MIDTERM Flashcards
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Who from the book April Morning said “ ‘it takes no courage to fire a gun and to kill, merely a state of mind that makes killing possible.’ “
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solomon Chandler
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who from the book April Morning said “ ‘Adam Cooper had many fine qualities, something that i will not deny, but he was just a pig headed and stubborn and enamored of the sound of his own voice as you are.’ “
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Granny
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who from the book April Morning said “ ‘ the proof of a man is the will to do work and the ability to use his mind and his judgement.’ “
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Moses Cooper
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Who from the book April Morning said “ ‘ we took up arms for our home place and he died for it. That’s an old old way Adam older than you and me remember. There are worse ways for a man to die i tell you.’ “
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Cousin Simmons
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Who from the book April Morning said “ ‘ A boy doesnt turn into a man overnight. It takes learning and growing and hurting. and most of all it takes time.’ “
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Sarah cooper
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Who from the book April Morning was an elderly firebrand who befriends adam and gives him food
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Solomon Chandler
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Who from the book April Morning was adams younger brother
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Levi
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Who from the book April Morning was a sea captain Adams maternal uncle
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Ishmael Jamison
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Who from the book April Morning was cooper cousin and a committeemen
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Joseph Simmons
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Who from the book April Morning was the militia’s musician killed in battle
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Jonathan Harrington
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t or f adam somberly tells teh newspapermen at the meeting house all about the battle
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false he doesnt tell the story at all
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t or f when adam has questions he usually talks to his grandmother
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true
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t or f when he asks for the blessings before meals moses cooper reverently and politely bows his head and insists that his family to do the same.
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false
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t or f
the reverend invites sam adams and john hancock to his house for a meeting right before the british arrive.
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false
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t or f
Moses Cooper does not encourage adam to participate in the committee meeting
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true
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t or f
the reverend agrees with solomon chandler that the colonists fight in
gods cause
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false
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t or f
adam is definately leaving home to go to sea
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false
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t or f
the red coats do not find any of the colonists store of ammunition and fire arms at concord.
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true
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t or f
Moses cooper favors the committees keeping of minutes.
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true
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t or f
solomon chandler criticizes adam for running away instead of firing his gun at the redcoats on the common.
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false
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t or f
the village committee is well supplied with the latest firearms and ammunition.
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false
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t or f
on the day before the battle adam cooper appreciates his fathers positive counsel
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false
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t or f
the american revolution was fought not only with the weapons but with thousands of pamphlets essays songs and poems and speeches
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true
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t or f
the core of american identity and expression is the declaration of independence the single most significant literary and political work of the 18 th century
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true
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t or f
| a cultural revolution occurred in the midst of the revolutionary period
true
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t or f
writers of the revolutionary period reflected the age of romanticism believing that by using reason people could manage themselves and society without depending on authorities or past traditions
false
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t or f
| the war of words began in 1763 with religious intolerance and finally led to the american revolution
false
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t or f
patrick henrys most famous line Give me liberty or give me death
came from his speech in the Virginia convention
true
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t or f thomas paine was known for his rhetoric and persuasiveness
true
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t or f
| both ben franklin and thomas jefferson helped to frame the declaration of independance and were also signers.
true
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t or f
| patrick henry could move his listeners to anger fear or laughter more easily than the most talented actor.
true
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t or f
| Thomas Paine wrote the common sense in which he argued that americans must fight for independance.
true
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t or f
| michel guillaume jean de crevecour wrote about the transformation of americans into europeans
false
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t or f
Phillis Wheatley was a literary phenomenon in that she was a female slave who published sophisticated poetry in her second language
true
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t or f ben franklin advocated moral mediocrity as can be seen in his autobiography
false
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t or f
| Ben franklin was a renaissance man
true
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t or f
| Jefferson founded the university of miami
false
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t or f
| Patrick henry was considered the worst orator of the american revolution
false
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Solomon chandler has learned what he knows of the british army and soldiers during...
the french and indian war
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the first express rider believes that the british army is headed for....
concord
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adam agrees with sam hodely that ....
the whole affair is based on rumor and an attack by the british army is unlikely.
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At the dinner table moses admonishes adam for
being superstitious
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the British do not surrender because.....
there is no one to surrender to
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the village reverend has to step in when the women have a great controversy over....
the use of maize or flour in making boiled pudding
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cousin simmons is unsure wether to sign the muster book the second time because...
he is lexingtons only blacksmith
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in levis nightmare the sky is......
red
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levi cleans adams fowling piece in the beginning of the novel because he wants to....
apologize for having gotten adam into trouble
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moses cooper believes that when the british soldiers see the militia the soldiers will....
respect the colonists for standing up for principle
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the first member of the family to see adam return from the fighting is....
levi
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mr. cooper is a man who....
tolerates no ones opinions besides his own.
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The undertaker apologizes to adam for
the poor workmanship on the coffin
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the men marching to concord are unashamed to weep because they are....
plain people unaccustomed to war
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When the british open fire on the colonists adam screams and....
runs away with everyone else
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adam likes to visit his grandmothers room because she
allows him to provoke her
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the decision to muster the militia is made on the basis of ringing oratory delivered by
moses cooper
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sarah cooper's grandfather Issac has an unfavorable reputation for
bigamy
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when the reverend begins to speak to the british officers, major pitcairn
drives his horse toward the reverend and forces him to leap aside
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moses cooper believes that the rights of human beings derive from
their ability to reason
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solomon chandler believes the redcoats are....
highly disciplined but ignorant
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adam dislikes isah peterkin because of his
hypocrisy
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in the crowd at buckmans; cousin simmons asks adam to
find ruth and escort her home
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shivering on the common shortly before dawn is a muster of
seventy men
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the first of the committee men to fall is
moses cooper
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the committee men decide to break into groups of twos and threes rather than fight as a unit because
the british cannot chase down many small groups of men
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adam tells his mother that another massacre cannot happen because
the committeemen now know they must fight wether they like it or not
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father believes that the proper way to defeat superstition is
a belief in materialism
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t or f the description of tall trees calls to mind the words tall sinners
true
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t or f
in irvings the devil and tom walker the setting is first described realistically and then supernatural elements are added
true
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t or f the characters of tom walker and his wife are stereotypes that we call flat characters
true
69
t or f tom became a violent churchgoer because he was truly converted from his wicked ways.
false
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t or f
the plot of devil and tom walker is:
a man sells his soul to the devil
true
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t or f
the tall sinners in the tom walker story are doomed men who become wealthy through their work in the establishment of orphanages
false
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t or f the theme for the devil and tom walker story is:
| you cant beat the devil at his own game
true
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t or f our territory expanded all the way to California
true
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t or f
this period is called the golden age of american literature because of our authors initiated the development of a uniquely american style or voice. these writers forged new paths and moved away from european traditions.
true
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t or f the east was connected to the midwest by the construction of the cumberland road
true
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t or f
| the first black newspaper the underground journal was published during this time
false
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t or f
as a result of such fast and tremendous growth the US experienced an increase in problems such as slavery poverty lack of food and exploitation
true
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t or f
| the fireside poets are longfellow whittier lowell and cooper
false
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t or f
| during 1800-1870 there was an increase in population in the US
true
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t or f thousands more acres of cotton could be cultivated because of eli whitneys invention of the sewing machine
false
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t or f the erie canal was constructed to connect the hudson river to lake erie
true
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t or f during this time period there was an increase in wealth in america due to the increase in shipping trade manufacturing and architectural design
false
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the opening descriptions of the forest suggest that what tom will find there will be
treacherous and malignant
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a main lesson of this story is
greed and meanness lead to misery
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toms wife is a stereotype of
a nagging shrewish wife
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what is the significance of toms finding most of the tall trees in the forest each marked with the name of some great man of the colony
carved onto the trees in the devils forest are the names of the people who made a deal with the devil
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what is the one condition which need not be mentioned being generally understood in all cases where the devil grants favors
toms giving his soul to the devil
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which detail most clearly suggests that the figure tom meets is the devil
his eyes are red and he is covered with soot
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what seems to be toms prime motivation in agreeing to the devils terms
greed
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from whos perspective is the story heretics daughter told
lydia's grandmother
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what medium is used in the heretics daughter
first hand account of the events
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what is the dominant phisical feature of the narrators father in the heretics daughter
he is tall
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why was the narrator in heretics daughter sent to billerica
because andover had small pox
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with whom does the narrator of heretics daughter stay while in billerica
with her aunt and uncle
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the narrator and her cousin in heretics daughter are called what by the narrators uncle
twins
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what does the narrator trade with margaret in heretics daughter
a poppet
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in whose house does the narrator live in andover in heretics daughter
the grandmothers
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who moves in with the narrators family in heretics daughter
mercy williams
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of what does allen accuse the narrators family in heretics daughter
taking his grandmothers land from him
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what is mercy's backstory in the book heretics daughter
she was kidnapped by a native tribe and orphaned
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what happened when lightning struck the tree in heretics daughter
the field burned
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what does mercy say that richard did in heretics daughter
make her pregnant
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after the narrators mom in heretics daughter and uncle fight where is the next place the narrator sees the uncle
the inn drinking ale with a woman
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where does the narrator mom take the narrator to vent her feelings in heretics daughter
a field beyond the family plot where her mother took her
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what does the mother give to the narrator to eat at the moment in heretics daughter
a mushroom
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what does mercy do to the narrator in the graveyard outside the meeting house in heretics daughter
bite her ear
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what does the narrator do in the meeting house the draws looks in heretics daughter
laughs
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what was cousin allen doing in the barn in heretics daughter
setting a fire
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what is a secret the narrator must keep about the narrators mother in heretics daughter
the red book
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what was stolen from the narrator by mercy in heretics daughter
the needle
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how did they say the carrier family was responsible for the death of thirteen people in heretics daughter
they brought small pox to the town
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what eventually happened to the narrators uncle in heretics daughter
committed suicide according to dr. ames
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the narrators father was rumored to have killed whom in heretics daughter
king charles I
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the mothers advice to the narrator was to ..... in heretics daughter
tell the court anything they wanted to hear
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when was the first time the narrators father held the narrator as far as they could remember in heretics daughter
after her brothers were jailed
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what did the narrators brother do to prove he was not useless in heretics daughter
diverted and shot a rabid dog
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what does the narrator say to the doctor if he takes brothers arm in heretics daughter
she will curse him
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what were the two words the 80 year old man said as they piled stones on top of him in heretics daughter
more wieght
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the sheriffs wife would come to the cell to do what in heretics daughter
barter clothing for food
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when they began to release prisoners who were the first to go in heretics daughter
the children of andover
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what happened to the narrators cousin margaret in heretics daughter
she was kidnapped by a native tribe
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what is a short story set in present time that makes a reference to rome's coliseum
allusion
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what is this an example of
the sun that brief december day
roses cheerless over hills of gray
couplet
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what is this an example of
| talors comparison between cloth making and God's granting of graces in his poem
conceit
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what is in death there is life an example of
a paradox
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what employs wit to ridicule a subject
a satire
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what is the use of 2 or more inconsistent metaphors in one expression
mixed metaphor
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what does not directly state that one thing is the other
implied metaphor
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what is an implied or stated comparison between 2 or more unlike things
metaphor
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a comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as ten or resembles
similie
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what is this an example of
| in some songs the constant reference to mary is really a reference to marijuana
extended metaphor
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what is this an example of
| foot of a hill
dead metaphor
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what is this an example of
| a person could spread out the plan of life and tuck in the edges orderly
metaphor
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what is this an example of
like mourning weeds dark festoons of seagrass slimily swept to and fro over the name of every hearselike roll of the hull.
similie
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what is this an example of
| furtive silver glintings
imagery
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what is this an example of
| emotionally powerful symbols are used to suggest meaning and mood also a movement in france
symbolism
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what is this an example of
| a brief reference to a person event or place or a work of art
allusion
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what is this an example of
| a comparison used throughout a work
extended metaphor
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what is this an example of
| a comparison has become so common place that it seems literal rather than figurative
dead metaphor
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what is this an example of
| sensory details that make a work vivid bring it alive detail that appeal to the senses
imagery
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what is this an example of
| something that seems self contradictory but which has a valid meaning
paradox
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what is this an example of
| 2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
couplet
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what is this an example of
| a humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated
tall tale
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what is this an example of
| a writers choice of words particularly for clarity effectiveness and precision
diction
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what is this an example of
| distinctive handling of language
style
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what is this an example of
| a pair of rhymed verses in iambic pentameter
heroic couplet
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what is this an example of
| a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between 2 startlingly different things
conciet
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what is this an example of
| authors attitude toward his subject
tone
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what is this an example of
| a poetic foot consisting of a unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
iamb
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what is this an example of
| exact repetition of sounds of 2 or more words
rhyme
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t or f
| the middle colonies were known of their religious tolerance
true
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t or f
| there is a difference between pilgrims and puratins
true
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t or f
| the literature of the native americans was always written on bark
false
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t or f
| europeans began to show interest in colonizing north america by the end of the 17 th century
false
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t or f
| columbus kept a journal that formed the basis for his reports to ferdinand and isabella
true
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t or f
| the majority of the europeans who came to north america were adventures looking for gold
false
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t or f
puratins came to america to establish a city upon a hill that would stand as a holy temple and show the church of england the way
true
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t or f
| one common form of writing used by the puritans was drama
false
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t or f
| early colonial writing was practical and linked to life work and beliefs
true
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t or f
although there was great diversity among the colonists certain elements were common among them: fascination with technology, desire for fair government and focus on practical matters
false
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t or f
| the southern colonies consisted mainly of small farms
false
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t or f
native americans and european colonists interacted exchanging ideas values beliefs new americans resulted from this change and the flavor of the colonies was no longer quite european
true
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t or f
| pilgrims are also known a separatists
true
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t or f
| puritans believed that every man woman and child needed leisure time
false
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t or f the planting aristocracy of the southern colonies believed in public service
true
166
t or f
| john smith was the successful leader of the first successful English colony in america
true
167
t or f
| anne bradstreet was america's first published female poet
true
168
t or f
| william bradford was reelected as governor of plymouth colony 2 times
false
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t or f
| edward taylor was the only american colonial poet of the metaphysical school of poetry
true
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t or f
| Jonathan Edwards was an eminent theologian whose preaching sparked the great awakening
true
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t or f
anne bradstreets to my dear and loving husband is written in the most common meter in american and english poetry iambic pentameter
true
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what is an inscription on a tombstone or a short poem written in memory of someone who has died
epitaph
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what is the story is told by one of the characters in his or her own words use of first person pronouns
first person
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what is a fully developed character who is complex revealing several sides to his/her personality and growing and changing as the story progresses
round character
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what is the main character of a story called
protagionist
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what is it called when the narrator focuses on all of the characters
third person omniscient
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the narrator is not a character in the story at all but is telling about the characters in the story use of third person pronouns
third person
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what is the sequence of events or actions in a short story novel play or narrative poem called
plot
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what is it called when the use of small phrases clauses or sentances that are similiar or complementary in structure or meaning
parallelism
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what is it called when a short often biblical saying that expresses truth is shown
proverb
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what is the vantage point from which a narrative is told called
point of view
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what is this an example of
| trust thyself, every heart vibrates to that iron string
aphorism
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what is this an example of
they tell us sir that we are weak unable to cope with so formidable adversity but when shall we be stronger? Will it be when we are totally disarmed and when british guard shall be stationed in every house
rhetorical question
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what is this an example of
the body of ben franklin printer
the the cover of an old book the contents torn out and stript of its lettering and guilding lies here food for worms
epitaph
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what is this an example of
beat beat drums blow bugles blow
make no parley stop for no expostulation
mind not the timid mind not the weeper or prayer
mind not the old man beseeching the young man
parallelism
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what is this an example of
quoth the raven nevermore
with such a name as nevermore
then the bird said nevermore
of never...nevermore
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repetition
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what is the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem occur called
setting
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what is a terse pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observing about life called
aphorism
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what is the general idea or insight about life that a writer that wishes to convey in a lit work called
theme
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what is a question suggesting its own answer or not requiring and answer
rhetorical question
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what is a one dimensional character often revealing a single personal quality and staying the same throughout the story
flat character
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what is a book of months and days for one year with wealthier predictions a wide variety of miscellaneous info and proverbs
almanac
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what is the repetition of words sounds or phrases for effect a sound device in poetry called
repetition
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what is a narrator that focuses on only one character is called
third person limited
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What is a person animal thing or natural force appearing in a lit work called
character
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what is a character who opposes the main character who is against the main character
antagonist
