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BYU Mastery 1-3
BYU Mastery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From the poem "I am a Black Woman" What is written in a minor key? | the song of the speaker (from I am a Black Woman) |
| From "I am a Black Woman" Who can be heard humming in the night? | the speaker (from I am a Black Woman) |
| From "I am a Black Woman" Whom did the speaker see leap into the screaming sea? | A friend (from I am a Black Woman) |
| From Desiderata: According to the speaker, how should you go amid the noise and the haste? | You should go placidly (from Desiderata) |
| From Desiderata: What is the poet's attitude regarding the realities of the world? | Upbeat(from Desiderata) |
| What is a dramatic poem? | A poem that is written with speakers who are not the author. |
| What misunderstanding occurs within the poem "Incident in a Rose Garden?" | (Rose Garden) All of the above: Involves the individual for whom Death has come; the master's reaction to the gardener's words; what the master says to Death in the garden. |
| From "The Necklace": Which adjective fits Madame Loisel? | Self-centered (from The Necklace) |
| From "The Necklace": Which irony occurs at the end of the story? | Situational irony (from The Necklace) |
| From "Button, button": What adjective describes Norma? | Curious (from Button, Button) |
| From "Button, button": What adjective describes Arthur? | Genuine (from Button, Button) |
| From "War": The anonymous man from the story can best be described as: | A cavalry scout (from "War") |
| From "War": Early in the story many things make the young man tense EXCEPT: | The fact that he is lost.(from "War") |
| From "War": Which is NOT correct about the young man...he is trying to meet a comrade, he is trying to keep out of sight, he is making his way north, he is trying to avoid being shot. | The young man is NOT trying to meet a comrade.(from "War") |
| What type of myth is Pandora's Box? | Origin myth (Pandora's Box) |
| What god created Pandora? | Hephaestus(Pandora's Box) |
| From "Pandora's Box": What was locked away in the box to discourage mankind? | Pain(Pandora's Box) |
| What was Pandora's most unfortunate fault? | Curiosity(Pandora's Box) |
| How does Zeus punish mankind? | Zeus sends a female to punish mankind.(Pandora's Box) |
| Zeus tells Hades that he can marry Persephone.(7 Pomegranate Seeds) | Zeus does not give permission to Hades to marry.(7 Pomegranate Seeds) |
| Persephone goes to the underworld with Hades...(7 Pomegranate Seeds) | ...unwillingly. (7 Pomegranate Seeds) |
| Persephone's father is...(7 Pomegranate Seeds) | Zeus.(7 Pomegranate Seeds) |
| Demeter rarely showed her...(7 Pomegranate Seeds) | ...anger.(7 Pomegranate Seeds) |
| Did Persephone must stay in the underworld because she promised Hades she would(7 Pomegranate Seeds) | ..Persephone did not promise Hades anything(7 Pomegranate Seeds) |
| What is Daedulus' plan for escaping? | He plans to escape by air. (Icarus and Daedalus) |
| According to Daedulus, what should Icarus avoid? | Flying too high or too low.(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| Who looks up in amazement when Icarus flies over? | A shepherd, a fisherman and a farmer.(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| What was Daedulus' profession? | A very skilled builder and inventor in Greece.(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| Who held Daedulus and Icarus against their will? | King Minos(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| What did Daedulus make the wings out of? | Thread, feathers and wax.(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| How many times had Icarus tried to fly before the escape? | None. It was his first flight.(Icarus and Daedalus) |
| What grew where Narcissus had lain? | A flower. (Narcissus) |
| What did Narcissus understand after his death? | That others had suffered because of his vanity and pride.(Narcissus) |
| What was Arachne known for? (The Spinning Contest) | Her musical abilities.(The Spinning Contest) |
| What did Athene try to do for Arachne?(The Spinning Contest) | Athene tried to give Arachne the opportunity to redeem herself.(The Spinning Contest) |
| How did Athene react when Arachne was mean to the old crone? (The Spinning Contest) | Athene's anger reached its climax when Arachne was mean to the old crone.(The Spinning Contest) |
| What talent was Arachne known for?(The Spinning Contest) | Arachne was known for her musical abilities.(The Spinning Contest) |
| What was Arachne's greatest folly?(The Spinning Contest) | Arachne's greatest folly was pride.(The Spinning Contest) |
| Tragicomedy | drama which builds toward a tragic ending but resolves happily |
| Blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| Pun | a play on words; sometimes on different senses of the same word |
| Iambic pentameter | strict lines of poetry in which most lines are written using ten syllables; five syllables are stressed and five are unstressed |
| soliloquy | a speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage |
| romantic comedy | a comic drama that focuses on love |
| aside | a speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage |
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twmorlan