Comp 2 practice quiz

What is the best definition of "tone" in literature?

Symbolism in literature is used to:

What is the theme of The Weary Blues?

A poem that expresses a story and often has a refrain is a:

What is the focus of an analysis?

In If We Must Die, what does the speaker urge men to do?

What does the simile "Maybe it just sags / like a heavy load" in Harlem mean?

What comparison is made in Saturday’s Child by Countee Cullen?

How is Mrs. Wright’s kitchen described at the beginning of Trifles?

Why does the speaker in Porphyria's Lover strangle Porphyria?

What literary term fits this scenario: "Joan knew writing Jamie's paper was wrong, but $100 was a lot..."?

What is the musical quality of poetry called

How should you cite an article titled Poetry Elements from PoetryFoundation with no author and page 26?

Reading actively often means looking for:

How does the narrator feel about the blind man visiting in Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral"?

In The White House, what does “decent” mean in line 7?

In "Trifles," what do we learn about Minnie Wright before her marriage?

What does Asterion not do in the story?

What does the final couplet mean in Shakespeare’s sonnet [My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun]?

What theme does Blanche's first line in A Streetcar Named Desire suggest?

In Fences, what does the fence symbolize for Rose?

Why does Jack want to "kill off" Ernest in The Importance of Being Earnest?

What kind of poem is Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess?

In "The Lives of the Dead," how could the soldiers keep the dead alive?

Which of the following best describes a sonnet?

How many periods are there in the short story "Girl"?

Which description represents a lyric?

What kind of stories does the narrator tell herself early in "Boys and Girls"?

What term describes something the writer states is true about the text?

Rime of the Ancient Mariner presents what lesson with this? "love and reverence to all things that God made and loveth.”

What is the primary setting of "The Veldt"?

What is the theme in Ode to a Nightingale?

What is an effective strategy to write more concisely?

What term refers to using specific words from an author to support an idea?

What literary term is illustrated in: "While I nodded, nearly napping"?

What is the name of the alien species in "Bloodchild"?

What political/social issue is addressed in this stanza from The Times They Are A-Changin’?

What is the excerpt from Ballad of Birmingham referencing?

In A Streetcar Named Desire, what is the play’s climax?

In Fences, why is Troy skeptical about Cory's football recruitment?

In The Importance of Being Earnest, who is Bunbury?

Why is it decided the lusus naturae should die?

The central idea in a literary work is called its:

How do a poem’s theme and tone differ?

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence American society?

In "St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves," how does Claudette feel when visiting her wolf family?

What do the letters from Martha provide Lieutenant Cross in "The Things They Carried"?

How does the speaker’s point of view in O Captain! My Captain! affect his impression of the subject?

What term refers to what is suggested by a word, apart from its dictionary meaning?

What are the two basic pieces of information needed for citation?