unit 3 Flashcards by Valerie Gonzalez

allusion

a reference within a work to something else, usually history or another artistic work

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What do allusions often overlap with?

with imaginative comparison, they contribute to a work’s mood or tone, and they compress ideas or emotions into a short statement

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What are allusions based on?

primarily on shared knowledge

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What do allusions sometimes make use of?

symbols

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Atmosphere

the mood or emotion that the reader is suppose to share with the characters

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Conflict

the opposition of two or more characters of forces

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Persona

the person created by the author to the story, affecting the way a story is told

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Symbol

a person, place, thing, or idea within a narrative or poem that means something in addition to itself

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Since literary themes are not always specific to one culture, what are the specific to?

they are sometimes specific to a particular work, and they can connect several themes in a work

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In a allegory, what doesn’t always qualify as a symbol?

objects or persons

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What are symbols usually deep in a literary work?

they deeply connect to the work’s theme

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Tone

the attitude of an author toward his or her subject

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How do symbols and allusions function similarly to imaginative comparison?

all are able to take advantage of things that a reader already knows or feels and use that knowledge or feelings in order to make the author’s point

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What is the theme of “Cupid’s Arrow”?

love is more important than position or material possessions in the choice off a mate

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What is the setting of “Cupid’s Arrow”?

india

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Who is the best character that illustrates the precedence of false values?

Mrs. Beighton

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Who is Kitty compared to?

the goddess Diana of Tara-Davi because they were both skilled at archery, she was a maiden and because of her beauty

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How does Kitty surprise everyone?

by missing the shots on purpose and losing her archery contest

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How can you tell that the persona of the story is not really Kipling?

the narrator makes serval comments that do not agree with the overall tone of the story

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Is the authors tone toward Kitty is one of approval or disapproval?

approval

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In “Sir Francis Drake”, what Biblical allusion describes Drake?

Elijah

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How is the persona of “Sir Francis Drake”?

very close to the poet

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What is the theme/thesis of “Outta My Way, Grandpa”?

people should compete for their own benefit rather than solely to win

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Allusions in “Outta My Way, Grandpa”

Rocky

private ryan

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What overall atmosphere does O'Neill's makes in "Outta My Way, Grandpa"?

a very humorous one

How does this help reinforce his theme?

his essay is humorous...... this allows him to catch the reader's attention in a non-confortational way

Does O'Neill's pop culture allusions raise this essay to great quality of literature?

no it does not

What is the meaning of Posey?

the creative imagination in general and poetry in particular

In the "The Progress of Posey", what is the Biblical allusion?

Moses smiting then rock to bring forth water

What does the "fount" symbolize?

artistic inspiration

What is the authors attitude toward aging?

one of despair

What is the atmosphere of "The Progress of Posey" best describe as?

fatalistic

Does the theme conform a Biblical worldview?

it is that artistic inspiration dries up as one ages. This view is more pessimistic than God's. The Bible acknowledges that age brings physical limitations or disabilities but old age can also be a source of wisdom and stability in a community and should be honored

Does Arnold allude more of Moses's life?

no only the striking of the rock

What is the theme of "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May"?

"For whatever we lose like a you or a me, its always ourselves we find at the sea". His theme is that our choices and perspective on life reveal something of our character. Each girl finds something and her reaction reveals something about her

What are the symbols of Cumming's story?

a shell, a starfish, a crab, and a stone

Maggie

finds a shell | finds music in nature and her poetic soul responds

Milly

finds a starfish | character trait in befriending the stranded star illustrates her concern and compassion in living things

Molly

finds a crab | personality is shown when she discovers a horrible thing at a beach, she is fearful and excitable

May

finds a stone | a sentimentalist who invests what she finds with a world of value

What is the stared moral of the story?

choices reveal character an personality

What is the primary symbol of "Afterglow"?

sunset

What is the atmosphere can be best described as?

melancholy

What is the primary conflict of "Afterglow"?

internal

Explain the theme of Borge's poem referencing the poem's symbol.

sunset, particularly the final glow, is the major symbol it suggests death death or some other kind of ending that is not desired the sunset is referred as disturbing

How does the Bible address the concerns the poem brings up?

If we believe in God, the death and endings hold less fear | we understand that God is in control. Even death for the believer is entry into eternal life

What does " The Masque of the Red Death" alluded to?

the Bible story of Belshazzar's feast

What does that atmosphere contain?

symptoms of Red Death, the decorations in the abby and the costumes at the ball

What do the special rooms specialized?

different stages of life

What does Prospero and the courtiers and Red Death symbolize?

Prospero and the courtiers- humanity in general | Red Death- death

What is the primary conflict?

external

Does the overall tone support a Biblical worldview?

no it does not

Does Poe necessarily advocate sympathy for the Prospero and the courtiers?

no he does not

What is the theme?

death is inescapable

What is the atmosphere of "The Listeners"?

one of mystery

Who does the traveller symbolize?

anyone

The author withholds intro in the poem:

he doesn't give the context for the story we do not know the main character's name or past we do not know where he is or why he is there other than to fulfill a promise

What does the lack of info add to the poem?

mystery and heightens the symbolic nature of the story

What is the theme of "The Listeners"?

the traveler knocking on the door symbolizes all human who search for ultimate truth

What is the main conflict of "A Piece of Chalk"?

external

Chesterton uses what color to symbolize virtue?

white

The statement "How primeval and how poetical are the things that one carriers in one's pocket" is an example of what?

parallelism and alliteration

What is theme #1?

Chesterton uses the color white to symbolize virtue. Using his childhood memory he points out that a piece go white chalk adds something necessary to the pictures on brown paper rather the signifying an absence of color

What is theme #2?

Virtue is a positive, proactive quality in the world rather than a simple absence of evil