we do not assume that Death has come for the Master.
all of the above
97
In the poem "the lesson of the moth" by Don Marquis, what is the most predominant type of figurative language?
personification
98
Why might the speaker's song be in a minor key? (“I am a Black Woman”)
The song is in a minor key because it relates the suffering she and other African-American individual's have experienced.
99
What is the tone of the poem? (“I am a Black Woman”)
sad, mellow, soft
100
Ozymandias is ___________________________. (“Ozymandias”)
The name of the king depicted in the statue
101
What does the dialogue of the poem suggest about the Master? (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)
wealthy and used to giving "orders"
102
Which type of figurative language is evident in the following line of "Out, Out—"? (“Out, Out—“)
"At the word, the saw, as if to prove saws knew what supper meant, leaped out at the boy's hand..."
personification
103
What reason does the moth give for acting as he does? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)
He says that moths become bored by routine. He wants beauty and excitement.
104
Who does the speaker say you should avoid? (“Desiderata”)
loud and aggressive people
