Style

Question 1

“Isn’t it pretty to think so?” (Hemingway 251)
End of Inception
End of Lord of the Flies

Answer 1

Ambiguity

Question 2

An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.

Answer 2

Ambiguity

Question 3

Terse, simple sentences, and simple, repetitive diction that makes use of opposing terms.

Answer 3

Style

Question 4

The choices in diction, tone, and syntax that a writer makes. In combination they create a work’s manner of expression. Conscious and unconscious and may be altered to suit specific occasions. Often habitual and evolves over time.

Answer 4

Style

Question 5

A central idea of a work of fiction or nonfiction, revealed and developed in the course of a story or explored through argument.

Answer 5

Theme

Question 6

The MESSAGE, not just the subject.“Ozymandias” – Power is temporary, but art/words lasts forever.Metamorphosis – Our work is pointless, or those who should be grateful for us seldom are.Etc.

Answer 6

Theme

Question 7

A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization of the sentence and global levels.

Answer 7

Tone

Question 8

Hemingway’s feeling of isolation after WWISophocles’ feelings about moral responsibility to the godsChopin’s issues with women’s traditional roles

Answer 8

Tone

Question 9

A writer often adopts a fictional voice to tell a story. Voice is usually determined by a combination of subject matter and audience.

Answer 9

Voice