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WorksheetsEnriched 10A Final Exam Practice
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 46mins
A motif is
something that shows up once in a piece of work to connect it all together.
a repeated image, theme, symbol, character, subject, or detail.
an abstract idea
All of the above
Theme is
the main idea of the text
derived from the thesis statement
the author's purpose
the central concept or the underlying message that is conveyed through a piece of writing
What's the difference between theme and motif
Theme is abstract, motif is concrete
Motif is abstract, theme is concrete
Motif is implied, theme is clearly stated
There is only one theme per story
A motif
is a narrative element with symbolic meaning that repeats throughout a work of literature
may come in the form of reoccurring imagery, language, structure, or setting
may also take the form of repeated music, visual components, colors or physical movements.
is all of the above
Which of the following is a motif in The Masque of the Red Death?
the color red
the party
the castle
the mask
What is Allegory?
A long narrative
A symbolic fictional narrative
A historical analysis
None of the above
What is the object of an Allegory?
To teach some kind of a moral lesson
To teach some kind of a political lesson
To teach some kind of a spiritual lesson
None of the above
What is the moral lesson of the allegory 'Tortoise and Hare'?
Slow and steady will not win the race
Slow and steady will win the race
Steady always runs fast
None of the above
What is diction?
the attitude, the feeling
word choice
different types of sentences and punctuation
tells your story
What is tone?
the attitude, the feeling
word choice
different types of sentences and punctuation
tells your story
What is syntax?
the attitude, the feeling
word choice
different types of sentences and punctuation
tells your story
How would allusion be defined?
a reference to a famous person, place, or event
words that involve one of the five senses
two lines working as a unit
a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds
My diet was going well until the new chocolate store went in down the street, chocolate is my Achilles’ heel.
literature/mythology
religious
historical
My dog is acting like Jekyll and Hyde.
literature/mythology
religious
historical
In the movie "Snow White," the witch tries to sell Snow White an apple and says, "One bite and all your dreams will come true." In this story, the apple most likely symbolizes...
Love
War
Temptation
Peace
In this picture a student is giving an apple to a teacher. What does the apple symbolize in this photo?
Gratitude
Hate
Apples
Good luck
The protagonist of a story is bored at school. She looks out the window and longingly watches a bird fly through the sky. What does the bird most likely symbolize?
freedom
knowledge
danger
re-birth
Ana spent an unhappy night tossing and turning on her bed. The day before, a misstep had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened.
In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes...
it's morning
volleyball
a second chance
a sleepless night
One hot summer day, a weary fox ran down a dusty road, desperate for food and drink. He had traveled for miles without finding so much as a berry to nibble or a puddle of water to sip from.
Suddenly, a beautiful smell filled the air. The fox sniffed and sniffed, his mouth watering in anticipation. Then he looked up. Several feet above him was a vine full of juicy grapes.
The fox jumped up, but he could not reach them. Then he backed up, took a running start, and leaped as high as he could. Still, the grapes remained out of reach. Again and again, he tried, with no success.
Finally, exhausted from his efforts, the fox gave up and went on his way. "Oh, well," he said, "I could tell those grapes were sour anyway..."
In this passage, the grapes symbolize...
something that a person wants but can't have
a desire to be happy and independent
a delicious, satisfying meal
a decision that is difficult to make
Sonia woke up with a smile on her face because she knew it would be a special day. Today was the day of the big ceremony: it was her 16th birthday, which meant her mother would give her the silver spoon that had been passed down in her family for generations. She quickly put on the dress she had picked out the night before and ran down the stairs. "I'm ready!" she declared.
Which of the following is a symbol in this story?
Sonia's dress
the silver spoon
Sonia's mother
the stairs
When applying this lens you focus on class, power, and hierarchies...who holds the power and who is oppressed.
Gender
Psychoanalytic
Marxist
Mythical
How is tone created in a work of literature?
imagery
diction
sound devices
all of the above
The word deplorable means
wretched
fabulous
disapproved
against
The word jovial means
fun
joyous humor
mystical
satirical parody
How should you treat titles of poems and short stories?
italicize
quotation marks
underline
any of the above
What elements make up a literary analysis thesis?
Your opinion on the story and claims
Subject of story, author's purpose, claims
Subject of the prompt, your opinion (response), and claims
Subject of the prompt, author's purpose, and claims
Is this a well developed thesis? "However, as Rachel Harper's poem, "The Myth of Magic" can attest, humans have been implicitly aware of the lines between memory and sounds for decades."
Yes, it's well developed!
No, it is not developed.
With the following thesis, which topic sentence below connects the best?
"Through Harper's use of figurative diction, parallelism, and auditory imagery, she conveys the timeless and uniquely personal nature of music and its ability to evoke emotions of her childhood."
In the poem, Harper uses figurative diction repeatedly to prove author's purpose.
In the poem, Harper uses figurative diction in order to introduce and explicate the part that music plays in her familial history.
In the poem, Harper introduces the reader to the part that music plays in her familial history.
Which of the following is a major component of any thesis?
making a claim
providing an amusing anecdote
being at least three sentences
only providing facts
How many parts should there be in a thesis statement?
Four
Three
Two
One
True or False: It is best to use a quote in your thesis statement to support your point of view.
True
False
What type of criticism deals with social issues that were happening during the time period in which the piece was published?
Formalist criticism
Marxist criticism
Reader Response criticism
Historical criticism
What type of criticism focuses mainly on your own reaction to the text?
Archetypal Criticism
Reader Response Criticism
Formalist Criticism
New Criticism
A critic who focuses on diction would be looking through what type of lens?
Historical
Archetypal
Formalist
Reader-response
Sigmund Freud gave the literary theory of (a)
