Exam Review

Pathos

A appeal to your emotions

Which of the following quotes represent Hamlet's idea that death is greatest equalizer? * A. "Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe, should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!" B. "If your mind dislike anything, obey it. I will forestall their repair hither and say you are not fit." C. "I am more an antique Roman than a Dane." D. "Twill not be seen in him there. There the men are as mad as he."

A. "Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe, should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!"

What is the joke that the gravedigger makes about Hamlet being in England? * A. All Englishmen are crazy so they won't even notice that Hamlet is crazy. B. It isn't a punishment because England is a chaotic place, so Hamlet will use it as a playground. C. The woman in England will make him even crazier. D. The ghosts of Denmark and minor issues compared to the ghosts in England. He will be crazier when he returns.

A. All Englishmen are crazy so they won't even notice that Hamlet is crazy.

Subordinating conjunctions are always attached to the independent clause. * A. True B. False

A. False

The fragment in this sentence is a fragment because... Diane picked at the slice of cheesecake with her car keys. While Nick sucked whipped cream off his fingers. Horrified, Rachel watched her roommates decimate the dessert that she had spent three hours preparing. * A.It contains a subordinate clause. B.It starts with a participle phrase. C.It starts with an infinitive. D. It is an afterthought.

A. It contains a subordinate clause.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment? Lying awake in the dark room, staring up at the shadows that danced across the ceiling. Jason worried about the shuffling and thumps that he heard outside. Raccoons—not hungry zombies with grabbing arms—were prowling behind the house. * A. Lying awake in the dark room, staring up at the shadows that danced across the ceiling. B. Jason worried about the shuffling and thumps that he heard outside. C. Raccoons—not hungry zombies with grabbing arms—were prowling behind the house. D.All sentences are complete. No changes needed.

A. Lying awake in the dark room, staring up at the shadows that danced across the ceiling.

After feeding several quarters into the gum ball machine, a person learns that they have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display. * A. Person - singular/they have - he or she has B. Person - plural/they have - he or she has C. Gum ball machine - singular/he or she have D. Gum ball machine - plural/they have - he or she have

A. Person - singular/they have - he or she has

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence? * A. She promised to go to the basketball game, so she had to find a babysitter quickly. B. Their outline are due Wednesday morning. C. Because she wanted to go out, she asked her sister to babysit, but her sister already had plans. D. Kyle and Jared have to run to the store before practice. Correct

A. She promised to go to the basketball game, so she had to find a babysitter quickly.

The car passengers were blasting music and throwing recyclable aluminum soda cans out the windows. It really upset Erin, who drove behind them. * A. Should you change It to Their poor taste in music? B. Should you change It to That? C. Should you change It to This? D. Is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?

A. Should you change It to Their poor taste in music?

While fishing, we saw explosions of bubbles on the surface of the waves. They say that over 100 boats have vanished in this area of the Bermuda Triangle. * A. Should you change They say to One old man says? B. Should you change They say to He says? C. Should you change They say to We? D. Is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?

A. Should you change They say to One old man says?

While Ben was picking brown lettuce out of his beef burrito, a cockroach crawled from underneath the shredded cheese. This really distressed poor Ben. * A. Should you change This to The brown lettuce? B. Should you change This to That? C. Should you change This to They? D. Is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?

A. Should you change This to The brown lettuce?

If Tito's Taco Palace continues to increase their prices, Samantha won't be able to afford the cheapest lunch burrito. * A. Tito's Taco Palace - singular/their - its B. Tito's Taco Palace - plural/their - its C. Tito's Taco Palace - singular/their - her or his D. Tito's Taco Palace - plural/their - its

A. Tito's Taco Palace - singular/their - its

FANBOYS can help you to remember your coordinating conjunctions. * A.True B. False

A. True

Which of the following is not a coordinating conjunction? * A. When B. And C. Yet D. So

A. When

There is a reference to one's skull. Whose skull is it? * A. Yorick B. A doctor C. Osric D. King Hamlet

A. Yorick

If you must keep the sentence in present tense, which of the follow verbs should be used in the sentence? Latoya isn't going to Daytona Beach for spring break because fourteen dollars __________ all that she has in her vacation fund. * A.is B. are C. was D. were

A. is

When the subject is a quantity, the subject is always * A.singular B. plural C. dependent on the subject closest to the verb

A. singular

If you must keep the sentence in present tense, which of the follow verbs should be used in the sentence? The shine on my hardwood floors __________ abuse from the ragged toenails of Floyd, my dog. * A.takes B. take C. took D. had took

A.takes

Literary devices

Allusion. Diction. Epigraph. Euphemism. Foreshadowing. Imagery.

Both the computer monitor and the refrigerator door have its shiny surface smeared with dog snot from our curious puppy Oreo. * A. Computer monitor and refrigerator - singular/its - their B. Computer monitor and refrigerator - plural/its - their C. Computer monitor and refrigerator - singular/its - his or her D. Computer monitor and refrigerator - plural/its - they

B. Computer monitor and refrigerator - plural/its - their

Which type of conjunction is used to join a compound sentence? * A. Subordinating conjunction B. Coordinating conjunction C. Neither D. Both subordinating and coordinating

B. Coordinating conjunction

My grandmother, as well as many other older women, believes that they should wait until a man calls her, rather than calling the man first. * A. Grandmother - singular/they - she B. Grandmother - plural/they - she C. Women - singular/they - she or he D. Women - plural/they - she or he

B. Grandmother - singular/they - she

Who tells Hamlet that the foils were poisoned and that "the King, the King is to blame"? * A. Queen Gertrude B. Laertes C. Horatio D. Osric

B. Laertes

To save money, the manager told Jimmy, his employee, that he needed to use more of the cheap lettuce and less of the expensive taco beef. * A. Should you change he to we? B. Should you change he to the cooks? C. Should you change he to his? D. Is the sentence free of pronoun reference errors?

B. Should you change he to the cooks?

If you must keep the sentence in present tense, which of the follow verbs should be used in the sentence? Neither the coughing muffler nor the squeaky brakes __________ Ruth as much as the broken radio in her old car. * A.annoys B.annoy C.annoyed D. had annoyed

B. annoy

If you must keep the sentence in present tense, which of the follow verbs should be used in the sentence? The Smiths, along with Tonya, _________ to avoid indigestion after eating these weird muffins. * A.hopes B. hope C.hoped D had hoped

B. hope

Which of the following sentences is written grammatically correct? * A. Because she wanted to go out, she asked her sister to babysit but her sister already had plans. B. Because she wanted to go out, she asked her sister to babysit; but her sister already had plans. C. Because she wanted to go out, she asked her sister to babysit, but her sister already had plans. D. Because she wanted to go out she asked her sister to babysit, but her sister already had plans.

C. Because she wanted to go out, she asked her sister to babysit, but her sister already had plans.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment? Like amber honey, Helene's long hair dripped over her shoulders and spilled down her back. Styling products, moreover, made the tresses as sticky as pancake syrup. Catching pieces of thread, feathers, dust, and even an occasional insect that buzzed too close. * A. Like amber honey, Helene's long hair dripped over her shoulders and spilled down her back. B.Styling products, moreover, made the tresses as sticky as pancake syrup. C.Catching pieces of thread, feathers, dust, and even an occasional insect that buzzed too close. D. All sentences are complete. No changes needed.

C. Catching pieces of thread, feathers, dust, and even an occasional insect that buzzed too close.

Someone in the apartment needs to remember to buy shampoo unless everyone wants to wash their hair tomorrow morning with dish soap. * A. Someone - singular/their - its B. Someone - plural/their - its C. Everyone - singular/their - his or her D. Everyone - plural/their - his or her

C. Everyone - singular/their - his or her

What is happening when the following quote is read in the play? "Forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my sum." * A. Horatio is telling Hamlet how much he loves him before Hamlet dies. B. King Claudius is telling Hamlet how much he loved King Hamlet before King Claudius dies. C. Hamlet is comparing his love for Ophelia to Laertes'. D. Queen Gertrude is begging Hamlet for forgiveness before she dies.

C. Hamlet is comparing his love for Ophelia to Laertes'.

Which of the following sentences is written grammatically correct? * A. Since it is warming up it is going to be a muddy mess for a few days. B. Kyle and Jared need to run to the store but his car is out of gas. C. It is going to be a muddy mess for a few days since it is warming up. D. Because you worked hard, your essay was flawless and you earned every part of your grade.

C. It is going to be a muddy mess for a few days since it is warming up.

The fragment in this sentence is a fragment because... To stay awake for a long evening of chemistry homework. Beth made a huge pot of coffee. Unfortunately, her heart beat so fast and her legs jiggled so violently that the poor girl couldn't concentrate. * A.It contains a subordinate clause. B.It starts with a participle phrase. C.It starts with an infinitive. D.It is an afterthought.

C. It starts with an infinitive

When sentences contain an "either/or" or "neither/nor statement, the subject is always * A. singular B. plural C. dependent on the subject closest to the verb

C. dependent on the subject closest to the verb

Which of the following words is not a subordinating conjunction? * A. If B. When C. After D. But

D. But

How does Hamlet seek revenge against Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? * A. Hamlet gives the pirates permission to kill them. B. Hamlet poisons them before jumping on pirate's ship. C. Hamlet tells Fortinbras to kill them. D. Hamlet forged a letter to the King of England stating to kill them.

D. Hamlet forged a letter to the King of England stating to kill them.

The fragment in this sentence is a fragment because... Jonathon often tries to shock his English teacher, Mrs. Mauzy, with weird paper topics. Such as eating tarantulas or wearing women's underwear. Mrs. Mauzy remains nonplussed, scandalized only by the number of fragments in Jonathon's essays. * A.It contains a subordinate clause. B.It starts with a participle phrase. C.It starts with an infinitive. D.It is an afterthought.

D. It is an afterthought.

What element of figurative language runs throughout this conversation? Hamlet: Whose grave's this, sir-rah? First Clown: Mine, sir. Hamlet: I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't. First Clown: You lie out on't, sir, and therefore 'tis not yours. For my part, I do not lie in't, yet it is mine. Hamlet: Thou dost lie in't, to be in't and say it' 'tis thine. 'tis for the dead, not for the quick; therefore thou liest. * A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Metonym D. Pun E. Hyperbole

D. Pun

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? * A. Because I stayed up too late watching the game, I am tired today. B. I am tired today because I stayed up too late watching the game. C. Though she promised to get up early and workout, she reset the alarm clock three times. D. She reset the alarm clock three times, though she promised to get up early and workout.

D. She reset the alarm clock three times, though she promised to get up early and workout.

Initiating event

Either an idea or an action that sets further events in motion

Valley of Ashes

It represents the moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with regard for nothing but their own pleasure.

Parts of a sonnet

Quatrain, Couplet , Turn,Scansion - Stressed/Unstressed

The Great Gatsby Theme

Time, Social class, and the American Dream

Man vs. Nature

a character struggles with a force of nature ( natural disasters, desolation, animals, etc.)

Sonnets

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

Man vs. Man

a struggle between two characters who are against each other

Climax

action or excitement that happens in the book

Theme

central topic of the text or story

Man vs. Self

conflict will occur when a character is struggling with themselves on the inside.

Quatrain

consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab.

Rising action

creates and turns into a climax with flaws of the character

Freytag's pyramid

five parts include: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement

Figurative Devices

is a Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Paradox, Oxymoron, Allusion, Pun, Personification and Onomatopoeia.

Simile

is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Using Like or as

Allusions

is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object

Foreshadowing

is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Couplet

is a literary device that can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse, and has the same meter to form a complete thought. It is marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme, and incorporation of specific utterances.

Turn

is a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought and/or emotion.

Paradox

is a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow

Pun

is a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Direct Characterization

is how an author tells his or her reader about a character.

Metaphor

is the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as

Scansion- Stressed

is the emphasis that falls on certain syllables and not others; the arrangement of stresses within a poem is the foundation of poetic rhythm.

Resolution

is the part of a story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out.

Scansion- Unstressed

is the part of the word that you don't emphasize or accent, like the to- in today, or the -day

Ethos

means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.

Conflict

opposing forces

Irony

outcome of an event

Hamlet Theme's

overthinking, death, and marriage

Literary elements

plot, theme, character and tone are literary elements,

The Billboard

represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland.

Green Light

represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future.

Logos

s a literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic.

Falling Action

story comes to an end

Indirect Characterization

the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.