What is an alliteration?

a series of words in a row (or close) have the same sound

The faithful representation of reality

What is an inversion?

A sentence not written in normal word order.

A series of stories passed down through verbal storytelling

a pithy observation that contains a general truth

Which is an example of imagery?

The word spread like leaves in a storm

Choose the correct order of literary periods

N American, Puritan, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to

protest hearings to locate American Communist Party members.

What is the purpose of an inversion?

to make a poem's rhyme scheme work out

Writing that uses humor to point out a social flaw

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English 11 Final Exam Review

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1
Who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Anne Bradstreet
Arthur Miller
Jonathan Edwards
Henry David Thoreau
2
Which of these is not a key characteristic of Romanticism?
Idealization of women, children, and rural life
Celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination
Frequent use of personification
Interest in the future
3
An author who often wrote his poems in free verse is
Walt Whitman
Henry David Thoreau
Ben Franklin
Emily Dickinson
4
Another term for Rationalism is
Postmodernism
Transcendentalism
The American Renaissance
The Age of Reason
5
What is an alliteration?
an indirect or passing reference.
a false idea or belief
a comparison between two things, typically to clarify
a series of words in a row (or close) have the same sound
6
What is realism?
The faithful representation of reality
A type of extreme realism
being real but not really being real
A quality or state of being impractical or unrealistic
7
What is an inversion?
A sentence that reads backwards.
Two sentences that rhyme.
A sentence with common language.
A sentence not written in normal word order.
8
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Puritan literature?
Simplified and direct
Usually sermons, letters, or journals
Very religious
Poetic and detailed
9
This literary time period wrote in plain style which used simple sentences and common words.
Realism
Transcendentalism
Native American literature
Puritan literature
10
Oral tradition is
A series of stories passed down through verbal storytelling
A series of stories written in a journal
All of the above
A series of stories passed down through books
11
What is an aphorism?
A comparison using like or as
exaggerated statements
a statement that seems true but contradicts itself
a pithy observation that contains a general truth
12
Which is an example of imagery?
Bill said to Jim, "What are you doing today?"
After supper, the kids ran straight to the lake.
The word spread like leaves in a storm
The girl was so mad.
13
This literary period valued reason over faith alone.
Rationalism
Puritan literature
Romanticism
Realism
14
What is main idea of realism?
the good, the bad, and the ugly of everyday life
normality of lives
people with real struggles
all of the above
15
An element common in many Native American literature is
A hero's journey
Nature changes
A world is created
All of the above
16
The American Revolution fueled this literary period.
None of the Above
Realism
Transcendentalism
Rationalism
17
Choose the correct order of literary periods
N. American, Romanticism, Rationalism, Modernism
N American, Puritan, Romanticism, Rationalism, Realism
N American, Puritan, Rationalism, Romanticism, Realism
N American, Puritan, Realism, Rationalism, Romanticism
18
Romanticism occurred
during the civil war
during the revolutionary war
after the civil war
after the revolutionary war
19
TRUE OR FALSE: The Puritans loved luxury and lived very opulent/fancy lives.
False
True
20
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to
warn the country about the existence of witches.
protest Marilyn Monroe's alleged affair with JFK.
protest hearings to locate American Communist Party members.
win a Pulitzer Prize.
21
During this literary period, self-reliance and nature were valued.
Realism
Puritan literature
Transcendentalism
Modernism
22
By using satire, an author may hope to
pay tribute to someone
capture the beauty of the natural world
gain insight into themselves
bring about social change
23
What is the purpose of an inversion?
to sound like Yoda
to make a poem more interesting
that is the style they wrote in back then
to make a poem's rhyme scheme work out
24
Satire is
A story in which characters stand for moral qualities
A technique used to make a piece of writing humorous
Writing that uses humor to point out a social flaw
A comedy where characters are involved in ridiculous stunts

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