Literature Final Exam Study Guide

Clues as to the period of history; or the defining spirit or mood of a time period

We studied WWI soldier poetry in honor of

to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; or long painfully

People who were young adults during WWI (and later, the writers of this era) became known as

The last major nation to join in the fighting of World War I was

"Gas! gas! Quick, boys!" (Dulce et Decorum Est, Owen), is an example of:

These soldiers are

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row" is an example of

The playwright Shakespeare dramatized the story of Henry V and Agincourt about

Shakespeare's play "Henry V" is partially set in the battle of Agincourt between

All have to do with MOODS or EMOTIONS EXCEPT:

All were members of the Allied Forces in WWI EXCEPT

The author of "The Soldier" is

Cole in "Falling Leaves" draws an analogy between autumn leaves dropping from trees and

All are true of the Christmas Truce of 1914 EXCEPT

Wilfred Owen wrote "Dulce Et Decorum Est" partially as a criticism of

All have to do with the military EXCEPT

All are POSITIVE EXCEPT

Siegfried Sassoon's "The Kiss" is about

All are examples of Weltschmerz EXCEPT

Figurative language that represents ideas in ways that appeal to our physical senses is called

The author of "Suicide in the Trenches" is

"...And watch the white eyes writhing in his face" (Wilfred Owen)

All are part of the SOAPST technique of literary analysis EXCEPT

The primary reason Henry V's "underdog" army won the Battle of Agincourt is

"Bent double, like hags" (Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum Est), is an example of

When an author wants to surprise or further engage a reader he/she might change the

All involve comparison EXCEPT

"Bang!" "Tut-Tut", "Whoosh!" and "Hissss" are examples of...

In quoting the Roman poet Horace in "Dulce Et Decorum Est", Wilfred Owen made

An author's emotional appeal to an audience (perhaps evoking pity or sadness) is called

All are considered types of rhymes EXCEPT

Calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference is

"And the Bayonets’ long teeth grinned" (Wilfred Owen, The Last Laugh) is an example of

All are contributions to the CAUSE of WWI EXCEPT

All are English (British) soldier-poets of WWI EXCEPT

The author of "Dulce et Decorum Est" is

An author's logical appeal to his audience is referred to as:

"It may be he shall take my hand / and lead me into a dark land" is an example of

The tone of most WWI soldier poetry is

Romantic writers conveyed all but the following in their works

mocking; cynical; sneering

The author of "In Flanders Fields" is

An author's moral appeal to his audience is called

The author of "Praematori" is

"...But in their beauty strewed / like snowflakes falling on the Flemish clay" is an example of

The author of "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" is