Whitman/Dickinson
This poet is famous for using free-verse and anaphora
Who is Walt Whitman
What narration style is "The Black Cat" written in?
What is first person narration
What is antebellum Louisiana on a plantation
Write the TWO words that need an apostrophe in this sentence and correctly insert the apostrophes:
The childs toys were all over the floor; theyre going to get thrown out if he does not pick them up soon.
The central idea of Sojourner Truth's speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
What is that women (even African American women) deserve the same rights as men
Which of these is something Dickinson does not use in her poems:
A. common meter (8-6-8-6) B. slant rhyme C. unique punctuation and capitalization D.free verse
What is:
D. free verse
What does the main character in "The Black Cat" do to his wife, and why?
He kills her because she tried to stop him from killing their pet cat; also, he's insane and often drunk
The plot twist at the end of "Desiree's Baby"
What is that Armand is really the one who is of mixed-race (part African-American)
Use a semicolon correctly in a sentence
Answers will vary, but must follow this rule:
Sentence;sentence.
Ex.: I love ice cream; chocolate is my favorite flavor.
The context surrounding Chief Joseph's "I Will Fight No More Forever" speech
What is that he gave the speech upon surrendering to U.S. forces after a long and devastating conflict
In "Because I could not stop for Death," what is death personified as?
As a civil, polite gentleman
Summarize "The Raven" in 1-2 sentences
A grieving man is visited by a raven whose repeated refrain of "Nevermore" drives him deeper into despair over his lost love
The plot twist at the end of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
He didn't escape at all; he was really hanged
The rhetorical appeal Douglass uses the most in his "Narrative" to try and persuade his reader
What is pathos
The central idea of "The Gettysburg Address"
What is the importance of honoring those who fought and died for the nation, and the need to continue the struggle for equality and democracy in America
What is the theme in "Because I could not stop for Death"?
Death is portrayed as a natural, gentle transition rather than something to be feared
The main character in "The Black Cat" gets caught in the end because of this
What is he is cocky and taps on the wall where he buried his wife; then the cat (trapped in the wall) starts wailing/moaning which makes the police tear down the wall
The tone of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
What is dark and suspenseful
Complete the sentence:
The bag of apples ____ (is/are) spoiled.
What is: is
The central idea of Emerson's "Self-Reliance" essay
What is that people should be nonconformists who trust their own intuition and judgment
Name a poem Walt Whitman wrote (note: this won't be on the final)
Answers will vary, but we read these in class:
"When I heard the learn'd astronomer" and "Miracles"
The 3 themes you found evidence of in "The Raven" (Hint: they start with these letters: g, d, and p)
What is grief, despair, and psychological terror
The main character who is being hanged in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (can you name him as well for an extra 50 points?)
Who is Peyton Farquhar (a Southern civilian and plantation owner who supports the Confederacy)
Douglass's purpose in writing Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
What is to explain the brutality of slavery, how it is morally wrong, and must be abolished
BONUS GRAMMAR QUESTION:
Write a sentence correctly using a colon.
Answers will vary. Colons can be used in lists, to introduce a statement, or to introduce a quotation.
Avoid using a colon right after a verb