Eoct American Lit

Sam wrestled with what to do.  He always studied in the past, so would it really be so wrong to cheat on his vocabulary quiz just this one time? This is an example of __________.

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• allusion

• theme

Which response is an example of a metaphor?

• My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

• My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

• My heart is a muscle.

• My heart is like a muscle.

Choose the response that is an example of a simile.

• I like apples.

• Apples taste sweet.

• You're the apple of my eye.

• This apple is as sweet as candy.

What does the word shrouded mean?

• bounced

• invisible

• covered

• ruined

What is most associated with literature written during the Romantic era?

• Logical reasoning and intellect were key to a simple lifestyle.

• The power and value of emotion, compared to reason and intellect.

• Reason and intellect were more of a focus than the power and value of emotion.

What is a topic sentence?

• It is the same as a thesis and contains all of your points.

• It is the last sentence of the essay and should contain evidence.

• It is the first sentence in the essay.

• It begins each body paragraph and each topic sentence explains the point of that paragraph.

The most important sentence in an essay is the ______.

• Hook

• Last sentence

• Counterclaim

• Thesis statement

These people emphasized the Bible as a sole expression of God's will

• Native Americans

• Puritans

• Romantics 

• Realists

In this literary period stories were myths, legends, or folk tales explaining morals

• Puritan Era

• Romanticism Era

• Native American Era

• Realism

What is a narrative?

• A story

• Poetry

• A biography

• A research project