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Unit III test reveiw
Bob Jones Elements of Literature unit 3 test review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| How can stories and poems be arranged? | Spatially, chronologically, by symmetry, or by parallelism (contrast), or by extended metaphor |
| “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” by _____________________ | Emily Dickinson |
| In “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” what is "it"? What are the sieves? | Snow and clouds |
| How does each sentence “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” begin? | With the same subject |
| How is “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” organized? | spatially - with a metaphor that extends throughout |
| What does the snow, or"it" represent in “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves”? | a cosmetician - seamstress |
| What does the landscape represent in “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves”? | an aging woman |
| “Snow Bound” by _______________________ | John Greenleaf Whittier |
| Where was John Greenleaf Whittier from? | New England (Eastern U.S.) |
| What was John Greenleaf Whittier's family known for? | Quaker values |
| What was Whittier's greatest poem and when was it written? | "Snow-Bound"; when he was almost 60 |
| What was the impact of Whittier's poem, "Snow Bound"? | It helped comfort people after the Civil War |
| What else is John Greenleaf Whittier famous for? | He wrote approximately one hundred hymn texts near the end of his life. |
| What is the organization/arrangement of "Snow Bound"? | chronological - it takes place over two days |
| What is the meter of "Snow Bound"? | rhymed iambic tetrameter |
| What are some examples of imagery used in "Snow Bound"? | An old man, a Chinese roof, Pisa's leaning tower |
| What makes the boys think of "Aladdin's wondrous cave" in "Snow Bound"? | the tunnel the boys create when they dig a path to the barn. |
| How are "Winter" and "Snow Bound" similar? | they both describe contrast between indoors and outdoors, day and night, cold and warmth. |
| How is "Winter" organized? | by contrasts |
| In "An Old-Fashioned Iowa Christmas," Engle uses parallelism by repeating which phrase? | "There are no such________________ anymore." |
| what sound does Engle most associate with Christmas? | The sound of sleighbells |
| What purpose did the Christmas goose serve in "An Old-Fashioned Iowa Christmas"? | food, bedding, and a cough remedy |
| In "An Old-Fashioned Iowa Christmas," what does Engle say the best way to thank the Lord for His abundance is? | to eat the meal in the same room in which it is cooked |
| How is "Snow in the Suburbs" organized? | with movement from impersonal to personal, humorous to serious, and general to specific |
| What is the theme of "Snow in the Suburbs"? | man has a duty to help the helpless. |
| What is onomatopoeia? | Words that sound like the sounds they are describing. For example, "the red squirrel chirred." |
| In "The Return of the Rangers" what do we find that a good leader will do? | sacrifice for the needs of his men |
| Why do the woodcutters stare at Captain Rogers and his men when they arrive to station #4? | Because of their shocking appearance |
| "Winter," by Shakespeare, was taken from which play? | "Love's Labour's Lost" |
| What is the theme of both "Winter" and "Snow Bound"? | The idea that work and duty precede rest and leisure, and that quality of life is more dependent on inward character than on outward circumstances |
| What is the organization of "I will Praise the Lord at All Times"? | by seasons, from winter to autumn and then morning to night |
| In "The Return of the Rangers" what is Captain Rogers' ultimate priority? | He wants to personally help deliver food to his starving troops up the river |
| Who is the author of "I will Praise the Lord at All Times"? | William Cowper |
| Who is the author of "The Return of the Rangers"? | Kenneth Roberts |
| What is the climax or turning point of "I will Praise the Lord at All Times"? | summer |
| What is Thomas Hardy's outlook on life? | one of gloom |
| What is reflected in the power and simplicity of Cowper's best poetry? | the Bible's influence on him |
| He was a New Englander who wrote nearly 100 hymn texts | John Greenleaf Whittier |
| he was a successor to Walt Whitman's optimistic style; believed in the values of the "American Dream" | Paul Engle |
| His writings are of great technical skill and emotional power but his works are marked by an appreciation of nature and a tone of despair. | Thomas Hardy |
| journalist from Maine and one of America's most talented historical novelists. | Kenneth Roberts |
| He can be quoted as saying, "God made the country, and man made the town." | William Cowper |
| He wrote Love's Labour's Lost and Othello | William Shakespeare |
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