Devices
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Books and Narrators
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(500 each)
Miscellaneous
You Won't Know the Answer
100
What is onomatopoeia?
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the fact of words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe, for example hiss; the use of words like this in a piece of writing.
100
What's the story of The Open Boat?
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100
Realist authors chose to use _____ accounts instead of ________.
a) real-life / idealizations
b) idealistic /real-life situations
a) real-life / idealizations
100
Which female character of realism is considered a woman who speaks without feelings?
Editha
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200
What is simile?
(-200 points if you don't know that)
a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as.
200
What's the story of Editha?
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200
Mark Twain wrote that many Londoners and their butlers consider themselves to be better than everyone else. This characterization is typical of which literary school?
Realism
200
Which poet wrote a poem called "Poetry" in order to say negative things about other poets who "didn't put enough emotion" (according to her) into their poems?
Marianne Moore
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300
What is alliteration?
(-100 points if you don't know that)
the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence
300
What's the story of Winter Dreams?
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300
What's the importance of pace in narrative?
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300
An expository piece of writing, with a structure that includes an argument followed by premises, leading to a conclusion, written in order to convince readers about a certain point. This is a(n) ________.
(Persuasive) essay
400
What is hyperbole?
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a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, more dangerous, etc. than it really is
400
What defines 2nd person point-of-view?
In second person point of view the reader is part of the story. The narrator describes the reader's actions, thoughts, and background using "you."
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400
What is a language pun?
400
What type of jazz influence in literature consists of an interaction between a speaker and an audience in which the speaker's statements ("calls") are punctuated by responses from the listeners?
Call and Response
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500
What is a paradox?
a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing
500
What defines third-person limited narrator?
It informs us the thoughts of a single character and reveals information only through that character's perspective.
500
What is the meaning of the word inscrutable?
impossible to understand or interpret
500
What is the essay written by Carlson McCullers that argues that:
- Fear prevents individuals from reaching their full potential;
- Individuals need acceptance from loved ones in order to be mentally healthy.
Loneliness . . . an American Malady
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