Syntax & Diction
Robert Hayden's "Runagate Runagate" uses varied syntax—short bursts and long flowing lines—to achieve what effect?
It creates a rhythmic sense of urgency and flight.
When Zora Neale Hurston states she is "not tragically colored," her tone primarily conveys what attitude?
It conveys ironic humor and self-assurance.
What rhetorical strategy does Lincoln use to bring people together?
Owning our part and moving forward together.
In Pat Mora's poem "Legal Alien," the speaker's repeated use of the phrase "legal alien" most clearly emphasizes what concept?
The conflict between official status and personal identity.
Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" personalizes the city in ways that accomplish what thematic goal?
It celebrates industrial energy while acknowledging flaws.
Which line from "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" best demonstrates Zora Neale Hurston's use of diction to proudly declare free will?
"I am not tragically colored".
Why does Harriet Jacobs tell her own story in first person?
It tells a personal story to make readers feel sympathy.
In "To My Old Master," Jourdon Anderson's choice to request back-wages for his years of enslavement functions chiefly as what?
A sarcastic twist that shows how unfair slavery was.
In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the description of Mrs. Mallard's physical reactions (heartbeat, eyes, breath) directly develops what?
The character's psychological transformation at the news of freedom.
Which rhetorical device is most noticeable in "Runagate Runagate" when Hayden repeats fragments and urgent verbs to mimic physical movement?
Anaphora
In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln intentionally delays the main idea until the end of a sentence to achieve what structural goal?
It builds up to and emphasizes the speech's main message.
In "To My Old Master," Jourdon Anderson's polite and formal tone toward his former enslaver functions rhetorically to do what?
It uses irony to show that something is wrong without saying it directly.
The Declaration of Sentiments from Seneca Falls mainly relies on which rhetorical appeal to challenge injustice and suffering?
Pathos
In evaluating Mrs. Mallard's quick development over the course of an hour, her sudden internal change reflects which literary element?
An epiphany.
When comparing themes across American literature, which pair of texts most clearly shares an identical focus on freedom and self-definition?
A.“Chicago” and the Declaration of Sentiments
B. “Legal Alien” and “How It Feels to Be Colored Me”
C. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural and “The Story of an Hour”
D. “Runagate Runagate” and “Chicago”
B. "Legal Alien" and "How It Feels to Be Colored Me".
When Harriet Jacobs writes about the restrictions placed on enslaved women's bodies and choices in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, her diction is most effective because it does what?
It uses words about home and family to show that slavery is wrong.
What specific point of view best describes the selections by Hurston, Jacobs, and Anderson?
A first-person perspective emphasizing personal testimony.
How do both Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and the Declaration of Sentiments successfully persuade different groups of people?
They appeal to shared moral beliefs to persuade readers.
In Sandra Cisneros's story "Eleven," what does Rachel learn about the process of growing up?
A. Adults always understand children’s feelings.
B. Birthdays are always happy events.
C. School rules are the most important part of growing up.
D. Getting older does not mean you stop feeling small or unheard.
D. Getting older does not mean you stop feeling small or unheard.
In "The Story of an Hour," the unexpected twist ending where Mrs. Mallard tragically dies of "a heart disease—of the joy that kills" serves as a classic example of what literary device?
Irony
True or False: A long sentence in Lincoln's speech that builds to an important moral message is an example of syntax directly matching its message.
TRUE
True or False: The speaker in Pat Mora's poem "Legal Alien" feels completely accepted and seamlessly viewed as a typical American by Americans and a typical Mexican by Mexicans.
False, because the speaker feels caught between worlds, masking discomfort in both.
The authors of the Declaration of Sentiments intentionally modeled their radical text's structure and language after the famous 1776 document titled the ______________________.
Declaration of Independence.
True or False: In "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston uses the metaphor of a stuffed brown bag to show that identity is entirely defined by external race rather than a unique internal mix of contents.
False, because she uses the metaphor to show that all people are a mix of diverse, human components inside regardless of the exterior bag.
Both the poem "Runagate Runagate" and Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl center heavily around the powerful, historical theme of escaping ____________.
Slavery