Owl Creek
Women's Declaration and Truth's Speech
Second Inaugural Address
To Build a Fire
To My Old Master/ Transcontinental RR
100
When an author uses pronouns like and my, you can determine that they are writing from what point of view?

First-person point of view

100

"When we get our rights we shall not have to come to you for money" is an example of what type of rhetorical appeal?

Pathos


100

In a famous speech, MLK Jr. uses the phrases "I have a dream" and "let freedom ring" several times. This is called _________

repetition

100

What literary movement depicts normal, everyday life in an unsentimental way with concrete details?

Realism

100

Whose contributions are showcased and detailed in "Building the Transcontinental Railroad"

Chinese immigrants

200

Why is Farquhar being hanged?

He tried to sabotage the RR bridge the Union troops were trying to use.

200

Stanton relied heavily on what document to argue for women's rights?

The Declaration of Independence

200

When he refers back to the Bible, Lincoln is using a(n) _______ to strengthen his argument.

Allusion

200

A character's behavior is the result of his/her _________

motivation

200

"You know how it was with poor Matilda and Catherine" is an example of _________, when a speaker says less than what is true.

Understatement

300

If an author uses pronouns like she and her and only reveals one character's thoughts and feelings, that indicates what point of view?

Third-person limited point of view

300

"I have done...as much as a man, but did not get so much pay" is an example of what type of rhetorical appeal?

Ethos - appeals to the idea that it is fair to pay two people for equal work, regardless of their gender

300

This excerpt shows what rhetorical device?

"...one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be plain and the crooked places will be made straight."

Parallelism

300

What literary movement captured distinct regional differences in speech, setting, and perspectives?

Regionalism

will accept Realism too

300

"Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt..."

Does this quote demonstrate a literal or a sarcastic meaning?

Sarcastic

400

Name one element that contributes to the suspense in "Owl Creek"

Flashback

Distortion of time

Farquhar's perception of reality

400

"To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world" demonstrates what type of rhetorical appeal?

Logos

400

An author's attitude toward his subject is called ______.

Tone

400

________ is language that appeals to the senses.

Imagery

400

Speaking of the workers, the author of RR says, "the tedium of their lives was aggravated by the systematized abuse and contempt heaped on them..."

What tone does this sentence help convey?

Sympathy for the workers, indignation for their plight

Anger towards their employers

500

A story with an outside narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters is told from what point of view?

Third-person omniscient

500

This rhetorical appeal fits into which category: "There ought to be equal rights now more than ever, since colored people have got their freedom."

Kairos

Will also accept Logos 

500

What part of an argument is this sentence from Lincoln's speech? "...let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves..." 

Call to action

500

What literary movement pointed toward an individual's destiny being beyond their control?

Naturalism

500

The main idea of an argument is the ________

Claim

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