a type of lit in which the author uses wit to criticize

What does Hughes mean when he suggests people of color are sent to the kitchen to eat?

People of color are discriminated against

How would you describe Lahiri's characters Twinkle & Sanjeev?

Twinkle: playful; Sanjeev: serious

What is an emotional appeal?

it has charged language, and gets the reader 'riled up'

"Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words"

say what you mean as strongly as you can

Emerson says a kernel of corn has to do with effort. What does he mean?

hard work to grow corn=hard work to realize potential

The Story of an Hour ends in dramatic irony because

Readers know Mrs. Mallard didn't die of happiness

Which of the following "classes" are not represented in The Great Gatsby?

Hardworking middle class that Whitman celebrated.

Twain's Lowest Animal argues that

Man is actually the lowest animal

What does one learn from "Mother Tongue"?

A variety of Englishes exist, and each can be effective

What does the strand of grey hair on Emily's pillow indicate?

She laid with the corpse for YEARS!

Tan's "Mother Tongue" is primarily an examination of

her experience with 2 Englishes (home and school)

What is Lahiri's This Blessed House about, in part?

What happens when 2 unlike people marry

Story of an Hour: Mrs. Mallard is happy that her husband...

will no longer force her to do things she doesn't want to do

How does Emerson feel about society?

it conspires against the individual

In Frosts's Mending wall, "I am all apple and he is all pine" indicates

The neighbors don't need a wall to separate them

What was Patrick Henry trying to do?

persuade the delegates to fight the British

In Frost's Mending Wall, the neighbor is fond of saying

Good fences make good neighbors

Emerson believes that...

We must accept the place that providence has found for us

What is Langston Hughes's point in responding to Whitman in "I, Too, Sing America"?

Whitman left out people of color

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Final or midterm review for Heaton's American Writers class, Penncrest High School

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1
What is satire?
a type of lit in which the author uses wit to criticize
Part of the plot arc
When the opposite of what's expected occurs
Alliteration
2
What does Hughes mean when he suggests people of color are sent to the kitchen to eat?
People of color are discriminated against
People of color don't dine out much
People of color choose their own seats
People of color are cooks
3
When Jefferson, referring to the King of Britain, repeatedly begins with "he has", he is using
metaphor
rhythm
parallelism
irony
4
How would you describe Lahiri's characters Twinkle & Sanjeev?
Twinkle: young; Sanjeev: old
Twinkle: playful; Sanjeev: serious
Twinkle: religious; Sanjeev: an atheist
Twinkle: uneducated; Sanjeev: highly educated
5
What a character says & does; what others say about him/her.
thesis
characterization
metonymy
hyperbole
6
What is an emotional appeal?
it has ethical reasoning
it has charged language, and gets the reader 'riled up'
it lacks emotion
it is logical
7
What is the hobgoblin of little minds?
cowardice
individuality
consistency
hard work
8
"Speak what you think now in hard words, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words"
don't speak your mind
live for today
say what you mean as strongly as you can
be careful not to offend your audience
9
What is the TONE of "I Hear America Singing"?
joyous
sarcastic
antagonistic
gloomy
10
Emerson says a kernel of corn has to do with effort. What does he mean?
corn grows slowly= potential takes time
people need to work hard for their food
corn is small and hard to see; so is potential
hard work to grow corn=hard work to realize potential
11
The Story of an Hour ends in dramatic irony because
Readers know Mrs. Mallard was going to kill herself
Readers know Mrs. Mallard didn't die of happiness
Readers know Richards was secretly in love with Mrs. Mallard
Readers didn't know Mrs. Mallard was happy to seeher husband
12
In "I Hear America Singing," what does the 'singing' represent?
labor laws
dissatisfaction
pride and joy
mandatory choral performances
13
Who dat?
Alice Walker
Amy Tan
Margaret Kuo
Anne Bradtreet
14
Who dat?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walt Whitman
William Faulkner
Ralph Waldo Emerson
15
Who dat?
Emily Dickinson
Abigail Adams
Amy Tan
Anne Bradstreet
16
What does Emerson consider the most sacred part of a person?
his body
his destiny
his mind
his soul
17
Why did Whitman write about the people he did?
he thought of them as heroes
he was following a literary trend of the time
he never met anyone but these types of people
he wanted to expose their corruption
18
"I Hear America Singing" features...
important historical figures
men only
everyday people
politicians
19
Which of the following "classes" are not represented in The Great Gatsby?
Poverty stricken
Hardworking middle class that Whitman celebrated.
Serving class: butlers, maids, chauffers
Uber rich- people who don't need to work for a living.
20
Twain's Lowest Animal argues that
Man is actually the lowest animal
Man is the smartest animal
Animal testing is wrong
Men are like lions
21
Who dat?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Amy Tan
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walt Whitman
22
What does one learn from "Mother Tongue"?
Formal English is the only effective English
People who don't speak English need translators
A variety of Englishes exist, and each can be effective
English is a hard language to learn
23
What does the strand of grey hair on Emily's pillow indicate?
Toby didn't do laundry
She laid with the corpse for YEARS!
Emily was always much older than Homer
She kept a locket of Homer's hair
24
Who dat?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walt Whitman
25
Tan's "Mother Tongue" is primarily an examination of
her experience with 2 Englishes (home and school)
Why her mother was strict with her growing up
A comparison of 2 different styles of mothering
A mother/daughter dynamic
26
William Carlos WIlliams' This is Just to Say is
2 lines long
A Shakespearian sonnet
filled with misspellings
A "sorry-not-sorry" poem
27
What is Lahiri's This Blessed House about, in part?
Why highly educated people have successful marriages
What happens when 2 unlike people marry
The need for the separation of Church and State
The ways in which children affect a marriage
28
Story of an Hour: Mrs. Mallard is happy that her husband...
will no longer force her to do things she doesn't want to do
is dead
left her for someone else
took a different train
29
What is remarkable about William Carlos Williams' The Red Wheelbarrow?
It is in iambic pentameter
It's about an ordinary item
There isn't a wheelbarrow in it!
It's about rebirth
30
How does Emerson feel about society?
we must accept its rules
it is what makes us human
it is both good and bad
it conspires against the individual
31
Emerson says we feel this when we've achieved our goal
cheated
gloomy
happy
annoyed
32
Who does Jefferson criticize in The Declaration of Ind.?
colonists
colonial Governors
the King of Great Britain
farmers
33
In Frosts's Mending wall, "I am all apple and he is all pine" indicates
The speaker enjoys farming apples
The neighbors don't need a wall to separate them
The apples are being personified
The wall helps mark the different farms
34
Who dat?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Langston Hughes
35
Who dat?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
Walt Whitman
Ralph Waldo Emerson
36
What is a theme of Self Reliance?
no good deed goes unpunished
a penny saved is a penny earned
be true to yourself
cheaters never prosper
37
Who dat?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walt Whitman
Langston Hughes
William Faulkner
38
We know Emily murdered Homer because of all of the following EXCEPT
the market basket
Homer's disappearance
the arsenic
the smell
39
What was Patrick Henry trying to do?
get funding for the Revolutionary War
get elected
outline the colony's history
persuade the delegates to fight the British
40
In Frost's Mending Wall, the neighbor is fond of saying
Something there is that doesn't love a wall
Good fences make good neighbors
Oh, just another kind of out-door game
There where is it we do not need a wall
41
"Extraordinary gift for hope...a romantic readiness"
Daisy Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
Tom Buchanan
Meyer Wolfsheim
42
What is an appeal to reason?
it uses false claims
it pulls at the readers heart
it uses ethical appeals
it uses logic &/or facts
43
Emerson believes that...
We must accept the place that providence has found for us
it's ok to be a coward
we all need friends
only children appreciate the world
44
What is Langston Hughes's point in responding to Whitman in "I, Too, Sing America"?
He wanted the poem to be a modern version of Whitman's
He thought Whitman's was too long
Whitman didn't give voice to men
Whitman left out people of color

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