What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for writing A Journal of the First Voyage?
To detail how the money was spent and get additional funding.
100
In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author's main intention?
to frighten his listeners into seeking salvation
100
What is the "hook" of a narrative?
In the introduction, the hook is what makes the reader want to keep reading.
100
The emotional meaning of a word is known as what?
Connotation
100
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
200
Which American holiday is described in Of Plymouth Plantation as an event the colonists share with Squanto's people?
Thanksgiving
200
What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
They are all sinners.
200
Define "sensory language."
Writing that appeals to the five senses.
200
All writing except poetry is called what?
Prose
200
This place is like the Garden of Eden.
Allusion
300
The Earth on Turtle's Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend are origin myths. What is an origin myth?
Stories that explain how the earth/life began.
300
What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of Angry God to draw a picture of the anger of God?
Floods and fire
300
What are transition words and give an example.
They move the reader through the story. Examples: First, next, then.
300
This word means to break down for understanding.
Analyze
300
The sunflowers nodded in the wind.
Personification
400
What grew on the turtle's back in The Earth of Turtle's Back?
The Earth
400
Based on the context, what does the word duration mean in this passage from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God:
When you look forward, you shall see a long forever, a boundless duration before you, which will swallow up your thoughts and amaze your soul...
Time or time period
400
The conclusion is an opportunity for the writer to what?
Reflect
400
To steal someone else's work without giving them credit is called what?
Plaigarism
400
Her eyes were as bright as fireflies.
Simile
500
According to When Grizzlies Walked Upright, why do the Modocs never kill grizzly bears?
The grizzlies are their ancestors.
500
What emotion does Edwards appeal to in his message?
fear
500
How does dialogue improve a narrative?
It puts the reader in the middle of the conversation so he or she relates to the story.