Themes
Name the theme of "Go Down, Death" and whether it is implicit or explicit.
Death is a happy thing where one "rests in the bosom of Jesus".
Explicit
Which story did Nathaniel Hawthorne write?
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"
What 3 types of irony does the text discuss?
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
What is the central conflict of "Quality"?
man vs. greater force
(the industrialized society)
In "Go Down, Death", who does God tell the bright angel to call to His throne room?
Death
Name the theme of "Do not go gentle into that good night" and whether it is implicit or explicit.
Even though death is inevitable, it should be fought.
Explicit
Which poem did William Butler Yeats write?
"When You Are Old"
A recurring or emerging idea about the world that is found in a work of literature.
Theme
What is the central conflict of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?
man vs self
In a "Black Man Talks of Reaping", who takes the farmer's harvest?
his brother's sons
Name the theme of "Beauty and the Beast" and whether it is implicit or explicit.
Do not trust too much to your eyes / do not be deceived by appearances.
Explicit
Who wrote "Do not go gentle into that good night"?
Dylan Thomas
The type of theme that is more sophisticated and more poignant in effect because it is integrated into the elements of the story or poem.
Implicit theme
In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", what object is a symbol for lost youth?
the rose
In "When You Are Old", what does the poet love about the woman to whom he writes?
her pilgrim soul
the sorrows of her changing face
Name the theme of "Go Down, Death" and whether it is implicit or explicit.
Real love sees past appearances and should be treasured.
Implicit
Which story did John Galsworthy write?
"Quality"
A person, place, or thing that means something in addition to itself.
Symbol
What motivates Beauty to return to the Beast after visiting her family?
She dreams the Beast is dying.
In "A Black Man Talks of Reaping", what does the speaker gain for his reaping?
only what the hand can hold at once
Name the theme of "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" and whether it is implicit or explicit.
The forced inability of black people to receive the just rewards of their labor.
Implicit
Who wrote "A Black Man Talks of Reaping"?
Arna Bontemps
A type of story that is very difficult to create because it is both believable on the fictional level AND true to reality.
Allegory
What most motivates Beauty to go to the Beast with her father after he returns from his long journey?
She feels responsible because she had asked him to being her a rose.
In "Do not go gentle into that good night", Dylan Thomas tells his dying father to "Curse, bless, me now with your ______ _______ ".
fierce tears