AP Literature S1 Final REVIEW

28. The main purpose of the lines "You freed us from the Sphinx..." is to--

- Oedipus has helped his people = hero - brave, strong, caring, powerful

47. The primary function of Faulnker's structural timeline--

- create suspense and foreshadow - show how past and present influence each other - The timeline begins and ends with Emily's death, recalling memories of Emily and her strange shuttered life, thus building suspense towards the big reveal of Emily's home

26. What acts of hubris do Oedipus and Jocasta commit?

- disbelief in the prophecy - trying to deny fate - distrust in the gods

27. The function of this excerpt is primarily to--

- establish Oedipus's reputation/status - people respect and admire Oedipus - Oedipus has helped his people greatly

24. All of the following are themes in Oedipus Rex...

- fate vs. free will - sight vs. blindness - search for the truth - guilt and shame

48. Read paragraph 5. The setting reveals-- * They called a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen. A deputation waited upon her, knocked at the door through which no visitor had passed since she ceased giving china-painting lessons eight or ten years earlier. They were admitted by the old Negro into a dim hall from which a stairway mounted into still more shadow. It smelled of dust and disuse — a close, dank smell. The Negro led them into the parlor. It was furnished in heavy, leather-covered furniture. When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the single sun-ray. On a tarnished gilt easel before the fireplace stood a crayon portrait of Miss Emily's father.

- time passing - Emily did not take care of the house - Emily gets older = house wears down - nobody visited the house - close, dank smell - Even though she is regarded as a high class lady, she lives in squalor and poverty.

49. Faulkner's use of third-person plural as the point-of-view establishes the townspeople's--

- town pities her/feels bad for her bc she's crazy - experiences and encounters with Emily - town society, the way everyone sees/regards her - town gossip, spreading rumors

45. All of the following are major themes in "A Rose for Emily"--

- tradition vs. change - power of death - secrecy and obsession - the old south - death and control

44. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the idea conveyed in lines 80-84?

-- Human destiny is under celestial control In disinheriting Cordelia, Lear swears by the sun, the mysteries of the night, and "all the operation of the orbs, / From whom we do exist and cease to be." The idea is that human existence and lifespan are under the control of the "orbs," or celestial objects.

39. The tone of Regan's words in lines 37-44 is best described as

-- fawning Regan is fawning over her father by heaping hyperbolic praises on him ("I profess myself an enemy to all other joys").

38. In context of the phrases "more than words can wield" (line 22) and "and speech unable" (line 27), Goneril's words in lines 22-28 are

-- ironic Ironically, Goneril goes on and on expressing her "great" love for her father, even though she has declared that words cannot express her love.

40. Cordelia's words in lines 46-47 are best understood to mean that she believes her love for her father

-- is strong enough not to require flattering words Cordelia realizes that she cannot honestly say the things her sisters are saying, such as that she could never love another. But she says her love is weighty enough that she should not need to engage in such flattery.

37. As it is used in line 3, "darker" most likely means

-- more private Since Lear has just dismissed Gloucester and Edmund, he is able to address the private matter of dividing his estate among his daughters. He does not perceive the matter to be sinister or dishonest.

43. Lines 73-74 mean that Cordelia will

-- not give all of her love to her father once she is married In these lines, Cordelia says that she will not marry as her sisters say they have—to continue loving only their father even after marriage.

41. Lines 65-74 reveal Cordelia to be

-- realistic Cordelia realistically states that when she marries, she will love her husband. Her sisters have declared they love no one but Lear, yet they are married. Cordelia logically asks, "Why have my sisters husbands?"

42. In the same lines, Cordelia reinforces her primary point by employing a(n)

-- rhetorical question undercutting her sisters With the rhetorical question, "Why have my sisters husbands, if they say they love you all?" Cordelia points out the absurdity of her sisters' claims that they have no other love than their father.

50. How does the change or gap in generations complicate the relationship between Miss Emily and the town?

As the older generation dies and the younger generation comes into power, they rebel against treating miss Emily differently.

46. What does the term "august" most closely mean as it is used in paragraph 2? * It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street. But garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood; only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps-an eyesore among eyesores. And now Miss Emily had gone to join the representatives of those august names where they lay in the cedar-bemused cemetery among the ranked and anonymous graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Jefferson.

August means grand, dignified, Nobel. The Griersons were at the top of the caste system.

36. In the "Prologue", what can be inferred about Dana based on the statement below? * I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm. And I lost about a year of my life and much of the comfort and security I had not valued until it was gone.

Dana has been through a tragedy that has left her fearful and insecure

33. What is the significance of the author's continued emphasis on Dana's mixed feelings about Rufus as he tries to rape her?

It demonstrates the complexity of opposing feelings between an abuser and his victim

32. What is the significance of the author's continued emphasis on reading?

It emphasizes the importance of learning on self-awareness and the ability to make choices

31. In the beginning of "The Fall" what is the effect of calling the temporary workers' pool a 'slave market?'

It makes an ironic connection between Dana's present and the past she visits

25. Which of the following is NOT an instance of irony in the play?

Prophecy= Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother - Oedipus runs away from adoptive parents (Merope & Polybus) to escape prophecy, but ends up finding his real parents - Oedipus kills his father without knowing that Laius is his actual father - Oedipus searches for his father's killer and blames everyone except himself, and he killed his father - Tiresias is a blind prophet with great insight/sees the truth

35. Based on the description of Margaret Weylin in the following passage of "The Fall" what can be inferred? * But Margaret Weylin still rushed everywhere. She had little or nothing to do. Slaves kept her house clean, did much of her sewing, all her cooking and washing. ..So Margaret supervised- ordered people to do work they were already doing, criticized their slowness and laziness even when they were quick and industrious, and in general, made trouble.

Slavery is an institution that made both white and black people miserable

34. How does the following description of Tom Weylin develop the theme? * His father wasn't the monster he could have been with the power he held over his slaves. He wasn't a monster at all. Just an ordinary man who sometimes did monstrous things his society said were legal and proper.

The description shows that slavery made monsters of people who would have otherwise not been bad people

21. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second?

The first paragraph is mainly concerned with aesthetic issues, and the second, with pragmatic ones.

14. Which of the following best describes a central paradox of the poem?

The speaker, worrying over forgetting a deceased lover, reveals the extent of that loved one's continuing memory.

23. The passage primarily suggests that

as the speaker becomes more familiar with the river, his attitude toward it becomes more practical

5. In context, "but cannot do thee wrong" (line 16) is best understood to express the speaker's

belief that no future love will supplant the former one

19. In line 20, "somber" is best interpreted to mean

dark

1. The poem deals with all of the following except

happiness that follows after grief has passed

15. In context, "the language of this water" (lines 1-2) is best understood to mean the

indications of change in the motion of the river

17. The statement "A broad expanse of the river was turned to blood" (lines 10-11) contains an example of

metaphor

6. In line 17, "later light" most likely refers to a

new love

29. In this scene, Oedipus's tone shifts from--

noble/kind to impatient/angry

3. Which best describes the speakers implication in lines 11-12

only someone remarkably devoted can retain the memory of an absent loved one over time

2. The second stanza (lines 5-8) primarily serves to

ponder the current connection between the speaker and the loved one

13. The concept of "divinest anguish" (line 31) is most like that of

rapturous pain

4. In the fourth stanza (lines 13-16), the speaker's explanation is best described as one of

rationalization and apology

18. All of the following are found in the sentence in lines 10-25 ("A broad expanse . . . the sun") EXCEPT

regular rhythm

11. The speaker's "burning wish" (line 27) is for a

reunion in death

30. In this scene, Sophocles further established the theme of--

seeking the truth/knowledge

20. In the second paragraph, the natural aspects of the river are viewed as

signs

12. The pronoun "it" (line 29) refers to the speaker's

soul

8. In context, "check" (line 25) most nearly means

staunch

7. The fifth stanza (lines 17-20) makes use of all of the following except

synecdoche

16. By learning the language of the river, the speaker gains

technical knowledge, but loses an appreciation of the river's beauty

9. The last three stanzas (lines 21-32) are best understood to suggest that remembering the loved one is

tempting but destructive

10. Which is the best paraphrase of line 26

trained myself not to miss you

22. As used in lines 38 and 39, "should" is best interpreted to mean

would