Mrs. Matuska's ENGL III: American Gothic Unit Review

Question 1

a literary work with two layers of meaning is known as a/an:

Accepted Answer

allegory

Question 2

a contrast between what a character expects to happen and what actually happens

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situational irony

Question 3

The father of the short story is:

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 4

True/False: Allegories are written only to entertain, never to teach lessons or morals

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

what occurs when readers know more about a situation in a story that the characters do

Accepted Answer

dramatic irony

Question 6

In poetry: similar or identical sounds at the ends of poetic lines

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end rhyme

Question 7

Name the two influences of the Gothic period.

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Romanticism and architecture

Question 8

In poetry: rhymes within a line

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internal rhymes

Question 9

the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

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mood

Question 10

True/False: In an allegory, most of the elements stand for abstract ideas or qualities

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

words or phrases that recreate sensory experiences are known as

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 12

Who is the father of the detective story?

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 13

When Gothic writers looked at the individual, they saw

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potential evil

Question 14

True/False: Stories that are not allegories may not contain allegorical elements.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Writers can use which of the following to establish a story's mood?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 16

True/False:An allegory usually has a second level of meaning in addition to the literal meaning

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

the methods a writer uses to portray a character

Accepted Answer

characterization

Question 18

The idea that every part of a literary work contributes to a single overall feeling is called:

Accepted Answer

unity of effect

Question 19

True/False: Allegories are not intended to teach moral lessons.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

True/False: Foreshadowing creates suspense and prepares the reader for what is to come.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

The two types of characterization are:

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direct and indirect characterization

Question 22

the attitude a writer takes toward the subject or reader of a literary work

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tone

Question 23

a device in which the author or narrator directly tells a reader what a character is like

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direct characterization

Question 24

In poetry: the basic pattern of the end rhymes

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rhyme scheme

Question 25

An allegory works on two levels. Name those levels.

Accepted Answer

literal and symbolic

Question 26

In poetry: the repetition of similar sounds

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rhyme

Question 27

When an author allows readers to draw their own conclusions about a character's personality

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indirect characterization

Question 28

a writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later in a story

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foreshadowing

Question 29

a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or occurs

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irony

Question 30

Two ways an author can use indirect characterization:

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

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