Night Unit Test Review (E Block)

Targets the five senses; to create a picture

Elie Wiesel's purpose in writing Night was to inform readers about the true horrors of the holocaust.

Dehumanization did not affect Elie while he was in the camps.

A comparison that uses "like" or "as" in its construction

Refers to an authors goal and/or intent when writing nonfiction, usually as expressed as to persuade inform or entertain

What is it called when the truth is exaggerated for emphasis?

Towards the end of the novel why does Elie feel like he has turned into Rabbi Eliahu's son?

The figurative meaning of a word based off of its context:

Which of the follow was NOT a UHE we discussed in class?

Moshe the beadle tried to warn the people of Sighet to leave before it was too late.

The dictionary definition of a word

What is a comparison between two unlike objects?

Loss of faith is when someone believes in God wholeheartedly.

What is the authors attitude towards a subject called?

What happened to the patients who stayed in the infirmary instead of being evacuated?

"From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me". This quote is an example of personification.

Disillusionment is when someone has an expectation or idealized version of something that is tainted by reality.

A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources:

Dehumanization is when someone is stripped of their human qualities usually in the form of oppression and prejudice.

When an object is described with human like characteristics: