Grammar/Writing
Describe the purpose of the colon.
To connect two complete sentences, the second of which expounds upon the first.
What did Hyde first do to warn Utterson of his existence? (Hint: the story was told by Mr. Enfield)
He trampled a little girl, and only paid for her doctor's bills when the men around him threatened to ruin his reputation.
What piece of nature is the mob compared to?
A sea or a wave
Name 2 rules of Victorian Etiquette.
Men must tip their hats, women must not raise their skirts above their ankles, women should not acknowledge when things break, men should help women down from carriages, speak to the person to your right at dinner parties, visit between the hours of 2-5 o'clock in the evening, etc.
What literary movement is closely associated with 19th-century poetry? Describe the general message of this movement.
Romanticism: Emotions are emphasized rather than logic.
Describe the general structure of a compare/contrast thesis.
Where [this topic] is like this, [this topic] is like that, because of ____________, _____________, and ____________.
What is the purpose of Gothic Literature?
To warn of the dangers of uncontrolled science and/or lacking morality.
How did Madame Defarge keep all of the names of those destined to die when the revolution came?
She knitted them, in code, into a series of scarves and blankets.
Describe the "Bunburying" stories of both Jack and Algernon.
Jack pretends to have a brother named Ernest in London.
Algernon pretends to have a sick friend named Bunbury who constantly needs his assistance.
What poetic device is displayed in the following line from "The Lady of Shallot"?
"On burnished hooves his warhorse trode"
Inversion: the re-ordering of words to emphasize certain meanings or to allow for rhyme.
Describe the general setup for using evidence in formal writing.
Introduction (background to the evidence)
Evidence piece (including citation)
Analysis (describing exactly how this evidence fits in with your claim).
What did Sir Danvers Carew do to warrant Hyde's rage the night Hyde murdered Carew?
Carew spoke to him.
Why did Defarge search the cell 105 N Tower when the Bastille fell?
He was looking for a record left behind by Dr. Manette.
What does Cecily tell Algernon after he first confesses his love to her? What proof does she have of her claims?
She informs him that they have already been engaged for three months, since February last; she has written letters to herself from him, and bought herself a ring in his name.
What poetic device is present in the following?
"What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp"
Anaphora: the repetition of specific words or lines.
Describe the general structure (and purpose of that structure) of journalism.
Lead paragraph (who, what, where, why, how, when); background information, relevant information.
This structure allows readers to stop reading as soon as they have all the information they want.
When Henry Jekyll first drank the potion, why was Hyde released and not some other aspect of Jekyll's personality?
Jekyll had bad intentions when he first took the potion (fame, glory, power, and money).
Why was Madame Defarge so determined to kill Charles Darnay?
His father and uncle were the Marquis and his brother who murdered her brother, raped and murdered her sister, and resulted the complete ruining of her and others' lives. She seeks to exterminate all of the Evremondes from the earth.
Describe the hypocritical behavior (give specifics) of Jack and Algernon.
They are both Bunburying around the other's family members, insisting they are in love, pretending to be the same person; they are both going to be re-christened as Ernest that afternoon; they are both eating muffins while they are upset. Both criticize the same behavior in the other.
What world-changing conflict did William Wordsworth observe in person that changed his outlook on life?
The French Revolution.
Place this information into a correct APA citation:
Paradise Lost, by John Milton, published 2008, by Harper Collins Publishing, New York, New York.
Milton, J. (2008). Paradise lost. New York: Harper Collins Publishing.
Name at least 2 clues leading Utterson to believe that Jekyll was not dead when they found Hyde dead?
1. Jekyll's will listed Utterson, not Hyde
2. The dust was not unsettled through any other entry
3. There was a note dated from that day from Jekyll
Describe the crime and punishment of Foulon.
He was a nobleman who told the people to eat grass even though they were starving; then, when the Bastille fell, he faked his death to escape. They caught him anyway, dragged him through the streets, hanged him three times, cut off his head, stuffed his mouth with grass, and paraded his decapitated head around on a pike.
Jack was General Moncrieff's oldest son; Ms. Prism switched him from his stroller into her handbag and accidentally left him in a closet at Victoria Station. Mr. Cardew found him, adopted him, and named him Jack. After many years, the story comes out, and Jack learns that his name from birth was Ernest.
List 4 themes from our poetry unit (this unit also coincides with a major literary movement).
Romanticism:
- Love of nature - Avoidance of logic
- Emphasis on emotion
- Focus on the common man