Vocab
Even though the student’s offense was considered venial, the principal still assigned detention. The word venial is used to mean
pardonable
“Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion. Eight simple, short words” (29).
identify the literary device
repetition
speaker’s attitude toward his/her subject
identify the poetic device
tone
How do the villagers treat the old man?
cruelly, no compassion, amusement
What do the fremen call Paul in Dune 2?
lisan al-gahib
The gymnast had been stretching, exercising and tumbling in the gym for years, and so she was extremely supple. The word supple most nearly means
flexible
“It all belonged to everyone since it no longer belonged to anyone” is an example of a(n) _____
paradox
“Dirty water spilling along the gutters/smells on the wind/which played about the rooftops/playing in deep forgetfulness/playing along"
identify the figurative language (3)
imagery, personification, repetition
What is the name of the girl the narrator from Araby has a crush on?
10
The hundreds of cars _____________ on the stadium for the Super Bowl caused one of the most massive traffic jams in the city’s history.
converging
Mrs. Schachter screams, “Fire! I see fire! I see fire!,” is an example of ________ because _____.
foreshadowing, foreshadows the flames of the crematoria
the message a poet wants to convey, a universal truth
identify the poetic device
theme
from Araby: "I looked humbly at the great jars that stood like eastern guards at either side of the dark entrance to the stall" uses what two literary devices?
simile, personification
What threat is tik tok facing with the senate?
it could be banned
As a rule, one’s amount of ________________ is proportionately related to the degree of emotion supporting the bold move that is taken.
temerity
“After the war, I learned the fate of those who had remained at the infirmary. They were, quite simply, liberated by the Russians, two days after the evacuation” (82). Wiesel’s tone could be described as...
direct, regretful
“When she died no face turned pale, no lips trembled/doors heard no retelling of her death”
identify the figurative language
personification
"I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger" what two types of literary devices are there?
imagery, simile
What is the name of Ariana Grande's new album
eternal sunshine
Portia’s moving defense of _______________ in the great monologue beginning, “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven” is one of the high points of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
clemency
In the novel, which words in the following sentences highlight Wiesel’s diction indicating that the Jewish population was in denial about their imminent danger:
“A sunny spring day, people strolled seemingly carefree through the crowded streets. They exchanged cheerful greetings.”
carefree
In “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night,” Dylan Thomas uses inverted syntax in order to maintain the appropriate _______ _______ for a villanelle.
rhyme scheme
What is the theme for "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
society's cruel response to those who are weak, dependent, and different
How many questions are on the exam?
50