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Unit 1 Test---Lecture Notes and Literary Terms Flashcards

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symbolism

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emotionally powerful symbols are used to suggest meaning and mood—also, a movement in France

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imagery

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sensory details that make a work vivid—bring it alive—details that appeal to the senses

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allusion

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a brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

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dead metaphor

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a comparison has become so commonplace that it seems literal rether than figurative

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extended metaphor

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a comparison used throughout a work

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simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as,” “ten,” or resembles

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satire

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employs wit to ridicule a subject

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implied metaphor

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does not directly state that one thing is another

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metaphor

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implied or stated comparison between two unlike things—one thing is the other

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mixed metaphor

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use of two or more inconsistent metaphors in one expression (makes no sense if taken literally)

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heroic couplet

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pair of rhymed verse lines in iambic pentameter

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rhyme

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exact repetition of sounds of two or more words

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conceit

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a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things

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iamb

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a poetic foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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tone

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author’s attitude toward his subject

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dead metaphor

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foot of a hill

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imagery

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“furtive silver glintings” ~Stephen Crane, “A Mystery of Heroism”

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simile

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“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

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metaphor

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” . . . a person could spread out the plan of life and tuck in the edges orderly.” ~Katherine Anne Porter, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”

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extended metaphor

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In some songs, the constant reference to Mary is really a reference to marijuana

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diction

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a writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and pescision

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style

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distinctive handling of language

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paradox

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something that seems self-contradictory but which has valid meaning

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tall tale

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a humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated

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couplet

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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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couplet

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“The sun that brief December day

Rose cheerless over hills of gray.” ~Whittier, “Snowbound”

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conceit

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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

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paradox

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“In death there is life.”

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allusion

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a short story set in present time that makes a reference to Rome’s Coliseum

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Early Colonial writing was practical and linked to life, work, and beliefs

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True

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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

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True

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One common form of writing used by the Puritans was drama

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False

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The planting aristocracy of the Southern Colonies believed in public service

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True

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Southern colonies consisted mainly of small farms

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False

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The literature of the Native Americans was always written on bark

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False

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The majority of Europeans who came to settle in North America were adventurers looking for gold

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False

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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.

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True

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Puritans believed that every man, woman, and child needed leisure time

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False

38
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Europeans began to show interest in colonizing North America by the end of the 17th century

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False

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Columbus kept a journal that formed the basis for his reports to Ferdinand and Isabella

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True

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Pilgrims were also known as Separatists

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True

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There is a difference between Pilgrims and Puritans

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True

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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.

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False

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The Middle Colonies were known for their religious tolerance

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True

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Jonathan Edwards was an eminent theologian whose preaching sparked “The Great Awakening.”

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True

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Edward Taylor was the only American Colonial poet of the Metaphysical School of Poetry

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True

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John Smith was the first successful leader of the first successful English colony in America

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True

47
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Anne Bradstreet was America’s first published female poet

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True

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William Bradford was reelected as governor of Plymouth Colony two times

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False

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Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is written in the most common meter in American and English poetry—iambic pentameter.

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True

50
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simile

A

“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

51
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metaphor

A

” . . . a person could spread out the plan of life and tuck in the edges orderly.” ~Katherine Anne Porter, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”

52
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extended metaphor

A

In some songs, the constant reference to Mary is really a reference to marijuana

53
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diction

A

a writer’s choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, and pescision

54
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style

A

distinctive handling of language

55
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paradox

A

something that seems self-contradictory but which has valid meaning

56
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tall tale

A

a humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated

57
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couplet

A

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

58
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couplet

A

“The sun that brief December day

Rose cheerless over hills of gray.” ~Whittier, “Snowbound”

59
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conceit

A

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

60
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paradox

A

“In death there is life.”

61
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allusion

A

a short story set in present time that makes a reference to Rome’s Coliseum

62
Q

Early Colonial writing was practical and linked to life, work, and beliefs

A

True

63
Q

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

A

True

64
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One common form of writing used by the Puritans was drama

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False

65
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The planting aristocracy of the Southern Colonies believed in public service

A

True

66
Q

Southern colonies consisted mainly of small farms

A

False

67
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The literature of the Native Americans was always written on bark

A

False

68
Q

The majority of Europeans who came to settle in North America were adventurers looking for gold

A

False

69
Q

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.

A

True

70
Q

Puritans believed that every man, woman, and child needed leisure time

A

False

71
Q

Europeans began to show interest in colonizing North America by the end of the 17th century

A

False

72
Q

Columbus kept a journal that formed the basis for his reports to Ferdinand and Isabella

A

True

73
Q

Pilgrims were also known as Separatists

A

True

74
Q

There is a difference between Pilgrims and Puritans

A

True

75
Q

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.

A

False

76
Q

The Middle Colonies were known for their religious tolerance

A

True

77
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Jonathan Edwards was an eminent theologian whose preaching sparked “The Great Awakening.”

A

True

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Edward Taylor was the only American Colonial poet of the Metaphysical School of Poetry

A

True

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John Smith was the first successful leader of the first successful English colony in America

A

True

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Anne Bradstreet was America’s first published female poet

A

True

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William Bradford was reelected as governor of Plymouth Colony two times

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False

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Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is written in the most common meter in American and English poetry—iambic pentameter.

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True

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