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ELA exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| comparing two unlike things without using like or as | metaphor |
| comparing two unlike things using like or as | simile |
| giving a non-living thing human qualities to make it seem life-like | personification |
| a short, witty, and memorable saying that expressed a general truth or piece of wisdom | aphorism |
| to hint at or suggest something indirectly, without stating it outright | imply |
| to figure something out or reach a conclusion by using clues and evidence | infer |
| the reversal of the usual or normal order of things | inversion |
| using the same grammatical structure for related words, phrases, or clauses | parallelism |
| a question asked to make a point, not to get an actual answer | rhetorical questions |
| a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or idea that the audience is supposed to recognize | allusion |
| shows deep reference for God or religion; being very religious and moral | pious |
| foresight, careful preparation for the future, of the guidance of a divine power (God) in arranging events | providence |
| gladly, willingly, or with pleasure | fain |
| being honest and having strong moral principles | integrity |
| What is Anne Bradstreet's poem about? | It's about the burning down of her house |
| What is she sad about losing? | She is sad about losing her house and material possesions |
| To who's does Bradstreet believe material possessions really belong? | God |
| Why does Bradstreet criticize herself in the poem | Because she was focused on her earthly possessions when she should've been focused on Heaven and the Heavenly things she'll inheret |
| How is her "house" in the afterlife going to be better than the house she has lost of Earth | -It will be framed by the mighty Architect -It'll be permanent -It'll be richly furnished -It's payed for |
| What is one of the messages we get from Bradstreet's poem? | Earthy things are temporary, but Heavenly things are forever |
| What is the purpose of Johnathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" | To teach people about the horrors of Hell and to scare them into accepting Jesus as their savior |
| What is Edwards' audience afraid of? | Going to Hell |
| What does Edwards suggest may happen at any moment | God can let go of you and send you into Hell |
| What is the only thing saving Sinners? | God's mercy and having them accept Christ as their savior |
| Edward uses much strong figurative language in his sermon. What is his intent in using this language? | To paint vivid images in his listeners minds and to scare them into repenting |
| What did Rationalists believe was God's gift to humanity? | Reason |
| What did Rationalists believe about human perfection? About human nature? | Believed in perfectibility of every individual thought the use of reason, believed human nature is good. |
| What did Rationalists believe to be the best way to worship God? | To do good for others |
| Ben Franklin was devoted to what? | Self improvement and the improvement of society |
| What areas of business and politics was Franklin involved in? | -Printing/Publishing -A scientist -An inventor (invented public library and Franklin stove) -a politician/negotiator -Helped revise the constitution |
| What status does Franklin's autobiography hold in American literature? What facts do you remember about its publication? | -He didn't start writing it until he was 65 years old -He never finished it -It wasn't published in his lifetime -It's the masterpiece of the American Age of Reason |
| What did Franklin believe to be true about moral perfection? | It was achievable. Contrary habits must be broken and good ones acquired and established |
| What does Franklin's attempt at moral perfection suggest about him? | He had a very logical mind |
| Know the purpose of both Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention" and Thomas Paine's "The Crisis #1": | Patrick Henry: Purpose was to convince the people at the convention that we have to go to war with the British Thomas Paine: Purpose was to urge Americans to keep fighting, to not give up |
| a fourteen line rhymed poem usually written in iambic pentameter | Sonnet |
| What type of sonnet: abab, cdcd, efef, gg | Shakespearean sonnet |
| What type of sonnet: abba, abba, efef, gg | Petrarchan sonnet |
| an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable | Iamb |
| a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry | meter |
| What were "Utopian projects"? | plans for creating a more perfect society |
| How can the "journey" in American literature be described | There is no pattern so common in American literature as that of the journey |
| The Dark Romantics explored what in their writing? | -The conflict between good and evil -The physiological effects of guilt and sin -madness in the human psyche |
| What did Romantics think about the city? | They thought it was a place of shifting morals, corruption, and death |
| What did Romantics value? | They valued moral clarity, healthful living, intuition, and independence |
| How did Romantics view death? | Rejoining natures cycle |
| How did Romantics believe they could gain insight? | By looking at an ordinary object or scene. The object or scene brings some deeply felt insight |
| What does the cross in "The Cross of Snow" represent? | The grief and sorrow the author feels because of his wife's death. |
| In "Thanatopsis," when does the speaker say we should listen to Nature? | When were sad |
| What is the cycle described in "Thanatopsis"? | The idea that people have gone before us and there are people that will go after us. |
| What does Nature tell us to find comfort in? | We should take comfort in the idea that we will not be alone, but with others who have died. |
| How does them poem suggest we approach death? | Gracefully and peacefully, sustained and soothed. Like we are going to sleep. |
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