Fall Benchmark 2 American Literature

"She Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore" is an example of?

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of successive words in a text

Define extended metaphor.

Feelings/emotions experienced by the reader

Point of view: Narrator is not part of story, but tells it through thoughts of one character

details in a text that appeal to the readers senses

A rhetorical question...

Many artists, politicians, government officials arrested/suspected of communist activities

Define inverted syntax.

Reference to another work of art, literature, etc (can even be something in pop culture)

What was "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

Part of the plot where the conflicts are introduced

Point of view: Story told through one character's perspective and he/she is part of the story

“Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.”

Alice is as “cute as a kitten,” example of?

a pattern or model of a common character, theme, plot, etc in literature

Time period: Focus on reason over emotion; government documents

Time period: Supernatural elements; Escape from reality; Nature; Dark side of human nature  

Anaphora is effective because ...

Strong comparison of two unlike things

Juxtaposition is...

How a story unfolds

Time period: theocracy, sermons, journals, setting for "The Crucible"

"I'm so hungry I could eat the whole hog!" is an example of?

Anaphora is...

Part of the plot where the conflicts are resolved

Point of View: Reader sees and knows everything that happens within the story

Time period:  the oral tradition; pictographs; ARCHETYPES    

A story's setting and main characters are introduced in this part of the plot

Extreme exaggeration

Which uses parallel structure?

Hero, Villain, and the Mentor are all examples of?

A deeply symbolic story that appears to be about one thing but also has a deeper meaning

Author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

"From Troy in Asia Minor during the Bronze Age" is an example of?

Which is an example of anaphora?

Which rhetorical device does this picture utilize?

Which shows parallel structure?

The time and place of a story

"SUCCESS is a sense of achievement, it is not an ILLEGITIMATE CHILD!" example of?

Short, witty, practical saying

symbolism

An allegory about the McCarthy hearings

The writers attitude toward his subject

Point in the plot where the action is most intense, a turning point in the plot