English 12B Unit 2: All the World Is a Stage (The Renaissance, 1500-1660)
Lesson 9
A Little Bit of Magic
Which response most completely describes what a summary contains?
A summary contains all essential points in a text, and omits the opinions of the reader.
Read the excerpt from Utopia. As they need less woolen cloth than is used anywhere else, so that which they make use of is much less costly; they use linen cloth more, but that is prepared with less labor, and they value cloth only by the whiteness of the linen or the cleanness of the wool, without much regard to the fineness of the thread. While in other places four or five upper garments of woolen cloth of different colors, and as many vests of silk, will scarce serve one man, and while those
Focusing on the practicality of objects, rather than their appearance, can help to reduce excess and vanity in a society.
Which lines from a Shakespearean sonnet best exemplify the use of hyperbole?
If this be error and upon me proved, /I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
Lesson 8
Living in an Ideal World
Read the lines from The Tempest. PROSPEROI have bedimmedThe noontide sun, called forth the mutinous winds.And 'twixt the green sea and the azured vaultSet roaring war: to the dread rattling thunderHave I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oakWith his own bolt; the strong-based promontoryHave I made shake, and by the spurs plucked upThe pine and cedar: graves at my commandHave waked their sleepers, oped, and let 'em forthBy my so potent art. Which words from the excerpt most effectively indicate
Set roaring war
Re-read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18." Which option most effectively explains how the imagery of summer contributes to the overall meaning of the poem?
Summer functions as an extended metaphor that the speaker uses to depict the natural beauty of his beloved.
Which response most clearly describes how the author uses archetypes to develop the character of the Redcrosse knight in The Faerie Queene?
The author uses the archetype of a baptism to show why the Redcrosse knight had endurance to continue fighting.
What sentence uses the word chastised correctly?
The principal chastised the student for pulling the fire alarm during class.
What response most accurately defines perspective?
a person's attitude or opinion about someone or something
Which response most clearly presents a character archetype in literature?
a young man who goes on a quest and encounters many trials
What response most accurately states the definition of central idea?
an overarching message or truth that is specific to a story
Read the sentence. Alfie could do little to assuage his guilt about accidentally breaking Mr. Ferguson's window, even though Mr. Ferguson just chuckled when he found out what had caused Alfie's mishap. Which word is a synonym of assuage as it is used in the sentence?
ease
What options most accurately depict literary devices containing meaning that is different from what is directly stated? (Select all that apply.)
irony understatement sarcasm
Which option most accurately defines figurative language?
language that uses unconventional construction or differs from literal meaning to create a more powerful effect
Read the sentences. In some ancient societies, women often had a servile role. They took care of their men, doing chores such as cooking and cleaning. On the other hand, in a few cultures, women held much of the power. Based on the excerpt, which option provides the most accurate definition of the word servile?
submissive and subordinate
What options contain an accurate definition of theme? (Select all that apply.)
the universal truth that the author conveys through the characters and plot the central message that the author conveys through the characters and plot
Which quotes from Utopia most clearly support the central idea that breaking the law is a direct result of a society's failure to establish fair systems of ruling?
'There was no reason to wonder at the matter, since this way of punishing thieves was neither just in itself nor good for the public; for, as the severity was too great, so the remedy was not effectual; simple theft not being so great a crime that it ought to cost a man his life; no punishment, how severe soever, being able to restrain those from robbing who can find out no other way of livelihood.' If you do not find a remedy to these evils it is a vain thing to boast of your severity in punishing theft, which, though it may have the appearance of justice, yet in itself is neither just nor convenient; for if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this but that you first make thieves and then punish them?
Which options effectively reveal how the author develops and relates the plot resolution through dialogue in The Tempest? (Select all that apply.)
0.25 of 1 xXX PROSPEROThy groansDid make wolves howl, and penetrate the breastsOf ever-angry bears: it was a tormentTo lay upon the damned, which SycoraxCould not again undo: it was mine art,When I arrived and heard thee, that made gapeThe pine, and let thee out. PROSPERO But this rough magicI here abjure; and, when I have requiredSome heavenly music,—which even now I do,—To work mine end upon their senses, thatThis airy charm is for, I'll break my staff,Bury it certain fathoms in the earth,And deeper than did ever plummet soundI'll drown my book.
In The Tempest, the dialogue reveals part of the setting after the tempest. Which lines from the play effectively reveal how Prospero is using the island itself as part of his plan?
ARIELAnd, as thou bad'st me,In troops I have dispersed them 'bout the isle.The King's son have I landed by himself,Whom I left cooling of the air with sighsIn an odd angle of the isle, and sitting,His arms in this sad knot.
Which lines from The Faerie Queene most clearly show how the author introduces the character of the dragon in the exposition as a likely source of conflict? (Select all that apply.)
And that more wondrous was, in either jawThree ranks of iron teeth arranged were,In which yet trickling blood, and gobbets rawOf late devoured bodies did appear,That sight thereof bred cold congealed fear. ... With that they heard a roaring hideous sound,That all the air with terror filled wide,And seemed uneath to shake the steadfast ground.Eftsoones that dreadful Dragon they espied,Where stretched he lay upon the sunny side,Of a great hill, himself like a great hill.
Read the passage from The Tempest, in which Ariel reports to Prospero all he has done on Prospero's behalf. ARIELI boarded the king's ship; now on the beak,Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin,I flamed amazement: sometime I'd divide,And burn in many places; on the topmast,The yards and bowsprit, would I flame distinctly,Then meet and join. Jove's lightning, the precursorsO' th' dreadful thunderclaps, more momentaryAnd sight-outrunning were not. The fire and cracksOf sulphurous roaring the
Ariel uses his magical powers to follow Prospero's requests exactly and creates a convincing illusion. The illusion of a horrific storm and a shipwreck brings the ship's occupants onto Prospero's island so he can carry out his plan.
Read the lines from John Donne's "The Sunne Rising." Busie old foole, unruly Sunne, Why dost thou thus, Through windowes, and through curtaines call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? Sawcy pedantique wretch, goe chide Late schoole boyes, and sowre prentices, Goe tell Court-huntsmen, that the King will ride, Call countrey ants to harvest offices; Love, all alike, no season knowes, nor clyme, Nor houres, dayes, moneths, which are the rags of time. Which words from the text most effect
Busie old fool Goe chide
Lesson 6
Confronting a Great Beast
Read the lines from John Donne's poem "Breake of Day." Why should we rise, because 'tis light? Did we lie downe, because 'twas night? Love which in spight of darknesse brought us hether, Should in despight of light keepe us together. Light hath no tongue, but is all eye; If it could speake as well as spie, This were the worst, that it could say, That being well, I faine would stay ... Which option most accurately depicts the connotative meaning of darkness and light in this poem?
Darkness represents the secrecy of the lovers' relationship, and light represents exposure, showing that their relationship must be concealed.
Which lines from The Faerie Queene most clearly support the inference that the Redcrosse knight's recovery is a religious analogy? (Select all that apply.)
I wote not, whether the revenging steelWere hardened with that holy water dew,Wherein he fell, or sharper edge did feel,Or his baptized hands now greater grew;Or other secret virtue did ensue. ... For unto life the dead it could restore,And guilt of sinful crimes clean wash away,Those that with sickness were infected soreIt could recure, and aged long decayRenew, as one were born that very day.
Which option, indicated by italics, most effectively depicts author Sir Thomas More's use of sarcasm?
It frequently happens that the same house which one person built at a vast expense is neglected by another, who thinks he has a more delicate sense of the beauties of architecture, and he, suffering it to fall to ruin, builds another at no less charge.
Which sentences use the word allay correctly? (Select all that apply.)
Juggling work, school, and family responsibilities was beginning to weigh heavily on Andrew. He knew that if he dedicated several hours to his project, he would allay most of his anxieties. After spending the day at the lake without sunscreen, John rushed to the local convenience store for aloe gel to allay the pain of his sunburn.
In The Tempest, the creation of the illusory shipwreck causes turmoil for the characters. Which lines most effectively contribute to the chaotic tone surrounding this shipwreck? (Select all that apply.)
MIRANDA The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,But that the sea, mounting to the welkin's cheek,Dashes the fire out. ARIEL I flamed amazement: sometime I'd divide,And burn in many places; on the topmast,The yards and bowsprit, would I flame distinctly,Then meet and join.
Read the excerpt from Utopia by Thomas More. But the time appointed for labor is to be narrowly examined, otherwise you may imagine that since there are only six hours appointed for work, they may fall under a scarcity of necessary provisions: but it is so far from being true that this time is not sufficient for supplying them with plenty of all things, either necessary or convenient, that it is rather too much; and this you will easily apprehend if you consider how great a part of all other nat
More criticizes and exposes the corruption of a social hierarchy that allows the lower class to labor for the benefit of privileged few.
In The Tempest, all the characters have desires they wish to fulfill. Which lines accurately show how the characters' desires move the plot forward? (Select all that apply.)
PROSPERO Go make thyself like a nympho' th' sea.Be subject to no sight but thine and mine, invisibleTo every eyeball else. Go take this shape,And hither come in 't. Go; hence with diligence! ARIEL Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains,Let me remember thee what thou hast promised,Which is not yet performed me.
Which lines from The Tempest accurately show how the characters influence one another throughout the play? (Select all that apply.)
PROSPERO If thou more murmur'st, I will rend an oak,And peg thee in his knotty entrails, tillThou hast howled away twelve winters. Here, Prospero threatens to imprison Ariel because he is questioning Prospero's promise. MIRANDA O, my heart bleedsTo think o' th' teen that I have turned you to,Which is from my remembrance! Here, Miranda shows Prospero gratitude for raising her under tough conditions.
Which descriptions from characters in The Tempest most effectively add a sinister tone to the play? (Select all that apply.)
PROSPERO Thou best know'stWhat torment I did find thee in. Thy groansDid make wolves howl, and penetrate the breastsOf ever-angry bears: it was a tormentTo lay upon the damned, which SycoraxCould not again undo: it was mine art,When I arrived and heard thee, that made gapeThe pine, and let thee out. ARIEL Not a soulBut felt a fever of the mad, and playedSome tricks of desperation. All but marinersPlunged in the foaming brine, and quit the vessel,Then all afire with me. The King's son, Ferdinand,With hair upstaring—then like reeds, not hair —Was the first man that leaped; cried, 'Hell is empty,And all the devils are here.'
In The Tempest, Prospero creates an illusory shipwreck that appears and feels real to those who are experiencing it. Prospero claims that he is not motivated by a personal vendetta, but by a desire to get the nobles on the ship to repent. Which lines most effectively support Prospero's claim? (Select all that apply.)
PROSPERO [to Ariel] Hast thou, which art but air, a touch, a feelingOf their afflictions, and shall not myself,One of their kind, that relish all as sharplyPassion as they,be kindlier moved than thou art?Though with their high wrongs I am struck to th' quick,Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my furyDo I take part. PROSPERO But this rough magicI here abjure; and, when I have requiredSome heavenly music,—which even now I do,—To work mine end upon their senses, thatThis airy charm is for, I'll break my staff,Bury it certain fathoms in the earth,And deeper than did ever plummet soundI'll drown my book.
Read the lines from The Tempest, in which Prospero tells of his fate and how it relates to his brother, Antonio. PROSPERONow the condition.This King of Naples, being an enemyTo me inveterate, hearkens my brother's suit;Which was, that he, in lieu o' the premises,Of homage and I know not how much tribute,Should presently extirpate me and mineOut of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan,With all the honours, on my brother: whereon,A treacherous army levied, one midnightFated to the purpose, did Anton
Prospero despises his brother because Antonio let greed and desire for a noble title brainwash him so that he lost sight of the importance of honor and family relations.
Read the lines from The Tempest, in which Prospero talks to Miranda about the illusory shipwreck. PROSPERO'Tis timeI should inform thee farther. Lend thy hand,And pluck my magic garment from me.—So: [Lays down his mantle.]Lie there, my art. Wipe thou thine eyes; have comfort.The direful spectacle of the wreck, which touch'dThe very virtue of compassion in thee,I have with such provision in mine artSo safely order'd, that there is no soul,No, not so much perdition as an hairBetid to any creatur
Prospero's acknowledgement of Miranda's emotions portrays a compassionate and reassuring tone, as he desires to ease her sorrow. Prospero's acknowledgment of Miranda's emotions portrays a calm and thoughtful tone, as he desires to quiet her mind.
Which sentence uses the word taciturn correctly?
Sasha's uncle was usually reserved and taciturn, so the family was quite surprised when he talked animatedly all through dinner.
Read the excerpt from Utopia . "One day, when I was dining with [Cardinal Morton], there happened to be at table one of the English lawyers, who took occasion to run out in a high commendation of the severe execution of justice upon thieves, 'who,' as he said, were then hanged so fast that there were sometimes twenty on one gibbet! and, upon that, he said, 'he could not wonder enough how it came to pass that, since so few escaped, there were yet so many thieves left, who were still robbing in al
Society should provide for and support its people to establish mutual prosperity and to eliminate the need to commit crimes.
Read the excerpt from Utopia in which the Cardinal responds to a statement concerning capital punishment. 'I would gladly know upon what reason it is that you think theft ought not to be punished by death: would you give way to it? or do you propose any other punishment that will be more useful to the public? for, since death does not restrain theft, if men thought their lives would be safe, what fear or force could restrain ill men? On the contrary, they would look on the mitigation of the puni
The Cardinal believes that if punishment for minor offenses like theft were not severe, those prone to crime would be likely to continue committing or even escalating their crimes.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. When gentle Una saw the second fallOf her dear knight, who weary of long fight,And faint through loss of blood, mov'd not at all,But lay, as in a dream of deep delight,Besmeared with precious Balme, whose virtuous mightDid heal his wounds, and scorching heat allay,Again she stricken was with sore affright,And for his safety gan devoutly pray,And watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day. Which response most accurately describes how the author uses plo
The author describes Una praying for the knight's recovery, showing that she is a virtuous and spiritual person.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. And pointing forth, Lo yonder is (said she)The brazen tower in which my parents dearFor dread of that huge fiend imprisoned be,Whom I from far, see on the walls appear,Whose sight my feeble soul doth greatly cheer:And on the top of all I do espyThe watchman waiting tidings glad to hearThat O my parents might I happilyUnto you bring, to ease you of your misery. Which response most clearly describes the impact of the author's description of setting in this ex
The author describes the far-off tower where Una's parents are trapped. This establishes the Redcrosse knight's motivation for fighting the dragon.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. A gentle Knight was pricking on the plain,Clad in mighty arms and silver shield,Wherein old dints of deep wounds did remain,The cruel marks of many a bloody field;Yet arms till that time did he never wield:His angry steed did chide his foaming bit,As much disdaining to the curb to yield:Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit,As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fit. And on his breast a bloody Cross he bore,The dear remembrance of his dyin
The author shows the knight on horseback in a meadow, wearing full armor and riding alone; he is a solitary heroic figure. The author depicts the knight on an angry horse, keeping calm despite his horse's temper; he is a patient nobleman.
In The Tempest, Prospero has a conversation with Miranda in which he reveals the truth about their exile. Read the lines in which they discuss why they ended up on the island. MIRANDAO the heavens!What foul play had we that we came from thence?Or blessed was 't we did? PROSPEROBoth, both, my girl.By foul play, as thou sayst, were we heaved thence,But blessedly holp hither. MIRANDAO, my heart bleedsTo think o' th' teen that I have turned you to,Which is from my remembrance! Which option most effe
The dialogue explains that Prospero and Miranda ended up on the deserted island due to some unfortunate event Miranda does not remember. The dialogue also foreshadows that this same event is the reason Prospero is carrying out his magical plan.
Which responses most accurately identify themes of Utopia? (Select all that apply.)
The individual is only worth as much as he or she contributes to the community. People are products of their society and the society itself is responsible for whatever happens to its people.
Which option most clearly explains a possible reason why the author of The Faerie Queene calls one of his characters "the Redcrosse knight"?
The name reminds readers of St. George, who represents the archetype of a martyr who fought to protect Christians, and shows that the Redcrosse knight represents holiness.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. Faint, weary, sore, emboiled, grieved, brentWith heat, toil, wounds, arms, smart, and inward fire,That never man such mischiefs did torment;Death better were, death did he oft desire,But death will never come, when needs require. Which option most accurately describes how the author uses this part of the plot to develop the knight's character?
The passage depicts the knight's mindset in the face of troubles; he struggles to go on despite being battered and weary.
Read the lines from John Donne's poem "The Sunne Rising." Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime,Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. Which options most effectively explain why the speaker of the poem describes hours, days, and months as the rags of time? (Select all that apply.)
The phrase demonstrates the impermanence and worthlessness of such short amounts of time. The phrase sets up a contrast between the eternity of love and the transience of time.
Read the lines from "Sonnet 7" by John Milton. My hasting dayes flie on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom shew'th, Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arriv'd so near, And inward ripenes doth much less appear, That som more timely-happy spirits indu'th. Which option most effectively reveals how the author's choice of words depicts the passage of time in the poem?
The phrases my late spring no bud or blossom shew'th and inward ripenes depict the passage of time as a process of natural physical growth and decay.
Which responses state a theme of The Faerie Queene? (Select all that apply.)
The righteous will find the strength they need to prevail against evil. An honorable hero will fight for what is right, no matter how daunting the task.
Read the lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 29," which contain figurative language. Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate. Which option most accurately explains the meaning of the simile and then my state / Like to the lark at break of day arising / From sullen earth?
The speaker refers to the rise in his spirits as he thinks of his lover, his mood elevating like the ascent of a bird from the earth.
In The Tempest, Prospero tells Miranda about the events in Milan that led to their exile. Which answer most accurately explains the effect this story has on Miranda?
The story is disheartening to Miranda because she does not remember what happened, and she was not aware that they were exiled. Prospero's story also brings out Miranda's gentleness and love for him because she recognizes the extent of his sacrifice as he protected and raised her.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. So down he fell, as a huge rocky clift,Whose false foundation waves have washed away,With dreadful poyse is from the mainland rift,And rolling down, great Neptune doth dismay;So down he fell, and like a heaped mountain lay. Which option most clearly describes how a student could infer the archaic meaning of false from context clues in the surrounding text?
The student could infer that since the dragon fell, false means "unreliable and weak."
Which response most clearly describes how a student who did not know the meaning of the word martial could infer its definition?
The student could think of the common phrase martial arts to infer that martial relates to fighting.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. There grew a goodly tree him fair beside,Laden with fruit and apples rosy red,As they in pure vermilion had been dyed,Whereof great virtues over all were red. ... Which option most clearly states how a student who did not know the meaning of vermilion could infer its definition?
The student could use the context clues "rosy red" and "dyed" to infer that vermilion is a shade of red.
Read the lines from "Sonnet 7" by John Milton. How soon hath Time the suttle theef of youth,Stoln on his wing my three and twentith yeer!My hasting dayes flie on with full careerBut my late spring no bud or blossom shew'th,Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arriv'd so near, ... Which options most effectively explain how these lines contribute to the overall meaning of the poem? (Select all that apply.)
The words Stoln on his wing and My hasting dayes flie on suggest images of speed and flight; time goes by quickly. The words Time the suttle theef of youth begin an extended metaphor that portrays time as a clever and cunning trickster who steals life away; we age before we know it.
Which quote from The Faerie Queene most clearly demonstrates how the author uses Una's actions to develop her as a kind and grateful character?
Then God she praised, and thanked her faithful knight,That had achieved so great a conquest by his might.
What excerpts from Utopia best support Thomas More's perspective that a successful society should value everyone's time and labor? (Select all that apply.)
Then consider how few of those that work are employed in labors that are of real service, for we, who measure all things by money, give rise to many trades that are both vain and superfluous, and serve only to support riot and luxury: for if those who work were employed only in such things as the conveniences of life require, there would be such an abundance of them that the prices of them would so sink that tradesmen could not be maintained by their gains ... And thus, since they are all employed in some useful labor, and since they content themselves with fewer things, it falls out that there is a great abundance of all things among them; so that it frequently happens that, for want of other work, vast numbers are sent out to mend the highways; but when no public undertaking is to be performed, the hours of working are lessened. ... if all those who labor about useless things were set to more profitable employments, and if all they that languish out their lives in sloth and idlenes
Lesson 7
To Thine Own Self Be True
Read the excerpt from Utopia. The same trade generally passes down from father to son, inclinations often following descent: but if any man's genius lies another way he is, by adoption, translated into a family that deals in the trade to which he is inclined; and when that is to be done, care is taken, not only by his father, but by the magistrate, that he may be put to a discreet and good man: and if, after a person has learned one trade, he desires to acquire another, that is also allowed, and
Utopians are required to either stay in the family trade or learn another that interests them, as long as their trade is put to use for the benefit of the community.
In The Faerie Queene, the Redcrosse knight falls into the ancient spring. What archetype is used in this scene?
Water is used to represent rebirth and healing.
Read the lines from John Donne's poem "The Sunne Rising." Busie old foole, unruly Sunne, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtaines call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? Sawcy pedantique wretch, goe chide Late schoole boyes, and sowre prentices... Which option most accurately describes the literary device used in these lines?
apostrophe.
Read the passage. Mr. Lockwood was uneasy as he sat on the porch, dressed in a crumpled white cotton suit. Nervously, he picked at his top jacket button, occasionally shaking his head, occupied with some heavy thought. The button, held by only one tiny strand, gently swung back and forth as Mr. Lockwood picked at it. As the button fell off, he lifted his tired head, and his murky blue eyes stared probingly through the thick forests. Dark bags hung loose under his eyes, and he wiped beads of swea
characterization
What excerpts from Utopia best support the author's perspective that corruption within a society stems from ineffective governance? (Select all that apply.)
for God having taken from us the right of disposing either of our own or of other people's lives, if it is pretended that the mutual consent of men in making laws can authorize man-slaughter in cases in which God has given us no example, that it frees people from the obligation of the divine law, and so makes murder a lawful action, what is this, but to give a preference to human laws before the divine? ... and it is plain and obvious that it is absurd and of ill consequence to the commonwealth that a thief and a murderer should be equally punished; for if a robber sees that his danger is the same if he is convicted of theft as if he were guilty of murder, this will naturally incite him to kill the person whom otherwise he would only have robbed.
Read the lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18." Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed. Which options most accurately identify the figurative language shown by the phrases eye of heaven and often is his gold complexion dimmed? (Select all that apply.)
metaphor personification
Read the paragraph from Utopia. The building or the repairing of houses among us employ many hands, because often a thriftless heir suffers a house that his father built to fall into decay, so that his successor must, at a great cost, repair that which he might have kept up with a small charge; it frequently happens that the same house which one person built at a vast expense is neglected by another, who thinks he has a more delicate sense of the beauties of architecture, and he, suffering it to
neglected by another to fall into decay
Read the lines from The Tempest. PROSPEROThough with their high wrongs I am struck to th' quick,Yet with my nobler reason 'gainst my furyDo I take part: the rarer action isIn virtue than in vengeance: they being penitent,The sole drift of my purpose doth extendNot a frown further. Which option provides the most accurate synonym for the word penitent as it is used in the passage?
remorseful
Read the paragraph from Utopia. They have, however, two sorts of games not unlike our chess; the one is between several numbers, in which one number, as it were, consumes another; the other resembles a battle between the virtues and the vices, in which the enmity in the vices among themselves, and their agreement against virtue, is not unpleasantly represented; together with the special opposition between the particular virtues and vices; as also the methods by which vice either openly assaults
resembles a battle between the virtues and the vices openly assaults or secretly undermines
Read the paragraph from Utopia. First, women generally do little, who are the half of mankind; and if some few women are diligent, their husbands are idle: then consider the great company of idle priests, and of those that are called religious men; add to these all rich men, chiefly those that have estates in land, who are called noblemen and gentlemen, together with their retainers, made up of idle persons, that are kept more for show than use; add to these all those strong and lusty beggars th
sarcasm
Read the paragraph. A massive number of refugees formed a column hundreds of miles long, it seemed. It moved slowly through deserted villages and along the bloody rivers. Horror and shock filled everyone's eyes as a deadly silence hovered over this refugee column. I saw newborn babies die, people laugh in hysteria, elders wail. I saw disarmed and defeated soldiers, and mothers futilely looking for their wandering children. Horror after horror formed a chain of disasters in my memory, and on the
setting tone
Read the paragraph. Steve asked his mother if he could invite several of his friends to join them for his father's birthday celebration. His mom declined his request, but Steve understood her decision. After all, it was her prerogative to say no because it was her husband's party and she had spent many hours organizing the event. Which words from the paragraph most effectively help indicate the meaning of the word prerogative as it is used in the passage? (Select all that apply.)
she had spent many hours organizing the event His mom declined his request
Read the paragraph. Cathy promised Jordan that when she went to court she would not disclose any information about his involvement with the burglary. She knew he was remorseful for his crime and she was afraid that he would be angry with her if she got him in trouble. When she stood in front of the judge, she took an oath that her testimony was true. Crossing her fingers behind her back, Cathy willingly told a lie to protect her friend. However, her false statements were obvious to the judge and
she took an oath that her testimony was true Cathy willingly told a lie
Read the lines from The Tempest. PROSPEROThou liest, malignant thing. Hast thou forgotThe foul witch Sycorax, who with age and envyWas grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her? Which words most effectively help determine the meaning of malignant as it is used in the excerpt?
thou liest
Read the paragraph from Utopia. ... if all those who labor about useless things were set to more profitable employments, and if all they that languish out their lives in sloth and idleness (every one of whom consumes as much as any two of the men that are at work) were forced to labor, you may easily imagine that a small proportion of time would serve for doing all that is either necessary, profitable, or pleasant to mankind, especially while pleasure is kept within its due bounds. Based on this
to exist in a state of diminished vitality; to become feeble or spiritless
Read the paragraph from Utopia in which the character Hythloday addresses those with the power to change society. ...'If you do not find a remedy to these evils it is a vain thing to boast of your severity in punishing theft, which, though it may have the appearance of justice, yet in itself is neither just nor convenient; for if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education di
xxx Hythloday uses understatement to state his opinion that a society that does not ensure full equality and unity among its people is thus failing to develop into an exemplary community in which people would choose to live. xxx Hythloday uses understatement to illustrate his opinion that a society that does not sufficiently provide for its people should not expect them to abide by the socially acceptable norms.
Which response most clearly describes how the author uses the rising action in The Faerie Queene to help establish tone?
xxx The Redcrosse knight creates several schemes to trick the dragon, each of which increases the reader's interest by creating drama and mystery. xxx The Redcrosse knight faces internal conflict that he must overcome before facing the dragon, which makes him relatable and develops a sense of reflection.
Which response most accurately defines an archetype?
An archetype is a character, situation, or symbol that commonly occurs in literature and represents universal patterns or characteristics.
Which options most accurately define denotation and connotation? (Select all that apply.)
Denotation is the literal meaning of a word or phrase. Connotation is the feeling or idea associated with a word or phrase.
Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. And that more wondrous was, in either jawThree ranks of iron teeth arranged were,In which yet trickling blood, and gobbets rawOf late devoured bodies did appear,That sight thereof bred cold congealed fear:Which to increase, and all at once to kill,A cloud of smothering smoke and sulphur seare,Out of his stinking gorge forth steamed still,That all the air about with smoke and stench did fill. Which option defines the word congealed as it is used in the passa
solidified
