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literature test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A literary work's theme is | is found when the reader analyzes the characters and conflicts |
| A universal theme is | an idea about life that are found throughout the world literature because they can be easily understood by people of all times and places |
| A moral is | the simplest form of theme short statements that teach broad lessons (short stories or fables) |
| Explicit theme | States a theme directly through a character's words or narration |
| Central themes of beauty and beast are | 1) inner beauty is more beautiful than outer beauty 2)surface appearance are often misleading |
| Central theme of go down death is | that believes should not view death without hope |
| What does the poet warn his listener of in "Do not go gentle into the night" | Don't die without a struggle |
| which theme is not explored Dr. Hedgar's experiment | Guests finally learn nothing |
| The central message of when you are old is | Real love should be cherished, lest it be lost |
| A black man talks of reaping came from what era of African American history | pre-civil war |
| Allegory | A type of extended metaphor that forms a story with two levels of meaning |
| Symbol | A person, place, thing, or idea that means something in addition to itself |
| Verbal irony | Irony occurring when an author's or the character's meaning differs from what he or she says in words. |
| Dramatic irony | A type of irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development of which the characters of the story are unaware |
| Situational irony | A type of irony in which a story's events violate normal expectations |
| T/F: Beauty and the beast qualifies as an allegory | True |
| T/F: the theme of beauty and the beast is universal | True |
| T/F: Go down, death is based on a folk song | True |
| T/F: In Dr. Heidegger's Experiment the butterfly acts as a symbol of lost youth and hopes | True |
| T/F: The central conflict of Hawthorne's story is man vs. man | False |
| How does requesting a rose symbolize Beauty's nature is contrast to her sisters | It shows that she is more humble than her sisters and so that makes more beautiful, like the rose |
| What does the prince in "Beauty and the Beast" mean by the advice he gives Beauty in her dreams: do not trust too much to your eyes | He means don't judge a book by it's cover |
| Why does Dr. Heidegger refuse to pursue the Fountain of youth anymore | Because he knows that it is not real |
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