Unit 1 Study Quide

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

A story, poem, or picture, that can be interpreted, to reveal, a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. (You have to find out the meaning)

Question 2

Allegory Example

Answer 2

The Devil and Tom Walker

Question 3

Parable

Answer 3

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. (The meaning is there)

Question 4

Parable Example

Answer 4

Ministers Black Veil

Question 5

Omniscient Narrator

Answer 5

An ‘all-knowing’ kind of narrator is very commonly found in works of fiction written as third-person narratives.

Question 6

Omniscient Narrator Example

Answer 6

The Devil and Tom Walker

Question 7

Symbol

Answer 7

A mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship.

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary word.

Question 9

Imagery Example

Answer 9

The House of Usher

Question 10

Situational Irony

Answer 10

The irony of something happening that is very different from what was expected.

Question 11

Situational Irony

Answer 11

The Devil and Tom

Question 12

Stock Character

Answer 12

A stereotypical fictional person or type of person in a work of art whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition.

Question 13

Stock Character Example

Answer 13

Ministers Black Veil, The Devil and Tom Walker

Question 14

Static/Flat Characters

Answer 14

A type of character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the storyline.

Question 15

Static/Flat Character Example

Answer 15

Tom Walker

Question 16

Dynamic/Round Character

Answer 16

One who changes significantly throughout the story, whereas a round character is simply one who is interesting and layered.

Question 17

Dynamic/Round Character Example

Answer 17

Mr. Hooper

Question 18

Faust Legend

Answer 18

A pact whereby a person trades something of supreme moral or spiritual importance, for something worldly or material benefit.

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

The subject of a talk of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Question 20

Theme Examples

Answer 20

Similar themes between Ministers Black Veil and the Devil and Tom Walker: everyone sins.

Question 21

Mood

Answer 21

Represents the intention of the speaker or writer in a sentence, emotional tone.

Question 22

Mood Examples

Answer 22

The House of Usher has a dark and mysterious tone which makes the reader feel a certain way.

Question 23

Essay

Answer 23

A short piece of writing on a particular subject.

Question 24

Essay Examples

Answer 24

Self-Reliance.

Question 25

Aphorism

Answer 25

A brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or akes a statement of wisdom without flowery language.