Composition II Midterm Review

Name the literary device: "Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; / and yet you will weep and know why."

"And walked with inward glory crowned"

"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" is written in _______ point of view.

Neddy Merrill attempting to swim home in the midst of a storm and changing weather is an example of:

Emily Grierson facing off against the townspeople is an example of:

Name the literary device: "uncertain stumbling buzz"

"Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" is written in ______ point of view.

The two rhyming lines at the end of a sonnet are called a ________.

"Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night" is an example of a:

"A Rose for Emily" utilizes a ________ plot.

5 feet, 1 stressed + 1 unstressed syllable:

_______ is the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables in a line of poetry

________ refers to information introducing the characters and conflict in a story.

Manley Pointer's Bible is a ________ because it represents Manley's duality.

Name the literary device: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert"

Which author died mysteriously while wearing someone else's clothing?

1 stressed + 1 unstressed syllable:

The tone of "Masque of the Red Death" is best described as:

The colors of the rooms in "Masque of the Red Death" best represent:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Southern Gothic?

Four feet in a line of poetry is called:

"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May"

A(n) ________ is an analysis of possible meanings and relationships of small units that make up a poem.

A form of poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter with ABAB rhyme scheme:

_______ is the emotion being conveyed by the speaker of a poem.

Which author was a devout Catholic who died of lupus?

Who is the narrator of "Everything Stuck to Him"?

A ________ plot begins with an event and returns to that event at the end of the story.

Manley stealing Hulga's leg is an example of:

The grandmother attempting to talk the Misfit out of shooting her family is an example of:

Hulga intending to seduce Manley and Manley stealing her leg instead is an example of:

Iambic pentameter with no rhyme scheme is called:

Rhyming words at the end of lines of poetry is called:

What is the subject of "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night"?

"The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold"

A poet may break a set meter on certain words in order to:

"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful" is an example of:

______ refers to the natural emphasis and flow placed upon spoken words

________ is the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman objects

Which piece of information would you include in the introduction of a poetry explication?

Which author created a fictional community in Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi?

A grouping of stressed/unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is called:

_______ refers to the grammatical structure of sentences.

A _______ plot is told in sequential order.

"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is written in ________ point of view.

"Death Be Not Proud" was written by:

3 feet, 1 stressed + 2 unstressed syllables:

Who is the narrator of "A Rose for Emily"?

A ________ is a comparison that doesn't use the words "like" or "as"

Hulga's loss of faith is an example of:

The grandfather clock in "Masque of the Red Death" is best described as a(n) ________.

A form of poem with three lines of alternating 5, 7, 5 syllables:

Which of the following is a reason a narrator may be unreliable?

1 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable

The climax of "The Swimmer" occurs when:

The theme of "The Swimmer" is best summarized as:

Which of the following is NOT a big picture item in a poetry explication?

The boy deciding whether to go hunting or stay with his family is an example of:

Who is the audience of "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day"?

________ refers to something both repulsive and pitiful.

"Piping down the alleys wild"

A _______ is a comparison using "like" or "as"

The theme of "A Rose for Emily" could be best described as:

6 feet, 2 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable:

Which of the following is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," images of children at recess, fields of grain, and the setting sun represent:

"Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me"

Name the literary device: "Because I could not stop for Death / He kindly stopped for me."

The tone of "Everything Stuck to Him" is best described as:

"My Last Duchess" is an example of a:

Who is the audience of Hopkins' "Spring and Fall?"

________ is the rhythmic structure of a poem.

What is the theme of "Everything Stuck to Him"?

Name the literary device: "The stillness in the room was like the stillness in the air between the heaves of storm."

_______ refers to the opposite of what is expected happening

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

Which of the following is correctly cited in MLA?

1 stressed + 2 unstressed syllables:

________ refers to the most significant event in the conflict of a story.

________ is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of each word

8 feet in a line of poetry is called:

What is a reason a poet may choose to write in free verse?

The theme of "Pied Beauty" can be best described as:

A ________ plot is told with events out of order.

The climax of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" occurs when:

Which of the following is part of the rhetorical situation surrounding a work?

________ refers to a series of events in which each is more significant than the last.

"A Rose for Emily" is told from _____ point of view.

Cyclical plots often rely on ________, or glimpses into the past.

"Everything Stuck to Him" uses a ________ plot.

"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines"

What word best describes the tone of the following: "Glory be to God for dappled things"

________ refers to an event that is simultaneously disturbing and comical.

"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day" is an example of a:

2 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable:

8 feet, 1 unstressed + 1 stressed syllable:

Neddy Merrill trying to avoid reality is an example of:

_______ refers to specific word choices an author uses.

The grandmother trying to stop the Misfit from shooting her is an example of:

A poem with no meter or rhyme is written in: