Early America Lit Terms Review

Early America Lit Terms Review

by Alexandra Stahlecker

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an example of connotation in it?

• A. I drove to the market and bought pears.

• B. The mutt that Molly owns smells bad all the time.

• C. Before going to bed, I like to read.

• D. Sam wants the Bengals to win the Super Bowl this year.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an example of denotation in it?

• A. Sandy is very blue.

• B. The aroma of the cookies baking made Danny hungry.

• C. When students answer questions correctly, the teacher shines in pride.

• D. The golden daffodils were beside the lake.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an example of inversion in it?

• A. Harry likes to play guitar.

• B. The school will recognize Liam for his perfect ACT score.

• C. Never has Niall felt so embarrassed.

• D. Louis needs to get more paint for his art project.

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences has an example of repetition in it?

• A. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.

• B. One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish, Black fish, Blue fish, Old fish, New fish.

• C. She had one, but not two; three, but not four; five, but not six apples.

• D. Carrie was walking down the street, singing a song, and smiling at everyone.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an example of Parallelism in it?

• A. Olympic athletes usually like practicing, competing, and eating ice cream sandwiches.

• B. Public transit such as buses or a train can help reduce air pollution.

• C. He decided to cover the gown in sequins, and had a steak for dinner.

• D. Martin wants to visit English and Spain.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has an example of allusion in it?

• A. He was as tall as a six foot tall tree.

• B. Sharpay felt wrath when she didn’t get the lead role in the play.

• C. She felt like she had the golden ticket when Troy asked her to the dance.

• D. The teachers wanted to have a snow day.

Open Ended

Read the sentence below, then write what you think the tone of it is.

A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends; and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter.

Open Ended

Read the sentence below, then write what you think the mood of it is.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before

Open Ended

Read the sentence below, then write what you think the Point of View of it is.

First of all, let me get something straight: This is a Journal, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I specifically told her to get one that didn’t say “diary” on it.

Great. All I need is for some jerk to catch me carrying this book around and get the wrong idea