Skills Eng III Midterm Review

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. 

grim, ghastly, & gaunt are alliteration

Due to the effects of guilt and sin, narrators in Dark Romantic works were often

does not have its own subject and verb; cannot stand on its own; does not have a subordinating conjunction

Two common causes of a run-on are lack of punctuation and comma splice. (Short answer listing on exam)

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia from "Song of Myself"?

characters, settings, images, or other motifs that stand in for bigger ideas.

Which is not an element of Dark Romanticism?

Dark Romantics' stories focused on actions.

WHich is NOT a way to fix a comma splice run-on?

poetry without rules; no set rhyme, rhythm, or pattern

Identify Bold: Because I was late to school, I got a detention

when the author speaks to the reader, often using 2nd person "you"

Which is NOT correct?

Which is an example of anaphora?

Identify Bold: Slowly crossing the road, the turtle made several cars swerve.

lists of items

repetition of an initial word or phrase

a comparison between two unlike things that does not use a comparing word.

Sentence or Fragment: The car honking its horn

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Identify Bold: Even though I made straight As the last few weeks, I still made a B on my report card.

Choose the alliteration:

Simile or Metaphor?

A good thesis statement should have all of the following EXCEPT

What are examples of personification

the natural rise and fall of sound that contributes to a melodic pattern of a poem.

The Dark Romantics explored the psychological effects of love and happiness.

narrator uses I, we, our, my...in addition to other pronouns

the central idea of a text

a comparison between two unlike things that uses a comparing word such as like, as, resembles..

a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. 

Which of the following should NOT be used in a literary analysis when discussing the text?

the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience.

a complete thought that has a subject and a verb

The Dark Romantics thought this lurked everywhere

All of these authors are Dark Romantics EXCEPT

an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

Dark Romantics' writings encouraged readers to question everything around them.

Dark Romantics focus on the ___________ effects on characters in their stories.

Sentence or Fragment: The car honked its horn

Simile or Metaphor?

Nathaniel Hawthorne's greatest Dark Romantic work is

has a subject and a verb but cannot stand on its own; starts with a subordinating conjunction like after, although, if..

words that sound like what they name.

the use of the same exact words in the same line or nearby lines of a text

Dark Romantics saw darkness in the external world.

Dark Romantics studied struggles of human nature.