Abeka American Literature Test 6 Practice

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• The opening line about ill-formed offspring is credited to which author?
• Which story describes a woman inventing a tale about the Smith family?
• Which statement best describes Romantic literature's emphasis?
• Which poem is described as a 'picture of judgement day'?
• Jim Smiley appears in which story?
• A round character is described as what?
• In the story 'Courtship of Madam Winthrop', who courted Madam Winthrop?
• The phrase about surviving a wreck belongs to which author?
• The line 'The dramas done. Why then does any one step forth? -- Because one did survive the wreck' is attributed to which author?
• Which narrative device refers to the ending where conflicts are resolved and loose ends tied up?
• Which term refers to a word that imitates the sound it represents?
• What is iambic pentameter?
• Which of the following is NOT a poem title mentioned in the material?
• Which statement best describes transcendentalist ideas as seen in Emerson and Thoreau?
• Which statement best differentiates satire from parody?
• Which of the following is NOT a work by Samuel Clemens?
• Which statement best describes denotation versus connotation?
• Which term emphasizes logic and evidence in argument?
• Which definition best describes imagery?
• What is the central purpose of Emerson's Self-Reliance?
• Which author is linked to the line about liberty and personal freedom?
• Which story has two travelers acting ignorant to their guide?
• Which statement best describes satire?
• Who wrote The Great Carbuncle?
• What characterizes free verse?
• Which term describes the sequence of events leading to the climax?
• Which term describes the ethical appeal used in persuasion?
• Why is the Fireside Poets' tradition important in American literature?
• The line about liberty and self-freedom is attributed to which poet?
• What is the target of satire?
• Nokomis is associated with which work?
• Which author is associated with The Tell-Tale Heart?
• What is the main theme of Bryant's Thanatopsis?
• What is setting and what are its main functions?
• Which of the following is listed as a poem title in the material?
• Which author is associated with The Pit and the Pendulum?
• Which tale features a man waking after a 20-year nap?
• Which definition describes symbol?
• What term refers to words which appeal to our senses?
• Which term describes the use of a short quotation at the beginning to set tone?
• Which figure of speech is defined as a comparison using like or as?
• Connotation and denotation differ how?
• Which term describes a character who remains largely unchanged?
• What is cadence in poetry?
• How can dialogue be used to develop a character?
• The judge is linked with which poem?
• What is an extended metaphor?
• Which statement describes the effect of setting on a narrative?
• Which type of irony involves the audience knowing more than a character?
• What term refers to the highest point of interest of a story?
• The theme 'actions have far-reaching consequences' is associated with which poem title?
• This line, 'Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,' is attributed to which author?
• What is a motif and its function?
• What is the defining feature of a simile?
• Which sentence is a simile?
• What is the role of a conclusion in an essay?
• In Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, what narrative perspective is used and what effect does it create?
• Distinguish between theme and central idea.
• Which work features a prisoner in a torture chamber?
• Pathos in rhetoric refers to?
• Which work title in the material is associated with Benjamin Franklin?
• In nonfiction, what is the function of a thesis statement?
• Which poem describes a Civil War battle fought near a church?
• The Open Boat is associated with which figure?
• Which option defines a symbol in literature?
• Which work is by Samuel Clemens?
• The line about our Fathers fought for Liberty is attributed to which poet?
• Who says 'Sooner or later, he must needs be mine!'?
• Which of the following is an example of a simile?
• What is a dynamic character?
• In poetry, what is an apostrophe?
• What is a couplet?
• Which work follows four men on a lifeboat seeking rescue?
• Fedallah is a character in which work?
• What is a flashback in narrative writing?
• What is a metaphorical tone and how does it differ from a literal tone?
• Which term captures the emotional meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition?
• Who wrote the line about teaching the nation fairness, thrift, and a golden tongue?
• Which work was written by Carl Sandburg?
• Not among the common point-of-view types used in American literature?
• Which author is associated with the line about meeting again after farewell?
• Which statement best defines a parable?
• Which author wrote The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls?
• Which feature characterizes expression in free verse?
• Name the common point-of-view types used in American literature.
• Which term is defined as the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words?
• Define juxtaposition.
• The line about surviving a wreck and stepping forth is attributed to which author?
• Which line is spoken by Pearl?
• Distinguish between round and flat characters.
• Who says 'I...whom you so reverence and trust, and utterly a pollution and a lie.'?
• What effect does an unreliable narrator typically have on reader interpretation?
• How do poets typically express sentiment in free verse?
• What term refers to a character that changes in the story?
• Who says 'Thou shalt forgive me'?
• Name the three main kinds of irony.
• Which author penned the line 'Our Fathers fought for Liberty... But ourselves must set us free'?
• Which author wrote 'American Names'?
• What is an unreliable narrator and in which genres is it common?
• Name two defining characteristics of Romantic literature?
• Which definition describes metaphor?
• Define epigraph and its use in literature.
• Who says 'Thou hast escaped me!'?
• Which author wrote 'The Cop and the Anthem'?
• Who wrote The Innocents Abroad?
• Imagery is best defined as which of the following?
• Which literary movement is associated with Emerson and Thoreau?
• What is allegory?
• Who says 'Wilt thou go with us to-night? There will be a merry company in the forest.'?
• Which poem presents the idea that the Word of God is priceless and free?
• Which term refers to the central idea or message of a literary work?
• Which group of poets wrote poems that people enjoyed sharing with family and friends?
• Which work includes a character named Pearl?
• Belinda Watson is connected with which work?
• Logos in rhetoric refers to?
• What is rhythm in poetry?
• What figure of speech applies a word or phrase to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable?
• Which work is by Sarah Orne Jewett?
• Which pair is correctly matched according to the source material?
• Who wrote Moby-Dick?
• Who wrote the line about liberty and self-liberation?
• Bray sisters are associated with which title?
• Which character is paired with Hiawatha's Wooing?
• The opening line 'Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain' is attributed to which author?
• Which story features a man and wife taking precautions against a storm?
• Which work is associated with Will Rogers, Jr.?
• Which author wrote 'The Town Poor'?
• What is a thesis statement in nonfiction?
• Which author wrote 'Snow-Bound'?
• What term describes a scene that interrupts the present timeline to reveal past events?
• An extended metaphor is defined as
• Which work corresponds to Washington Irving?
• Which work concerns a quest for a precious gem?
• What is a refrain in poetry?
• In which tale does a man buy a slave to have his cousin teach her?
• What core idea does Thoreau present in Walden about simplicity and nature?
• Ethos in rhetoric refers to what?
• Which work is by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
• How does diction affect tone?
• The correspondent is connected with which work?
• Which term refers to a form of language peculiar to a region or social group?
• Which title is linked with the 'power of words' in the material?
• Mistress Hibbins is a character in which work?
• Zekle is a character in which work?
• Bray sisters are associated with which title?
• Which story has been called America's only epic?
• Which short story features a homeless man who tries to get arrested?
• Which poet is associated with the line about parting and meeting again?
• How does Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown critique Puritan society?
• How does a writer establish credibility (ethos) in nonfiction?
• In Longfellow's The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls, what does the repetition of tide imagery imply?
• Which author wrote 'The Pit and the Pendulum'?
• ...then only for a season Our partings are, nor shall we wait in vain Until we meet again! by which author?
• What term refers to the physical background of a story?
• Who asks 'What does the Scarlett letter mean?... and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?'?
• Which work is by John Greenleaf Whittier?
• Priscilla Mullins is paired with which poem?
• What core claim does Thoreau's Civil Disobedience make about government and individual conscience?
• Who wrote 'The Town Poor'?
• How do denotation and connotation differ?
• Which term describes the central struggle driving the plot?
• Define alliteration.
• Which work centers on a man pursuing a white whale?
• Who says 'Wilt thou stand here with mother and me tomorrow at noontide?'
• Deerslayer is a character in which work?
• Which work did Stephen Vincent Benet write?
• Juxtaposition is used primarily to highlight which effect?
• Who wrote Thanatopsis?
• Which poem is associated with 'God's unconfined, overflowing love'?
• Who authored Rip Van Winkle?
• Which work features a character named Hester Prynne?
• Which definition correctly describes personification?
• Which phrase is a classic example of a metaphor?
• Who wrote the line about one parting lasting only a season and meeting again?
• In nonfiction, how is ethos best established?
• Which tale features a famous frog?
• Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac?
• In poetry, which feature is typical of free verse?