Ch. 16-24
Vocabulary
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
Literary Devices/Analysis
Essay questions
100
How many years have passed since the beginning of the story? (excluding Ch. 24)
7
100
Match the word to the definition. Behavior/appearance: d__________
Demeanor
100
Who is Jennie?
John's sister
100
“But the little stream would not be comforted, and still kept telling its unintelligible secret of some very mournful mystery that had happened…” What is the best literary term to describe this sentence?
personification
100
What two parts should a thesis include?
Claim and reasoning
200
Hester and Dimmesdale plan to leave Salem together after which event?
The Election Sermon/Puritan holiday
200
Match the word to the definition. Fair; refined; celestial: e___________
ethereal
200
Who is Jane?
the narrator
200
She was an oncoming storm, and she had thunder in her eyes. This is an example of a ________.
metaphor
200
Where does the thesis go in a timed essay?
At the end of the introductory paragraph
300
Throughout the book, the narrator consistently c___________ the Puritans. Fill in the blank.
criticizes
300
Match the word to the definition. Not told; concealed: u________
undisclosed
300
John is not concerned about the narrator's health. True or false?
False. He is very concerned; he just thinks that her mental illness can be cured with her own willpower and is all in her head.
300
Why does Charlotte Perkins Gilman use imagery?
Multiple acceptable answers, but NOT "to help the reader understand/imagine/see the story better." There is always deeper meaning!
300
Hester Prynne talks to Dimmesdale. This is a good example to support a thesis. True or False?
False. Examples should be specific events/scenes from the text.
400
Pearl refuses to cross the stream in the forest and screams at Mr. Dimmesdale. True or false?
False. She does cross the stream, makes faces at Dimmesdale, and washes off his kiss.
400
Match the word to the definition. Fluent/particularly moving words/speech: e________
eloquence
400
What is the best word to describe the narrator's feeling towards John at the beginning of the story? r_____
resignation
400
"I have watched her sometimes away off in the open country, creeping as fast as a cloud shadow in a high wind." This demonstrates which literary concept? (Besides personification)
metaphor
400
Hester Prynne leaves, but then she comes back to Salem. This shows irony. This is an acceptable example of analysis. True or false?
False. Analysis should demonstrate deeper meaning and persuade the reader. Ex: At the end of the book, Hester Prynne does finally leave Salem, thus meeting the readers' expectations. However, despite the fact that Pearl finds happiness elsewhere, Hester returns to Salem again, thus overturning readers' expectations again and demonstrating an ironic and unnatural obsession with Salem.
500
What is Mr. Dimmesdale's demeanor like as he walks to his sermon?
Totally absorbed; not noticing anything around him.
500
Match the word to the definition. Overly-excited; emotionally out of control: h_______
hysterical
500
When does the narrator like to watch the wallpaper the most?
At night
500
What is the technical term for an ending (besides falling action)?
denouement
500
Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses imagery in "The Yellow Wallpaper." This is an acceptable thesis. True or false?
False. A thesis should include a debatable claim and reasoning. Ex: In "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses consistently aggressive, dark imagery to demonstrate the negative affect that that the wallpaper has on the narrator.
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