unit 1 exam

Question 0

allusion

Answer 0

a reference to another work of famous figure (most often to the bible or mythology) that is assumed to be known by the reader

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another, for example “beautiful blossoms blooming between bushes”

Question 2

analogy

Answer 2

a comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify actin or a relationship. ie comparing the work of a heart to that of a pump

Question 3

assonance

Answer 3

the repetition of vowel sounds between different consonants ie “my words like silent raindrops fell”

Question 4

diction

Answer 4

word choice

types: archaic, colloquial, jargon, profanity, slang, trite, vulgar

Question 5

figurative language

Answer 5

language that contains figures of speech in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal ie antithesis, apostrophe, hyperbole, litotes, metaphor, metonymy, personification, simile, symbol, synecdoche, understatement

Question 6

foreshadowing

Answer 6

the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the 5 senses in order to create a mental picture ie visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, tactile, kinetic

Question 8

irony

Answer 8

a situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what was expected

verbal: sarcasm
situational: the opposite of what is expressed occurs
dramatic: audience knows but character doesnt

Question 9

major persuasive techniques

Answer 9

ethos: establishes credibility
logos: logical form, organized
pathos: appeals to emotion

Question 10

message/purpose

Answer 10

what the author is trying to convey and why

Question 11

metaphor

Answer 11

a figure of speech in which one thing it referred to as another ie “,y love is a fragile flower”

Question 12

onomatopoeia

Answer 12

the use of words that sound like what they mean ie hiss, boom

Question 13

parallelism

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the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form ie “of the people, by the people, and for the people”

Question 14

personification

Answer 14

the attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or an inanimate object

Question 15

plot/meaning

Answer 15

sequence of events in a story
plot line: a graphic representation of at the action or events in a story, usually appearing in this order: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Question 16

repetition

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repeating a word or phrase to create a sense of rhythm ie “the only changes that are going on are going on in me”

Question 17

rhetorical questions

Answer 17

1. writers purpose
2. his/her consideration of the audience
3. the exploration of the subject
4. arrangement and organization of the ideas
5. style and tone of the expression
6. form

Question 18

rhyme scheme

Answer 18

iambic/trochaic
how many feet
rhyming last words ABBA etc

Question 19

rhythm

Answer 19

authors use of flowing ideas

Question 20

setting

Answer 20

time and place of action of a story

Question 21

simile

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a figure of speech that uses like, as, or as if to make a direct comparison between two essentially different objects or qualities ie”the sky looked like an artists canvas”

Question 22

suspense

Answer 22

anxiety or fear in the reader resulting from uncertainty or mystery in a story

Question 23

symbol

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a person, place, event, or object that represents an idea ie the turtle in the grapes of wrath

Question 24

tone

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the narrators attitude toward the subject. almost always identified w an adjective such as humorous, joyful, cynical, angry, bitter, or mocking DO NOT confuse tone w mood: a narrator could speak in a bitter tone about a subject but the overall mood of the story could be humorous

Question 25

“sinners in the hands of an angry god”

Answer 25

Purpose: to scare people into changing the way they think and live
Use of parallelism, imagery, alliteration, 2nd person (elevates himself)
Ethos: multiple biblical allusions, evidence of experiences of his past, talking on behalf of god, asks rhetorical questions to challenge audience
Logos: rhetorical q, exclamation, alliteration, metaphors, similes
Pathos: everyone is sinner

Question 26

“the crisis”

Answer 26

Purpose: calling all people to fight for their freedom, they must retaliate to anyone that hurts them no their amount of authority
-emphasis w bolder words
-speaking as we 
-allusions
-metaphors
-rhetorical q
-imagery
Logos: god will save them because they have tried to do good
Pathos: fight for kids
Ethos: credibility

Question 27

“speech in the virginia convention”

Answer 27

Pov: addressing opposition to presidents rule, providing evidence of what will happen
Logos: starts w questions and leads into him finally addressin great concern, goes from I to we
-allusions
-rhetorical q
-exclamations

Question 28

“letters from an american farmer”

Answer 28

Purpose: to encourage people to come from Europe to America, justification for leaving
Pathos: through his own relatable struggles
Logos: shares his reason and answers for leaving his country
Ethos: provides evidence of his credibility thought personal struggle
-repetition of new and America
-use of exclamation towards America
-similes
-imagery of different people
-metaphors

Question 29

“the legend of sleepy hollow”

Answer 29

Ethos: disclaimers provides primary source witnessed events
Tone: creepy, shadowy, eerie, peaceful, tranquil, haunted
-allusions to Achilles and mercury-greek

Question 30

“the birthmark”

Answer 30

Use of metaphors, similes, personification, allusions

Question 31

“the masque of the red death”

Answer 31

Colors repetition

Question 32

“the pit and the pundulum”

Answer 32

Imagery

Question 33

“to my dear and loving husband”

Answer 33

Speaker: woman to her husband 
1st person
Tone: boastful, loving
Structure: 1stanza
Personifies: rivers, mines, east
Iambic pentameter
Rhyme scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF
Figurative language: metaphors 
Theme: intense love of husband

Question 34

“verses upon the burning of our house”

Answer 34

Subject: house is burning, weaned affections, Puritan
Speaker: 1st person
Structure: 1 large stanza, rhetorical questions, caps of distress, god, his, candle, architect, him,
-metaphors, similes, imagery
Use of apostrophe
Rhyming couplets-4 feet

Question 35

“the chambered nautilus”

Answer 35

-physical progression of nautilus is similar to spiritual progression of human
Something beyond heaven, something more to strive for

Question 36

“thanatopsis

Answer 36

Purpose: death is an opportunity, not something to fear,
Personifies nature,
Imagery: death, coffins, nature, earth
Rhetorical questions- question everyone asks themself when approaching death
Goes from physical qualities to abstract,
Lists 5 kinds of people
The earth gains. Strength from your body

Question 37

“the tide rises, the tide falls”

Answer 37

Speaker: 3 rd person present tense omniscient observer
Tone: repetitive, habit, ritual, calm, like tide
Rhythm: iambic, mirrors waves
Symbols: nature
Personification of waves, morning, darkness, sands

Message: life constantly moves

Question 38

“the psalm of life”

Answer 38

Subject: the end is not death, make a difference
Speaker: 1st person, wise, encouraging
Tone: spontaneous, anxious, inspirational,
Use of exclamations, capitalization of time, life, future, past, present
Meter: trochaic uneven tetrameter
Rhyme: ABABCDCD etc
Use of metaphors
Use of some similes
Imagery: footprints, sailing