In line 27, the author puts the phrase “quality wilderness experience” in quotes in order to

disassociate herself from the language of the federal agency

The primary rhetorical purpose of the passage is to

satirize aspects of the back-to-nature movement

The move from the first paragraph to the second can best be described as a shift from

personal expression to mostly objective exposition.

In the passage, the speaker suggests her disapproval of all of the following EXCEPT

government regulation of the wild rivers

The speaker of the passage is best described as a

commentator on contemporary American mores.

A primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is to

make its point by accumulation of carefully observed details

The phrase “androgynous progeny who prefer to be at home fulfilling their needs electronically”

refers to children who would rather be watching television

In the final paragraph, all of the following are probably fanciful comic details EXCEPT

“progeny who prefer to be at home”(line 79)

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American Literature Final Exam Review - Ellen Meloy

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Passage analysis with rhetorical strategies and literary devices

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1
The third paragraph of the passage (lines 32–43) uses all of the following EXCEPT
pun
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
2
In which paragraph is the speaker’s feeling forthe landscape revealed most clearly?
the first paragraph
the fourth paragraph
the second paragraph
the third paragraph
3
Choose the correct answer or answers from the options that follow:
I, II, and III
I and III only
I and II only
I only
4
In line 27, the author puts the phrase “quality wilderness experience” in quotes in order to
help the reader to remember the phrase
give credit for a felicitous phrase that is not her own
draw attention to a phrase that sums up the passage meaning
disassociate herself from the language of the federal agency
5
In paragraph 4 and 5, Meloy characterizes the rafters by describing all of the following EXCEPT
their possessions
their occupations
their responses to nature
their physical appearance
6
The primary rhetorical purpose of the passage is to
satirize aspects of the back-to-nature movement
describe an idyllic scene in nature
comment upon a popular misconception
protest against the loss of the isolated wilderness
7
The move from the first paragraph to the second can best be described as a shift from
personal expression to mostly objective exposition.
personal reminiscence to impersonal inquiry.
poetic description to dispassionate reasoning.
philosophical meditation to satiric argument.
8
In the passage, the speaker suggests her disapproval of all of the following EXCEPT
rafters hostile to government regulations
government regulation of the wild rivers
industry and agriculture
conspicuous consumers
9
The speaker of the passage is best described as a
concerned and angry ecologist.
dispassionate eyewitness of the scene.
commentator on contemporary American mores.
chronicler of events of the past.
10
A primary rhetorical strategy in the passage is to
imply support of a position that is later to be withdrawn
stimulate the reader’s interest by withholding information
make its point by accumulation of carefully observed details
use an individual experience to speak about life in general
11
The phrase “androgynous progeny who prefer to be at home fulfilling their needs electronically”
refers to expensive refrigeration units slowly defrosting.
refers to discontented pets unaccustomed to outdoor life
refers to elaborate radio equipment carried by the rafters.
refers to children who would rather be watching television
12
In the final paragraph, all of the following are probably fanciful comic details EXCEPT
“progeny who prefer to be at home”(line 79)
“turbodynamic chrome-plated throw lines”(line 73)
“the fibers of dew-fed arachnids from Borneo” (lines 74–75)
“heat-welded vinyl dry-bags” (lines 73–74)

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