7th Grade Literature Final Review

large or abundant; excessive.

excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.

 Reclusive American poet. One of the most influential of 19th-century. Influenced by Puritanism and Book of Revelation.  

(adjective) (of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom or capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting

Arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is as important in conveying meaning as verbiage.  

A basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables. 

Which pattern of meter uses one stressed syllable followed by another stressed one.  ( / / )

 American poet. Pulitzer prize winner. Former U.S. Poet Laureate. Used African-American sounds, styles, images, & idioms.  

Which pattern of meter uses one stressed syllable followed by a unstressed one. (/ U)

Author of Call of the Wild.

 Which pattern of meter uses one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. (two syllables per foot)     ( u / )

 fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Who kidnaps and sells Buck?

Meter consists of two components: the number of syllables and _______.  

What type of animal is Buck?

When and where was the Klondike Gold Rush?

abundant in supply or quantity.

supreme power or authority

Marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream.  

 A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. The speaker expresses grief, sadness, or loss.  

Tending to not speak much.

This African poet was an enslaved person who became the first published African-American. They were a child prodigy.  

Where does Buck live at the beginning of the novel?

What bet does Thornton win?

  Six feet, six beats per line

The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry. 

 land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use.

How many syllables are in a line that is written in iambic pentameter?  

How does John Thornton save Buck's life?

(noun) Hard substance used for making soap and candles.

Which dog immediately gets killed upon their arrival to the North?

American poet and physician. Imagist poet who wrote sympathetically about domestic themes.  

Jamaican-American poet. One of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote about racial and economic injustice.  

What are the earplug radios in the novel called?

What is Captain Beatty’s relationship with books?

Which pattern of meter uses one unstressed syllable followed by another unstressed one. (u u)

 (noun) One of several parallel layers of material.

a member of the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.

wild and menacing.

What does Buck do at the end of the novel?

expressing something forcibly and clearly

Buck's great rival on the sled dog team.

 in a way that allows no discussion or possibility of refusing.

A type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to characters

What is the primary duty of the firemen in Fahrenheit 451?

 courteous (polite, kind, and unselfish) and brave, especially toward women (typically used of a man or his behavior).

Largest and most wide spread civil rights movement by Mexican-descent people in the United States.  

This American poet was the child of migrant farmers. They are a former U.S. Poet Laureate

 relating to winter; wintry.

A literary movement that represents reality by portraying everyday experiences are they are in real life.

Showing a child's pleasure in enjoying oneself and making trouble.  

 Type of meter most frequently used in classic sonnets. Used by both Shakespeare and Claude McKay  

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

What quest sends Thornton and his friends into the wilderness?

Buck's first master.

What is the imposing threat throughout Fahrenheit 451? (outside of the book burnings)

What is the significance of the title Fahrenheit 451?

The develop.ment of a specific neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century

While Thornton's party camp and look for gold, what does Buck do?

Literary movement from 1900s until 1940s. Rebelled against clear-cut story-telling and formulaic poetry. "Make it new."  

 American poet. Won three Pulitzer prizes. Sometimes wrote imagist poems. Sometimes wrote free-verse.  

Reflects light showing various colors. 

 Type of meter used by Homer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and modern rappers.  

(noun) A conduit to carry off smoke. 

  Poetry movement that recreates the physical experience of an object through words. Rejected 19th-century poetry.  

Who wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Poetry movement that emerged after World War II. Influenced by surrealism and jazz. It rejected academic formalism.  

Which pattern of meter uses one unstressed syllable followed by two stressed ones. (u / / )

Very Careful and with great attention to every detail.

What happens to the dogs during Hal and Charles trip to Dawson?

Brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.

to walk around in a leisurely manner. 

To penetrate and come to understand.  

most noticeable or important.

The human(s) that ran Buck's first sled team.

 roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers. A monologue.

to haggle about the terms of an agreement or price of something

lacking adult experience,  immature

How does Buck save John Thornton's life?

checking the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound around a post.

  American poet works in free-verse and traditional forms. Writes novels in verse. Former U.S. Poet Laureate.

A form of poetry where the poet responds to a piece of visual art. The item can be real or imaginary.

 Which pattern of meter uses one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones. (/uu)

 a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

What happens to the old woman whose house is burned by the firemen?

What does Buck find when he returns from hunting?

American poet and Harlem Renaissance figure. Inspired by Walt Whitman. Depicted working-class Black Americans.  

What happens to Hal, Charles, and Mercedes after they leave John Thornton's?

The setting of Call of the Wild:

 Type of meter used by Emily Dickinson consisting of alternating lines of 8 and 6 syllables. Used in church hymns.  

Which of the following books of the Bible does Faber read to Montag over the radio?

Recent American poetry movement. Return to metrical, rhymed verse and narrative poetry.  

(of an action or situation) causing shame or a loss of honor.

What kind of animal does Buck spend four days hunting?

  Stories written using poetry instead of the usual sentence and paragraph form with poems from different point-of-views

  American poet and translator of Ancient Greek and Latin texts. Part of the New Formalism Literary Movement.

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

(noun) motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles