Lit. Terms
This literary device can appeal to a reader’s senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound, as well as internal emotion and feelings.
Imagery
This word is defined as kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
Surreptitious
From Passage 2: The overall tone of the poem can best be described as:
A.) respectful B.) flippant
C.) disillusioned D.)kind
E.) ironic
A.) Respectful
When is Miss Krawiec's birthday?
December 24th
This literary device can be a word, object, action, character, or concept that embodies and evokes a range of additional meaning and significance.
Symbol
This word is defined as a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
Recluse
From Passage 2: The imagery in the second stanza (lines 11-38) serves primarily to:
A.) illustrate the grandmother’s obsession with green chile peppers.
B.)introduce readers to the speaker’s “well-dressed gentleman.”
C.)convey the details of creating the perfect chile con carne.
D.) convey the grandmother’s passion for cooking for grandson.
E.) establish the grandmother’s understanding of her grandson’s tastes.
D.) convey the grandmother’s passion for cooking for grandson.
What is Miss Krawiec's favorite fast food restaurant?
Taco Bell
This literary device may feature repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis, or it can be used as a literary device to create a parallel position between opposite ideas through grammatical elements as a means of emphasizing contrast.
Parallelism
This word is defined as kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
Clandestine
From Passage 2: “Its” (line 25) refers to which of the following:
A.) “A well-dress gentleman.”
B.) A “rubbery serpent.”
C.)The “swan-neck stem.”
D.)The speaker
E.) A “green chile pepper.”
E.) A “green chile pepper.”
How many siblings does Miss Krawiec have?
2 older brothers
This literary device allows for a smaller component of something to stand in for the larger whole, in a rhetorical manner.
Synecdoche
This word is defined as not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
Flippant
From Passage 4: Which of the following best restates the meaning of line 9?
A.) People block the mirror’s view of the wall, and it cannot see it in the dark.
B.) As humans, we repeatedly see our own futures only darkly.
C.) Love based only on physical beauty will flicker like a candle and go out.
D.) Only art can bridge the darkness that separates people’s faces.
E.) In the mirror’s vision, the speckles on the wall become faces that peer into the darkness.
A.) People block the mirror’s view of the wall, and it cannot see it in the dark.
What is Miss Krawiec's favorite color?
Black
This literary device is designed to direct a reader or audience member’s attention to the entity being addressed as a means of indicating its importance or significance.
Apostrophe
This word is defined as: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
Vicarious
From Passage 4: Which of the following best describes the poem as a whole?
A.) A didactic, philosophical poem about humans and our relationship to our possessions
B.) A satiric anecdote exposing human vanity
C.) A lyrical demonstration of the need for love to make life significant
D.) A poignant meditation on the consolations of nature
E.) A somber reflection on our perceptions of our own aging
E.) A somber reflection on our perceptions of our own aging
What college did Miss Krawiec graduate from?
Concordia University Chicago