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literary movement
emphasizes
beauty
of nature, seizing the present, emotion and intuition:
Puritans era
Native American era
Revolutionary era
Romantic/Transcendental era
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Romantic writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau emphasized the importance of
individualism and nonconformity
an individual’s natural rights to life and liberty
the place of reason in civilized society
Biblical adherence and religious dedication
3
Ethos is?
ethics
reasoning and support
credibility
emotions
4
Pathos is?
reasoning and support
ethics
credibility
emotional appeals used in an essay or speech
5
A literary work in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas is a(n)
tragedy
allegory
epic
satire
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What is alliteration?
vowel sounds that are repeated in a line of poetry
a pause or break in a line of a poem
the repetition of the same consonant sounds in words
words whose sounds echo their sense
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argument is organized with a generalized conclusion first and details following
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
substantial reasoning
thesis reasoning
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What is tone?
A symbol
A contrast in characters' feelings
Author's attitude toward subject matter
Reader's feeling when he or she reads a story
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In this time period, writers emphasized the role of reason over religion.
The Romantic era
The Revolutionary era
The Modern Era
The Puritan era
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One device used in speeches to
reinforce
a message is
description
repetition
stereotype
foreshadowing
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argument is organized with details first and a generalized conclusion
substantial reasoning
deductive reasoning
thesis reasoning
inductive reasoning
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What is irony?
a work that mocks traditional literary conventions
a style of writing characterized by the use of humor
a contrast-what we expect to happen and what actually occurs
a negative or critical remark
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writer’s style is largely determined by all of the following elements
except
conflict
sentence structure
word choice
imagery
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Writers use mood to
give a narrator a distinct personality
convey an overall feeling in a literary work
create believable characters
establish an external conflict
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Which of the following statements about theme is true?
A work of literature has only one theme.
A story’s theme can usually be stated in one word.
Theme is an element of prose, not poetry.
The theme of a literary work is often implied, not stated.
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The tone of a literary work is most often revealed by the
writer’s choice of words
subject of the work
reader’s opinion of the work
characters’ actions
17
Writers use imagery to
make their writing more abstract
evoke pictures in the mind of the reader
convey the multiple meanings of words
give their writing a pleasing sound
18
Autobiographies are almost always written in the first person because
most nonfiction writing uses first-person narration
the first-person point of view makes fiction more believable
the authors are writing about their own lives
many readers prefer the immediacy of first-person narration
19
Ben Franklin and Ralph Waldo Emerson both used life lessons within their writings.
Allusions
Assonance
Aphorisms
Alliteration
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What is parallelism, or parallel structure?
different characters face identical problems
repetition of phrases, sentences-same grammatical structure
a series of stanzas that have a similar form in a poem
themes that appear in several stories
21
As expressed through their writing, Puritans believed that:
all human beings are inherently evil
personal salvation depends on individual effort, hard work
the government is the must be just and fair
all human beings are inherently good
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What is an allusion?
a reference from literature, history, or religion
the associations evoked by a word
the suggestion of two conflicting meanings in a work
a word that sounds like what it means
23
author may appeal to the audience’s reason through the use of
loaded language
personal experience
figurative language
statistics
24
Which descriptions best describes the characteristics of Native American literature?
secular, hierarchical, dialogic
divergent, monologic, empathetic
linear, oral, individualistic
cyclical, egalitarian, conversational
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Building credibility through discussing credentials and past experience
emotions
mindsets
ethics
creativity
26
Logos is?
reasoning and support
emotions
credibility
ethics
27
Which statement about the historical period in which a story is written is
false
?
plot can be shaped by the period which the story is written
setting can be affected by the time period the author lives
Classic literature is not influenced by the period written.
The historical period can influence the attitudes in a story
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Poets rely on the connotations of words to
state their theme directly
create rhythm
suggest meaning
establish a rhyme scheme
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Rhyme within a line of poetry is called
rhyme scheme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
slant rhyme, or approximate rhyme
30
Emotional appeals are a persuasive technique consisting of
questions directed to the reader
loaded language and anecdotes
attacks on opponents
exaggerated claims
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What is written from the perspective of a person who experienced an event?
secondary source
editorial
history book
primary source
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Which of the following statements about symbols is false?
A symbol also functions as itself in a literary work.
Reader has to make inferences based on evidence in text.
Some symbols have a universal meaning
The purpose of symbols is to create ambiguity.
