Multiple choice
“... but I finally did and here I am. You know, Bertha, I really started thinking about you when I decided to get rid of my mink coat." Mrs. Munson saw a sudden blush on Vini’s face.
The description in line 38 implies that Vini has a:
(1) carefree past (3) fiery temper
(2) hidden motive (4) secret identity
(2) hidden motive
This poem needs a better attitude: things could be worse.
The figurative language in lines 19 and 20 serves to:
(1) illustrate an example (2) foreshadow an event (3) signal a transition (4) predict a resolution
(3) signal a transition
Define Imagery
The authors use of descriptive words to paint a mental picture
How many texts do you need in the essay?
3
How many paragraphs is the literary analysis essay?
3
The windows were open and the room was filled with loud, unearthly shrieks. Mrs. Munson lived on the third floor, and across the street was a public school playground. In the late afternoon the noise was almost unbearable. God, if she’d only known about this before she signed the lease! With a little grunt she closed both windows and as far as she was concerned they could stay that way for the next two years.
The opening paragraph introduces Mrs. Munson’s character by establishing her:
(1) compassion (3) intolerance
(2) deception (4) resourcefulness
3: intolerance
Why are the populations of different species the way they are? Why, for example, are there so many flies and so few wolves? And why do the sizes of fly populations vary greatly from one year to the next?
The author’s use of questions in lines 41 through 43 establishes a:
(1) connection between population changes and scientific findings
(2) relationship between existing predators and prey populations
(3) dispute between prior research and experimental outcomes
(4) conflict between established theories and new ideas
(1) connection between population changes and scientific findings
define point of view
the perspective from which a story is told.
What 7 things need to be included in a claim paragraph?
claim, reason, quote, line number, explain, connect to claim, connect to society.
What is the first sentence of the literary analysis essay?
In the story _______ the author uses ______ to develop the central idea of _________.
Well, you know I have a very dear friend in Paris this very minute, Vini Rondo, she was right there when the Germans marched in! I have positive nightmares when I think what she must be going through!” Mrs. Munson said it as if it were she whose fate lay in the balance
The statement “Mrs. Munson said it as if it were
she whose fate lay in the balance” (lines 12 and
13) serves to illustrate Mrs. Munson’s desire to:
(1) impress others (2) incite conflicts
(3) justify behavior (4) avoid criticism
(1) impress others
I’m not going to lie:
in the wild, we’d have gone our separate ways
long ago, and snarled if we met after that
had we the snarling apparatus, or run if our legs
were long and thin, or fought with tusks
or fangs, so what’s wrong here: maybe nothing,
brother.
The language in lines 29 through 35 reveals the narrator’s belief that siblings are:
(1) mutually dependent (2) generally friendly
(3) naturally oppositional (4) largely unconventional
(3) naturally oppositiona
Define central idea
Write conclusion outline.
It is clear that __________(claim). Although some may disagree, evidence shows _______(reason) and _________(reason). _____________ (relate to society).
quote, explain, _________ What is the next sentence after the explanation?
The author uses __________ to show the reader __________.
At first Mrs. Munson didn’t recognize her. The woman who confronted her had no chic up-swept coiffure ... indeed her hair hung rather limply and had an uncombed look. A print dress in January? Mrs. Munson tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice when she said, “Vini, darling, I should have known you anywhere.”
Lines 21 through 24 signal a transition in Mrs. Munson’s attitude from one of:
(1) loyalty to betrayal
(2) anticipation to confusion
(3) friendship to hostility
(4) sympathy to indifference
(2) anticipation to confusion
My brother and I hardly talk. I talk to my lawn mower more and I don’t have a lawn mower.
The narrator’s statements in lines 1 and 2 convey a sense of:
(1) fear (3) objectivity (2) disbelief (4) irony
(4) irony
Define first person narration.
Using I, me, we , you. The character talking from first person.
At the end of your counterclaim paragraph you must do what?
Prove it wrong by using claim and a rebuttal reason.
The last sentence is:
This develops the central ideas because _______.
With a sick emptiness she knew the whole thing was rotten. “Oh, my God [sic] she said, clutching at the linen rose in her hair, “Oh, my God, I’ve been taken and taken good, and there’s nothing in the world I can do about it, nothing in the world!” For suddenly Mrs. Munson realized Vini wouldn’t phone tomorrow or ever again.
What mood is created by the final paragraph?
(1) desperation (3) satisfaction
(2) aggression (4) exhilaration
(1) desperation
"Water fleas and other tiny animals that the small fish once devoured were now free to flourish. And because these diminutive animals graze on algae, the lake water became clearer. Two years later the ecosystem remains in its altered state."
As used in line 13, the word “diminutive” most nearly means:
(1) unknown (2) little (3) sickly (4) solitary
(2) little
Define 3rd person narration
When an outside narrator tells the story using character names, and pronouns such as they, he, she.
Define the word relevant.
Important
After you finish an entire essay, YOU MUST....?
REREAD YOUR ESSAY TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED EVERYTHING