English I
What is a simile?
A simile compares two things using like or as.
What point of view is the following sentence written in?
She smiled, hiding her anxiety about the presentation, while he was blissfully unaware of her stress and focused entirely on the clock.
4. Third Person Omniscient
In rhetorical analysis, what is the difference between parallelism and anaphora?
Parallelism is the repetition of a grammatical structure, while anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What critical lens focuses on analyzing how conflict between people of different socioeconomic classes affects and informs a work?
3. Marxist Lens
The Folger Library, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., is home to large collection of printed works by what Bard of English poetry and plays?
William Shakespeare
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the characters do not know.
What is the antecedent of “it” in the following sentence?
After reviewing the detailed proposal submitted by the committee, the principal approved it without further discussion.
3. “the detailed proposal”
If an author briefly acknowledges an opposing viewpoint and then refutes it, what two rhetorical moves are being used?
Concession and rebuttal
What poet is renowned for his metaphysical works of literature?
4. John Donne
What body of work by William Shakespeare is sometimes split into sections called "Fair Youth" and "Dark Lady"?
Sonnets
What is an allegory?
An allegory is a story where characters and events represent bigger ideas or morals.
Which of the following phrases demonstrates ethos?
2. “I have treated many patients such as you; I can assure you this is the right diagnosis”
What is the effect of a shift from formal, elevated diction to more colloquial language in a passage?
It can make the speaker seem more relatable, create a change in tone, or help connect more directly with the audience.
What purpose does a leitmotif serve?
1. To reinforce meaning through recurring symbolic elements
Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?
Rome
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona, Italy
What literary device refers to the substitution of a mild phrase in the place of a harsh one?
1. Euphemism
In an argument essay, what is the difference between evidence and commentary?
Evidence is the proof or example used to support a claim, while commentary explains how that evidence supports the claim.
What genre of poetry refers to the narration of a story in short, song-like stanzas?
3. Ballad
The Divine Comedy, a massive narrative poem including sections for Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, completed in 1320, is the best known work of what Italian poet?
Dante
What is Piggy's fate in lord of the flies and what does he represent?
Piggy represents the scientific, intellectual, and rational side of humanity and he dies, showing the collapse of common sense (partial credit for saying his glasses break?)
What is the definition of “fallacious”?
4. Based on a mistaken belief
If a writer oversimplifies an opponent’s argument so it becomes easier to attack, what fallacy is being used?
Straw man
What literary device refers to the repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order? E.g., One should eat to live, not live to eat.
4. Chiasmus
Featuring a military rank in its repetitive title, what 1865 Walt Whitman poem was written as a memorial to assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
O Captain! My Captain!