Unit 1 Test---Lecture Notes and Literary Terms Flashcards
symbolism
emotionally powerful symbols are used to suggest meaning and mood—also, a movement in France
imagery
sensory details that make a work vivid—bring it alive—details that appeal to the senses
allusion
a brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art
dead metaphor
a comparison has become so commonplace that it seems literal rether than figurative
extended metaphor
a comparison used throughout a work
simile
a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as,” “ten,” or resembles
satire
employs wit to ridicule a subject
implied metaphor
does not directly state that one thing is another
metaphor
implied or stated comparison between two unlike things—one thing is the other
mixed metaphor
use of two or more inconsistent metaphors in one expression (makes no sense if taken literally)
heroic couplet
pair of rhymed verse lines in iambic pentameter
rhyme
exact repetition of sounds of two or more words
conceit
a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things
iamb
a poetic foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
tone
author’s attitude toward his subject
dead metaphor
foot of a hill
imagery
“furtive silver glintings” ~Stephen Crane, “A Mystery of Heroism”
simile
“like mourning weeds, dark festoons of seagrass slimily swept to and fro over the name with every hearselike roll of the hull.” ~Melville, Benito Cereno
metaphor
” . . . a person could spread out the plan of life and tuck in the edges orderly.” ~Katherine Anne Porter, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
extended metaphor
In some songs, the constant reference to Mary is really a reference to marijuana
diction
a writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and pescision
style
distinctive handling of language
paradox
something that seems self-contradictory but which has valid meaning
tall tale
a humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated
couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
couplet
“The sun that brief December day
Rose cheerless over hills of gray.” ~Whittier, “Snowbound”
conceit
Taylor’s comparison between cloth-making and God’s granting of graces in his poem, “Huswifery.”
Make me Thy loom then, knit therein this twine . . .
Thine ordinances make my fulling mills
paradox
“In death there is life.”
allusion
a short story set in present time that makes a reference to Rome’s Coliseum
Early Colonial writing was practical and linked to life, work, and beliefs
True
Puritans came to America to establish a “city upon a hill” that would stand as a holy example and show the Church of England the way
True
One common form of writing used by the Puritans was drama
False
The planting aristocracy of the Southern Colonies believed in public service
True
Southern colonies consisted mainly of small farms
False
The literature of the Native Americans was always written on bark
False
The majority of Europeans who came to settle in North America were adventurers looking for gold
False
Native Americans and European colonists interacted—exchanged ideas, values, beliefs. “New Americans” resulted from this exchange. Both groups were forever changed, and the “flavor” of the colonies was no longer quite European.
True
Puritans believed that every man, woman, and child needed leisure time
False
Europeans began to show interest in colonizing North America by the end of the 17th century
False
Columbus kept a journal that formed the basis for his reports to Ferdinand and Isabella
True
Pilgrims were also known as Separatists
True
There is a difference between Pilgrims and Puritans
True
Although there was great diversity among the colonists, certain elements were common among them: fascination with the technology, desire for fair government, and focus on practical matters.
False
The Middle Colonies were known for their religious tolerance
True
Jonathan Edwards was an eminent theologian whose preaching sparked “The Great Awakening.”
True
Edward Taylor was the only American Colonial poet of the Metaphysical School of Poetry
True
John Smith was the first successful leader of the first successful English colony in America
True
Anne Bradstreet was America’s first published female poet
True
William Bradford was reelected as governor of Plymouth Colony two times
False
Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is written in the most common meter in American and English poetry—iambic pentameter.
True
simile
“like mourning weeds, dark festoons of seagrass slimily swept to and fro over the name with every hearselike roll of the hull.” ~Melville, Benito Cereno
metaphor
” . . . a person could spread out the plan of life and tuck in the edges orderly.” ~Katherine Anne Porter, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
extended metaphor
In some songs, the constant reference to Mary is really a reference to marijuana
diction
a writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and pescision
style
distinctive handling of language
paradox
something that seems self-contradictory but which has valid meaning
tall tale
a humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated
couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
couplet
“The sun that brief December day
Rose cheerless over hills of gray.” ~Whittier, “Snowbound”
conceit
Taylor’s comparison between cloth-making and God’s granting of graces in his poem, “Huswifery.”
Make me Thy loom then, knit therein this twine . . .
Thine ordinances make my fulling mills
paradox
“In death there is life.”
allusion
a short story set in present time that makes a reference to Rome’s Coliseum
Early Colonial writing was practical and linked to life, work, and beliefs
True
Puritans came to America to establish a “city upon a hill” that would stand as a holy example and show the Church of England the way
True
One common form of writing used by the Puritans was drama
False
The planting aristocracy of the Southern Colonies believed in public service
True
Southern colonies consisted mainly of small farms
False
The literature of the Native Americans was always written on bark
False
The majority of Europeans who came to settle in North America were adventurers looking for gold
False
Native Americans and European colonists interacted—exchanged ideas, values, beliefs. “New Americans” resulted from this exchange. Both groups were forever changed, and the “flavor” of the colonies was no longer quite European.
True
Puritans believed that every man, woman, and child needed leisure time
False
Europeans began to show interest in colonizing North America by the end of the 17th century
False
Columbus kept a journal that formed the basis for his reports to Ferdinand and Isabella
True
Pilgrims were also known as Separatists
True
There is a difference between Pilgrims and Puritans
True
Although there was great diversity among the colonists, certain elements were common among them: fascination with the technology, desire for fair government, and focus on practical matters.
False
The Middle Colonies were known for their religious tolerance
True
Jonathan Edwards was an eminent theologian whose preaching sparked “The Great Awakening.”
True
Edward Taylor was the only American Colonial poet of the Metaphysical School of Poetry
True
John Smith was the first successful leader of the first successful English colony in America
True
Anne Bradstreet was America’s first published female poet
True
William Bradford was reelected as governor of Plymouth Colony two times
False
Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is written in the most common meter in American and English poetry—iambic pentameter.
True
