Literary Devices
What is the definition of plot?
It structures the writing.
What is the capitalization error in this sentence?:
The school where we went last year is on narrow lane Road.
The school where we went last year is on Narrow Lane Road.
Who is the founding father of transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date?
Slave owners kept their slaves ignorant of their birth dates.
When and where did romanticism originate in the world?
Western Europe, 1800
What is the definition of sound devices?
Literary elements used in prose and poetry to stress certain sounds and create musical effects
Where is the capitalization error in this sentence?
My aunt Donna bought be a new dress, but mother didn't like it.
My aunt Donna bought be a new dress, but Mother didn't like it.
Transcendentalists often reflected upon the sublime. What are two things that would be considered sublime?
Nature, death, God
How does Douglass interpret slave songs?
Expressions of anguish and testimonies against slavery
In Romanticism, how is the hero viewed?
The hero rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has the self as the center of his or her own existence.
What is the definition of foreshadowing?
Where is the capitalization error in this sentence?
In our french class, we are studying about Paris.
In our French class, we are studying about Paris.
What is self-reliance?
Reliant on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others
Why is Douglass happy about the prospect of moving to Baltimore?
His cousin describes Baltimore as beautiful. With the exception of the trousers he is give for the first time in preparation to go to Baltimore, he really doesn't have any attachments at home.
When did Romanticism come to the U.S?
1820 --> It lasted until 1865.
What is the definition of motif?
Recurring element in a work; can be abstract or concrete
Name two items you must put in italics.
books, full-length plays, music albums, anything that has sections (like anthologies or collections), newspapers, magazines, movies, television and radio shows, ships, airplanes, spacecrafts, trains, some scientific names, court cases, works of art, musical works (like operas and musicals), and computer and video games
Name three leading transcendentalists.
Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Amos Brown Alcott
What is the reason for Sophia Auld's transformation?
She becomes cruel with the irresponsible power over the life of Frederick Douglass.
Name one poem by Walt Whitman.
"I Hear America Singing"
"I Sing the Body Electric"
"O Captain, My Captain!"
What is hyperbole?
Something that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration
Name two items you must put in quotation marks.
Short works
Sections of long works including chapters, articles, songs, short stories, essays, poems, short films, and any other time a long work is included in an anthology or collection
Technically, television shows and movies are to be italicized because individual scenes or episodes would be put in quotation marks. However, many times these titles are put in quotation marks and you will find this done quite often, especially in reviews.
What did Emerson mean by "... envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion..."
To live by what others dram is stupid; it is more important to be your own person
Why is Douglass grateful that Hugh Auld orders Douglass's reading lessons stopped?
Auld unwittingly gives Douglass the key to escaping slavery.
Name one poem by Emily Dickinson.
"Compensation"
"A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest"
"Escape"