Vocab
What is a synonym for empyreal?
a)incomprehensible
b)alleged
c)despotic
d)heavenly
e)condemnation
d) heavenly
In __________ to her experience with treating infectious diseases, we abided by her protocols.
a)deference
b)vestige
c)puerile
d)cataclysm
e)iniquitous
a)deference
All of the following are considerations for a compare and contrast essay thesis except:
a)Establish superiority of one object over another
b)Persuade a decision
c)Analyze the similarities between two things
d)Consider the differences between two things
e)Inspire creative thinking
e)Inspire creative thinking
All of the following contribute to rhythm in a poem (choose all that apply):
a)Imagery
b)Meter
c)Rhyme
d)Metaphor/Simile
e)Repetition
b)Meter
c)Rhyme
e)Repetition
What is a synonym for maudlin?
a)deference
b)puerile
c)saccharine
d)beseech
e)epiphany
c) saccharine
I shall fall at his feet and __________ him to have mercy and not tell the police about our crimes.
a)desecrate
b)suffuse
c)masticate
d)promulgate
e)beseech
e)beseech
In a compare and contrast essay, background information is useful to:
a)Summarize the analysis of the comparison
b)Indicate the author’s preference of subject A
c)Indicate the author’s distaste for subject A
d)Explain why the comparison matters
e)Allow the thesis to float
d)Explain why the comparison matters
Identify the poetic device used in this poem:
The beauty of a
poetic sentence
is it doesn’t conform
and remain on
one
line
a)feet
b)assonance
c)caesura
d)hyperbaton
e)enjambment
e)enjambment
What is a synonym for itinerant?
a)angst
b)sublime
c)saccharine
d)draconian
e)wandering
She agreed that pouring honey into her rival’s locker was a __________ prank and apologized
a)ruse
b)iracund
c)analgesic
d)malevolent
e)dire
d)malevolent
All of the following principles are part of a compare and contrast essay except:
a)Provide background information to give the thesis context
b)The body may use one of three modes of comparison: subject to subject, point to point, compare and then contrast
c)The body of the essay proves the argument
d)Comparisons should be linked with transition words to guide the reader
e)The thesis must establish the best subject
e)The thesis must establish the best subject
Identify the poetic device found in this excerpt of Wordsworth's “I Wandered as Lonely as a Cloud”?
…“They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,”...
a)cacophony
b)assonance
c)caesura
d)euphony
e)consonance
b)assonance
What is a synonym for pertinacious?
a)dogged
b)effusive
c)vociferous
d)cognizant
e)promulgate
a) dogged
It is expected that a politician will show his most __________ self when trying to get elected.
a)morose
b)execrable
c)obsequious
d)nocuous
e)itinerant
c)obsequious
Literary analysis essays require a reader to do all of the following except:
a)Go beyond the literal meaning of the text to a deeper meaning
b)Understand the story’s central message or theme
c)Use only the facts from the story as supports for the thesis
d)Interpret the meaning of the text as evidence for analysis
e)Use global knowledge to understand the text’s meaning
c)Use only the facts from the story as supports for the thesis
All of the following are reasons for including background information in a poetic analysis except:
a)Information on a poet’s struggles helps the reader understand the poem’s theme.
b)Information as to the historical events at the time the poem was written helps the reader understand the poem’s context.
c)Information as to poetry that was popular at the time helps the reader understand the poem’s style.
d)Information as to a poet’s cultural background helps the reader understand the poem’s rhythm.
d)Information as to a poet’s cultural background helps the reader understand the poem’s rhythm.
What is a synonym for iniquitous?
a)microcosm
b)immoral
c)apathy
d)analgesic
e)reverence
b) immoral
It was her __________ that got her to the White House, but it was her intelligence that kept her there.
a)puerile
b)angst
c)apathy
d)guile
e)dolorous
d)guile
The setting is one of the most important parts of a story because it …(choose all that apply)
a)Establishes the protagonist
b)Creates the mood or sets the tone for the story
c)Contrasts with the main character to highlight their qualities
d)Provides a framework for the story
e)Establishes a Person vs Nature conflict
b)Creates the mood or sets the tone for the story
d)Provides a framework for the story
What do the daffodils symbolize in Wordsworth's “I Wandered as Lonely as a Cloud”?
Daffodils bloom in early spring so they may symbolize spring, rebirth, new beginnings, beauty…