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Senior English weeks 1-4
Senior English weeks 1-4
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Shakespeare, Blake, and grammar
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1
Dramatic monologues are poems with three major elements:
Characters speak to each other while crying
Characters leap around while speaking
Characters speak in one tone
a speaker who addresses characters who do not respond
2
When the romantic poet, William Blake wrote about the lamb, he was comparing the lamb to
God
the connections between the lamb, himself and God
innocence
Himself and God
3
Situational irony occurs in a story when what you think (predict) will happen changes.
False
True
4
When I scored 32/100 on my final test is was the nadir of my college career.
the failure
lowest point
highest point
embarrassment
5
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
The photos captured illicit activity.
The professor tried to illicit a response.
There has been continual rain this year.
I could of won that race.
6
Historical fiction is based on real events
True
False
7
Magnanimous means
attractive
simplistic
generous
very large
8
Which word is mispelled?
influenced
simplify
derogatery
eloquent
9
The lamb in Blake's "The Lamb" is a symbol of innocence.
False
True
10
An inference is
educated guess you make as you read
conclusions based on evidence
conclusions based on personal experience
all of these
11
Tone in writing is
writer's style
the conclusion
Writer's attitude
writer's grammar
12
When a character in a play gives an uninterrupted speech it is called...
a dialogue
a song
a trilogue
a monologue
13
Blake describes the first stage of life as
innocent
impure
corrupt
evil
14
Etymology is . . .
the definition
the part of speech
all of the answers
is the history of a word
15
Making a prediction is the same as making an inference.
False
True
16
When you are comparing and contrasting information, your final decision is a(n)
conclusion
theme
inference
thesis
17
Critical judgement is an evaluation of a writer's words according to
whether you like it or not
an opinion by the reader
your personal taste of the writing
a standard, credibility or moral value.
18
Realist poets focused on
Reality: wizards and saints
Reality: wealth ans riches
Reality: Dr Suess
Reality: conditions of society
19
Which line is from Shakespeare's Sonnet CXVI?
"I see her eyes like fire"
"to be or not to be"
"My lover is dun and boring"
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds"
20
Romantic literature focused on
heroism and grand tales
none of these
heroism and realism
heroism and gothic
21
William Blake was homeschooled and he was a painter in addition to being a dentist.
True
False
22
The two pivotal periods of British Literature are
Realist and Idealist
Romantic and Realist
Romantic and Pacific
Realist and Simplistic
23
If a writer uses slang and contractions it is a "formal tone".
False
True
24
A dramatic monologue is used so the audience knows what the character is thinking and feeling.
True
False