Am Lit Exam 3

Which of the stories below is/are an example(s) of Naturalism?

"The Open Boat" by Crane

Which of the following stories is/are example(s) of Realism?

"The Story of an Hour" by Chopin

I wish The Norton Anthology of American Literature contained more authors' comments about their writings. How should this sent

A. I wish The Norton Anthology of American Literature contained more authors' comments about their writings. B. I wish "The Norton Anthology of American Literature" contained more authors' comments about their writings. C. I wish The Norton Anthology of American Literature contained more authors' comments about their writings. Correct - D. none of the above

Titles of short stories, poems, songs, and chapters of books should be italicized.

False

A writing movement that features lower-class citizens who never have a chance in life.

Naturalism

One of my favorite stories by Flannery O'Connor is A Good Man is Hard to Find. How should this sentence be written?

One of my favorite stories by Flannery O'Connor is "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

The movement in writing that depicts everyday scenes in middle-class life.

Realism

The movement in literature that viewed nature as a refuge, as a knowledge of the primitive, and as a revelation of knowing God for the individual.

Romanticism

Which essay title is written correctly?

The Storm - no quotes, italics, or bold

The setting of the story tells the reader

a and b A. the physical and social context in which the action of the story occurs. B. the elements of time, place, and social environment that frames the characters.

An allusion is

a figure of speech that makes reference to a famous figure, event, or work of literature

A symbolic narrative with one set of characters and events that have direct one-to-one equivalents are called

allegory

The character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the main character is

an antagonist.

A protagonist who possesses characteristics that are the reverse of those usually associated with a true hero is

an anti-hero

The running head on the right side of an essay written in MLA style consists of

author's last name and page number

A person presented in a dramatic or narrative work is a

character

A type of character that undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot.

dynamic character

Cold and hungry, I watched the ant tugging over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. My feelers twitched, and I was conscious of a tic in my left hind leg. Which point of view?

first-person point of view

Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight. It was then that he noticed the grasshopper, looking cold and pinched. "Please friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?" asked the grasshopper. Which point of view is the above piece?

limited omniscient

The ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer, perspiring in spite of the cold. A grasshopper, its feelers a tic in its left hind leg, looked on for some time. Finally, he asked, "Please friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?The ant looked the him up and down. "What were you doing all last summer?" he snapped.

objective point of view

Weary in very limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner grasshopper, cold and hungry, looked on. Finally, he could bear it no longer. "Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?" Give the point of view.

omniscient point of view

The main character in a narrative is called a

protagonist.

A complex character that often displays the inconsistencies and internal conflicts found in most real people is a

round character.

A character that does not change in a story is

static character

The author's selection of related actions that shapes the action in a story and gives a focus to the story is called

the plot