BJU Fundamentals of Literature, Unit 3 Test

Which two lines from "Do not go gentle into that good night" explicitly state the theme of the poem?

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light" means that we should fight against death. "And you, my father, there on the sad height" shows his grief for his father's death.

What does "that good night" stand for?

Death

What is the theme of "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Death is inevitable.

Who is the reader supposed to sympathize with in this paragraph?: "'Pray excuse me,' answered the doctor quietly. 'I am old and rheumatic, and my dancing days were over long ago. But either of these gay young gentlemen will be glad of so pretty a partner.'"

Dr. Heidegger

What theme is shown by the parson's thoughts about how the mine had affected those who knew about it?

Even good men can fall into temptation.

T/F, explain if false: In "A Black Man Talks of Reaping," Bontemps presents African Americans as having the oppurtunity to fulfill the American dream.

False; the African Americans had to work very hard, only to gain nothing.

T/F, explain if false: The authorial intent in writing "Quality" is to reveal the hardships of the trade and working conditions.

False; the authorial intent is to show that quality is more important than money.

T/F, explain if false: According to "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," the guests who participated in the experiment gained wisdom from their experience.

False; the guests did not gain wisdom, and they acted foolish.

T/F, explain if false: In "The Silver Mine" the king discovered the parishioners to be downtrodden, desperately unhappy, and eager to leave the villages.

False; the parishioners are content with their lives.

What theme is shown in these lines?: King: "Doesn't he care, then, what becomes of his parishioners?" Parishioner: "That can rest in God's hands."

God can help people with their wealth and temptations.

What theme is shown in these lines?: "Up Death rode to the Great White Throne, And waited for God's command."

God has power over Death.

What theme is shown in these lines?: "And God's big heart was touched with pity, With the everlasting pity."

God's love

In "The Silver Mine," what does the king decide is most important to his kingdom?

He decides that "the kingdom is better served with men than money" (P. 172).

What is Olaf Svard doing when he says, "Don't let [my children] have any portion of that which comes from the mine" (P. 169)?

He is the first character in the story to reject his wealth.

What theme is shown by the king's impatience with the parson's story?

Humans are quick to dismiss instruction

What is repetition?

In poetry, the act of creating patterns by repeating not only sounds but also words, lines, meter, or syntax

What does the first stanza of "When You Are Old" do?

It predicts the future outcome if she rejects his love.

What do these lines mean?: "But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you And loved the sorrows of your changing face."

Loves sees true beauty.

In "What You Are Old," does Yeats state his theme explicitly? Explain.

No; the reader has to infer the theme, which is that the power of love can see true beauty.

How does the title "Quality" reveal authorial intent?

The authorial intent is to show that quality is more important than money.

In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," what object acts as a symbol of lost youth?

The decaying rose is a symbol of lost youth.

According to Bontemps's poem, the grain is taken away by whom or what?

The grain is taken away by the wind, which is a metaphor for the white people.

What is the main theme of "The Silver Mine"?

The main theme is to not be greedy.

What is the theme of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"?

The theme is age doesn't always bring knowledge and wisdom.

In "A Black Man Talks of Reaping," the author focuses on what theme?

The theme is the injustice of African Americans in the 1920s.

What are the two themes of "Go Down, Death," and in what Bible verse is this theme shown?

The themes are death is not the end and to be absent from body is to be present with God; the Bible verse is 2 Corinthians 8:5.

What is the type of conflict in "Go Down, Death"? Explain your answer briefly.

The type of conflict is man vs. a force greater than himself: Sister Caroline vs. Death.

How does the parson and his friends' early opinion of wealth become ironic?

They believe that money will solve all their problems, but it ends up causing all their problems.

T/F, explain if false: "When You Are Old" highlights the value of inner beauty.

True

T/F, explain if false: In "Go Down, Death" the preacher tells the mourners not cry because Sister Caroline's death was peaceful.

True

T/F, explain if false: One theme of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is man's desire to perpetually enjoy the pleasures of youth.

True

T/F, explain if false: The men in "Do not go gentle into that good night" fight death because they regret leaving behind the possible future accomplishments and experiences.

True

T/F, explain if false: The parishioners' land was difficult to farm, and they could barely supply a livelihood for their families.

True

T/F, explain if false: The primary conflict in "Quality" is man against a power greater than himself: the Gessler brothers against a growing industrial society.

True

T/F, explain: The last stanza of Bontemps's poem gives an example of situational irony.

True

What is a simile?

a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as

What is an extended metaphor?

a metaphor that is developed beyond a single sentence or comparison

What is a symbol?

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

What is a theme?

a recurring or emerging idea in a work of literature

What is a moral?

a simple statement that sums up a truth about life

What is an explicit theme?

a theme that is either stated outright or is very obvious

What is an implicit theme?

a theme that is not stated outright but must be inferred from the details that the author includes in the work

What is an allegory?

a type of extended metaphor that forms a story with two levels of meaning

What is situational irony?

a type of irony in which a story's events violate normal expectations

What is dramatic irony?

a type of irony in which the reader is aware of the plot development of which the characters of the story are unaware

What is hyperbole?

a type of obvious overstatement used by writers to make a point

What is sarcasm?

a type of verbal irony that takes the form of mock praise

What literary device does the line "And bending down beside the glowing bars," use?

alliteration (bending, beside, bars)

What literary device is used in these lines?: "She's borne the burden and heat of the day, She's labored long in my vineyard,"

alliteration (borne the burden; labored long)

What two literary devices does the line "That wind or fowl would take the grain away." use?

alliteration (wind, would) and assonance (take, grain, away)

What is a metaphor?

an expression of one thing in terms of another

What is a universal theme?

an idea about life that is found throughout world literature because it can be understood by people of all times and places

What kind of irony is used at the end of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and what is ironic?

dramatic irony; the water doesn't change their appearance as the guests think it does

What kind of theme is used in "The Silver Mine"?

explicit theme

What literary device does the entire poem "A Black Man Talks of Reaping" use?

extended metaphor

What literary device is used in these lines?: "I scattered seed enough to plant the land In rows from Canada to Mexico,"

hyperbole

What type of theme is used in "When You Are Old"?

implicit theme

What kind of theme is used in "Quality," and what is the theme?

implicit theme; the theme is craftsmanship, values, and quality are more important than money.

What is verbal irony?

irony occurring when when an author's intent or character's meaning differs from what he expresses in words

What literary device is used in the line: "And you, my father, there on the sad height,"?

metaphor

What two literary devices are used in the line "Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight"?

metaphor (grave men) and oxymoron (blinding sight)

What two literary devices are used in these lines?: "Heart-broken husband-weep no more; Grief-stricken son-weep no more; Left-lonesome daughter-weep no more;"

parallelism (heart-broken husband; grief-stricken son; left-lonesome daughter) and repetition (weep no more, weep no more, weep no more)

What literary device is used in the line "Where Death waits with his pale, white horses."?

personification (Death)

What literary device is used in these lines?: "And God said: Go down, Death, go down, "Go down to Savannah, Georgia,"

repetition (Go down, go down, go down)

What is parallelism?

similarity in the structure of two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences

What literary device is used in the line "Pale as a sheet in the moonlight."?

simile (as a sheet in the moonlight)

What literary device is used in the line "That broke like a clap of thunder:"?

simile (like a clap of thunder)

What literary device is used in these lines?: "But for my reaping only what the hand Can hold at once is all that I can show."

situational irony

What do these lines reference?: "And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;"

the beauty of youth

In "When You Are Old," who is Love?

the narrator

What is authorial intent?

the reason that an author composed his work

What is alliteration?

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

What is assonance?

the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a series of words

What is irony?

the use of language to convey meaning other than what is stated or a contradiction in what is expected to happen and what actually happens