Final

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

the repetition of sounds

Question 2

audience

Answer 2

anyone that will receive the information in the text

Question 3

context

Answer 3

the social, cultural, and historical factors that come into play when reading a text

Question 4

diction

Answer 4

the author’s choice/type of words

Question 5

exigence

Answer 5

the factor that sparked the speaker’s interest or need to say anything; the factor that motivated or inspired the speaker to compose the text

Question 6

foreshadowing

Answer 6

presenting hints to show future events

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

lines where you can create a vivid picture in your mind by appealing to the senses

Question 7

metaphor

Answer 7

a comparison without using “like” or “as”

Question 8

personification

Answer 8

an inanimate object is given human characteristics

Question 9

purpose

Answer 9

the specific action or change the speaker wants

Question 10

repetition

Answer 10

a writer’s intentionally reusing a sound, word, phrase, or sentence

Question 11

setting

Answer 11

the time and place where the writing occurs

Question 12

simile

Answer 12

a comparison of 2 things using “like” or “as”

Question 12

speaker

Answer 12

the voice behind the writing

Question 13

theme

Answer 13

the main idea or underlying lesson/message we learn by reading

Question 14

tone

Answer 14

the author’s attitude toward the subject

Question 15

ethos

Answer 15

citing credible sources to make your argument more reliable/believable

Question 16

pathos

Answer 16

touching the reader’s emotions for the use of emotions

Question 17

logos

Answer 17

using logical arguments/facts/data to prove a point

Question 18

What is the setting of “Aha Moment”?

Answer 18

a plane

Question 19

What is happening to the people in “Aha Moment”?

Answer 19

the people are in a plane that got struck by lightning and had to make an emergency landing

Question 20

How do the others in “Aha Moment” help the narrator get through this experience?

Answer 20

they all comfort each other and stay calm which helps the narrator stay calm and not panic

Question 21

What is the narrator doing at the end of “Aha Moment”?

Answer 21

reminiscing about the passengers on the flight and wishing she could thank them for their kindness

Question 22

What is the purpose of “Aha Moment”?

Answer 22

to show how one small act of kindness can impact someone in the future

Question 23

What is Mia Hamm's disability in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 23

she was born with a club foot

Question 24

Why did Mia Hamm's family move around in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 24

her father was in the Air Force

Question 25

What is Mia Hamm's relationship like with her brother in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 25

her brother would always pick her for his team when they played neighborhood games and made her feel included; lost her brother in 1997 due to a fungal infection after a bone marrow transplant for his aplastic anemia and started the Mia Hamm Foundation in his honor

Question 26

What is Mia Hamm's experience playing with boys in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 26

played several sports with guys and was one of the best players

Question 27

How did others view Mia Hamm as a child growing up in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 27

determined, competitive, fierce, reluctant to be the center of attention, emotional

Question 28

How did the media view Mia Hamm as a player in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 28

difficult, diva, unforthcoming, elusive

Question 29

What was Mia Hamm's attitude towards stardom in "The Burden of Expectations"?

Answer 29

didn't like being the center of attention and in the spotlight--wanted everyone to be in the spotlight

Question 30

What is the significance of the repetition of the phrase "Let __ ring" in "I Have a Dream"?

Answer 30

states the freedom and equality for all can be expressed everywhere

Question 31

What is MLK urging people to do in "I Have a Dream"?

Answer 31

to treat everyone equally because we were all created as equals and it does not matter the color of someone's skin or where they came from

Question 32

Why does MLK reference the Emancipation Proclamation in "I Have a Dream"?

Answer 32

he knew that it was the spark that helped start the Civil Rights Movement to bring equality and justice even though there is still more that needs to be done

Question 33

Why does the narrator hate the Tomkeys in "Us and Them"?

Answer 33

he believes that they are weird because they do not have a television

Question 34

What is the significance of the television in "Us and Them"?

Answer 34

the Tomkeys don't own a television because they do not believe in it

Question 35

What is the significance of the Halloween candy in "Us and Them"?

Answer 35

the narrator's mom made the narrator give the Tomkeys' children their candy because they went "trick-or-treating" the day after Halloween

Question 36

What is the first rule of writing in "Furor Scribendi"?

Answer 36

read

Question 37

What should a writer keep in "Furor Scribendi"?

Answer 37

a journal

Question 38

What should a writer do if they feel intimidated in "Furor Scribendi"?

Answer 38

persist

Question 39

What qualities should a writer have in "How to Write a Letter"?

Answer 39

no guilt. confidence, honesty

Question 40

What should a writer not care about when writing in "How to Write a Letter"?

Answer 40

grammar, literary style, drama

Question 41

Why is research important in the writing process in "How to Write a Letter"?

Answer 41

it is a means of discovery which your friend can use to read in the future

Question 42

What does night do in the poem "Metaphor"?

Answer 42

folds everything up and files it away

Question 43

What happens to everything that is done during the day in "Metaphor"?

Answer 43

it is folded up and filed away

Question 44

What is the tone of "Metaphor"?

Answer 44

positive

Question 45

What is the theme of "Metaphor"?

Answer 45

every day gives you a chance to do something you want

Question 46

What is the assignment in "Theme for English B"?

Answer 46

to write a paper that "comes out of him," meaning that it is about the narrator

Question 47

What is the setting of 'Theme for English B"?

Answer 47

New York

Question 48

What is the speaker overlooking in "Theme for English B"?

Answer 48

Harlem

Question 49

What is the theme/message of "Theme for English B"?

Answer 49

it doesn't matter the color of your skin because you can still learn from each other's experiences and like the same things