Writers, Eras, and Literary Devices Review

Exam Format: Entirely Objective (Scantron)

•  13 matching of author to text •  18 quote identification: choose author or story title

for each quote •  4 author compare/contrast •  12 literary device identification •  7 literary era identification: match era to description

of it •  50 story plot/character/theme questions/ •  11 character matching: Into the Wild •  20 vocabulary matching: word to definition

•  She wrote “Upon the Burning of Our House.”

•  He wrote “The Devil and Tom Walker.”

•  He wrote “Self-Reliance.”

•  He wrote “The Interesting Narrative of Gustavus Vassa.”

•  He wrote Walden.

•  Wrote “To the Honorable General Washington”

•  He wrote The Autobiography of…

•  He wrote The Crucible

•  Thomas Paine belonged to this literary movement:

•  This person outlined a plan for moral perfection in his autobiography

•  He wrote Into the Wild

•  These three writers incorporated Gothic elements into their short stories and poetry (name at least two).

•  The relationship between Emerson and _______________ was like a __________ and a student.

•  The phrase “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship” is an example of a(n):

•  What literary device is this? “I looked upon the scene before me - upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls - upon the vacant eye-like windows.” In this quote, the “vacant eye-like windows”

•  Literary device? “My cognisance of the pit had become known to the inquisitorial agents -- THE PIT, whose horrors had been destined for so bold a recusant as myself, THE PIT, typical of hell, and regarded by rumour as the Ultima Thule of all their punishments.” In this quote, “the pit” is a:

•  Which rhetorical appeal is used in this quote: “God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish…”?

•  What is the term that refers to the soul’s connection with God and nature?

•  These two stories are based on, and are supposed to feel like, folktales:

•  The Chosen One, the Nagging Wife, and the Christ Figure are all examples of:

•  The poetic form of this verse is: “The world no longer let me love, / My hope and treasure lies above.” Note: The slash indicates the end of a line of poetry

•  In this era, reason and intellect are considered mankind’s most important faculty (talent).

•  In this era, emotions and feelings deserve more attention than reason and intellect.

•  In this era, writing is balanced between light, optimistic writing and dark, sinister writing.

•  In this era, the government was a theocracy.