What term is used to refer to a mistake in logic?
A fallacy
What punctuation mark can be to combine two words into a single adjective?
Hyphen
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What two items do the characters buy for each other in "The Gift of the Magi"?
Watch chain and hair combs
During this semester we read poetry from veterans of what war?
WWI
What term refers to a verifiable piece of information?
A fact
What do we call two or more words that function as a single adjective?
Compound adjective
What types of tense refer to the basic form of a verb (e.g. ran, run, will run)?
Simple
What two disasters lead to the destruction of the home in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
A tree falls through the house and a fire breaks out.
"Attack" is a poem about what type of warfare?
Trench
What do we call a position based on facts?
An opinion
Red-haired boy is an example of what kind of compound adjective?
Adjective + past participle
What tenses refer to an ongoing process?
Progressive tense
What language does the priest speak to the angel in "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" to test if he is really an angel or not?
Latin
"Repressions of War Experience" is a poem that deals with what psychological disorder?
PTSD
What do we call a position based on factors like faith, tradition, or superstition, but not fact?
A belief
World-famous chef is an example of what type of compound adjective?
Noun + Adjective
What tenses refer to the idea that an action has or will definitively end?
Perfect tense
What is the name of the priest in "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
Father Gonzaga
Fill in the blank of the Alan Seeger poem we read this semester:
I have a ______ with death
What do we call a position that we thought was based on fact, but the information is flawed or biased?
A prejudice
Fire-breathing dragon is an example of what type of compound adjective?
Noun + present participle
What tense refer to the idea of an ongoing process that has or will reach a definitive end?
Perfect progressive tense
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," what is the protagonist trying to do when he is caught and forced to face execution?
Blow up a bridge
Translate the following poem title "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
it is sweet and good to die for one's country.