American Lit 2nd Semester Exam

Emerson’s quote,“I became a transparent eyeball: I am part of a parcel of God” is an example of

Literary element: when you use words that start with the same letter, often used in poetry.

A scene that interrupts the normal flow of events to depict an earlier event is defined as

“She was wearing her culottes, her pink sweater, and a necklace of human tongues,” O’Brien uses

What is the literary definition of juxtaposition?

O’Brien finds closure for his Vietnam experience by...

“Three can keep a secret, if two are dead,” is an example of a(n)

This soldier spent “Eight months in fantasyland…and I sometimes can’t remember what real is”

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment is a(n) ... because characters and objects deliver a moral lesson

A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth is known as a

This soldier loves being in Vietnam

When O’Brien writes, “Well hey, she’ll make a sweet bride, combat ready!”, he is using

After Myrtle says, “Daisy, Daisy, Daisy" Tom strikes her and breaks her nose, this is...

The narrative perspective from which events in a story or novel are told is known as

This soldier replaces Rat Kiley as the Alpha Company medic

This soldier tests his luck by going for a swim and swallows a VC virus

“On occasions the war was like a Ping-Pong ball. You could put fancy spin on it” is an

“The girl joined the zoo. One more animal – end of story.” This is an example of a(an)

This soldier commits suicide

This soldier developed a peculiar habit of always scratching at invisible bug bites

“Rat” Kiley's unique use of his particular dialect and vernacular is an example of

Literary element: referencing famous people, events, or literature in other written works.

The thumb that Norman Bowker carried in the novel, is an example of

O’Brien returned to Vietnam with his daughter...

The green light is a(n) _____ for Gatsby’s determination to ‘win’ back Daisy.

This soldier blames Jimmy Cross for Kiowa’s death

When political cartoons ‘poke fun’ to comment on a serious issue in a humorous manner

In The Great Gatsby, East Egg, where Tom and Daisy live, can best be described as a literary

This soldier agrees to help O’Brien with his plan for revenge on Jorgensen

Literary device: when you repeat vowel sounds in the middle of a word, usually used in poetry

Wealth breeds carelessness is an example of a _____ in The Great Gatsby.

This soldier tells O’Brien that he “is out of touch” and no longer a part of Alpha Company

This soldier is shot twice and serves the rest of his tour as a supply clerk

Trying to show a character's uninterupted thoughts, emotions, and actions is this writing style

“Wolfsheim seems to have a dark past.He supposedly is the one who fixed the World Series” is an

Which of the following answers will always be wrong on Hazel's tests?

which of the following answers will always be right on Hazel's tests?

A gloomy vision of the world focusing on the limitations & destructiveness of human nature is:

The piece of literature that can best be defined as Modernism is

The novel, The Things They Carried, can best be characterized as _____