Modernism
A reaction that began during the WWI period that focused on a break from convention and tradition in art, literature, culture, etc.
Modernism
Emily’s body is described as “bloated like a body submerged in water” this is best an example of which literary device?
*hyperbole
*simile
*metaphor
*verbal irony
simile
Miss Emily’s estate is described as a big squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with squires and scrolled balconies, set on what had once been the most selected street, but now garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the August names of the neighborhood. Encroached means:
Intruded
If one gets badly injured, the other will make sure he dies
What type of irony:
You work all afternoon cooking a fancy dinner for your boyfriend. When he takes his first bite, he spits it out into his napkin without you seeing and says to you, "Oh Sweetie, this is wonderful!"
verbal
Allegory
“Beautifully ugly” is best an example of which literary device?
juxtaposition
Miss Emily battled with the idea of being alone after her father’s death. She then worried that Homer Baron would leave her. What type of conflict is this?
Internal Conflict: Character vs. Self
Dave Jensen is “relieved” after finding out about Lee’s death because he—
Didn’t want to have to kill his friend
What type of irony:
When someone says one thing but means something else.
verbal
Symbol or Allegory: A mountain that represents hardships or obstacles
symbol
How is the following statement a paradox? Judy’s smile has “no root in mirth, or even amusement.”
Smiles usually indicate happiness.
In chapter 3 of The Things They Carried; many mini stories are told about the war. What is the purpose of these stories?
To get to know the characters
Who carried: Letters and a pebble from Martha
Jimmy Cross
What type of irony:
In the children's story "Little Red Riding Hood" we know that the wolf has eaten the grandmother, but Little Red Riding Hood does not know that.
dramatic
Symbol or Allegory: A story where a tortoise beats a hare in a race, showing the idea that hard work pays off
allegory
The little girl who had done this was eleven--beautifully ugly as little girls are apt to be who are destined after a few years to be inexpressibly lovely and bring no end of misery to a great number of men. The spark, however, was perceptible. There was a general ungodliness in the way her lips twisted, down at the corners when she smiled, and in the--Heaven help us!--in the almost passionate quality of her eyes. Vitality is born early in such women. It was utterly in evidence now, shining through her thin frame in a sort of glow.
The author of the passage above, characterizes Judy Jones through which type of characterization?
*Direct characterization
*Indirect Characterization
*Both direct and indirect characterization
*The author uses imagery to characterize Judy
Both direct and indirect characterization
Why does young Tim O’Brien decide to go to war rather than flee to Canada?
He knows it is his duty and is embarrassed to let his family down
What type of irony: When the reader has information that one or more of the characters does not have.
dramatic
What type of irony:
The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
situational
the purpose of this is to:
symbolism
What can we infer from this passage:
He made money. It was rather amazing. After college he went to the city from which Black Bear Lake draws its wealthy patrons. When he was only twenty-three and had been there not quite two years, there were already people who liked to say: "Now there's a boy--" All about him rich men's sons were peddling bonds precariously, or investing patrimonies precariously, or plodding through the two dozen volumes of the "George Washington Commercial Course," but Dexter borrowed a thousand dollars on his college degree and his confident mouth, and bought a partnership in a laundry.
Dexter can easily talk his way into anything
To prove he is not afraid
What type of irony: A fire station burns down
Situational irony
What type of irony:
When the opposite of what is expected actually happens.
situational