Vocabulary
The recurring message or idea in a work of literature
Theme
A Fire Station burns to the ground.
Situational
"A Black Man Talks of Reaping" is an example of persuasive writing.
True
Who did Dr. Heidegger have a portrait of on his wall?
His late fiance
How quickly the Red Death kills.
30 minutes
An idea about life that is found throughout world literature because it can be understood by people of all times and places.
Universal Theme
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo lock the doors and believe they are safe, but we see "The Creeper standing behind them in the house.
Dramatic
"When You Are Old" presents a view of love similar to that in "Beauty and the Beast."
True
The plant that Dr. Heidegger cared about.
A withered rose.
How far the speaker planted seeds in "A Black Man Talks of Reaping."
From Canada to Mexico
Which type of theme is found only by inference?
Implicit Theme
Verbal Irony
"Beauty and the Beast" qualifies as an extended metaphor.
False (allegory)
The type of building in which Prince Prospero's party was held.
A castellated abbey.
The amount of time for which Beauty was able to leave the castle.
2 months
The reason that a writer composed his or her work.
Authorial Intent
Dramatic
The theme of "When You Are Old" is explicit.
False (implicit)
6 sons and 6 daughters
The creature that appears at the end of "Dr. Heidegger's experiment."
A butterfly.
Animal Farm, Beauty and the Beast, and many Bible stories are an example of this type of literature.
Allegory
Name 2 of the 3 types of verbal irony we mentioned in class.
Sarcasm, hyperbole, and understatement.
Heidegger's five friends return to sins similar to those that ruined them in youth.
False (4 friends)
The explorer who searched for the fountain of youth.
Ponce De Leon
What the orange room symbolized in "The Masque of the Red Death."
Ripening / maturity