American Literature 1st semester FINAL

Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Presentation of events/conflicts in a literary work that gives a hint of what is yet to come

Who is being satirized in “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” and why?

In the story “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” the characters are meant to represent

Written exaggeration

The use of images in a text that helps the readers visualize the events is what?

FIX: Liz and Ali went to the movies and Michael and Danny went for pizza.

In E.A. Poe’s “The Black Cat,” the narrator tells the story

An author’s depiction of a central or dominating idea in a literary work

Professional sports are different (from, than, then) amateur games.

Period in lit characterized by strict moral and religious rules.

Comparison using “like,” “as,” “than”

Anonymous story w/ supernatural events with little or no historical fact

The man went on vacation (to, two, too).

Period in lit which stressed imagination, emotion, and individualism.

Period in lit which contains myths, legends, and stories about the establishment of America.

(Their/They’re/There) is the island.

Man versus himself

In Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death,” the situational irony is that

What is NOT part of a setting?

Narrative handed down from the past, less emphasis on supernatural & more on historical truth

Something concrete representing or standing in for something abstract

The candidate (than, then) delivered his speech.

A word that, when pronounced, makes the sound it is naming

FIX: Kody went to the dinner, Kacey stayed home.

Methods used by the author to provide insight into the motivations of various people in texts

Referring to someone/something without explanation; author assumes reader to be familiar with

Direct comparison NOT using “like,” “as,” “than”

One of the many ironic elements in “The Devil and Tom Walker” is that

Central character of the story

Giving human characteristics to nonhumans

Rival or opponent of the central character, who generally starts the action in a story

In which situations are citations necessary?

Man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society or fate

I read the novel Tom Sawyer in class today.

What is NOT part of the plot?