archetype

a character type or image that recurs throughout world literature that storytellers use to present universal themes

anaphora

the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines of poetry

atmosphere

the mood or emotion pervading a work

connotative language

words whose meaning includes the emotions associated with them in addition to their dictionary definition

Homeric epithet

a standard phrase inserted to describe a particular person or thing that recurs in a poem, typically an epic.

in media res

Latin for "in the middle of things"

lyric poem

brief poems, typically musical in nature, expressing the personal views of a single speaker on a particular topic

oxymoron

a brief phrase that combines contradictory elements for effect

Sanger Rainsford (The Most Dangerous Game)

"Hunting? What you speak of is murder."

General Zaroff (The Most Dangerous Game)

"We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here."

Odysseus

"Only instruct me, goddess, if you will, how, if possible, can I pass Kharybdis, or fight off Skylla when she raids my crew?"

Ishmael Beah (Unusual Normality)

"Listening to them allowed me to experience childhood in a way that I hadn't known was possible. It let me be a normal kid."

F.A. Worsley (Endurance)

"What a pity. We have made this great boat journey, and nobody will ever know."

Booker T. Washington (Up from Slavery)

"Whenever it is written--and I hope it will be--the part that the Yankee teachers played in education immediately after the war will make one of the most thrilling parts of the history of this country."

In "The Most Dangerous Game," when General Zaroff hunts with someone, he gives that person a gun.

FALSE

By writing "Unusual Normality," Ishmael Beah was seeking sympathy.

FALSE

The poet of "The Journey" writes with a biblical worldview and seeks the Lord's wisdom for guidance in life.

FALSE

One of the lessons from The Odyssey teaches that a marriage is worth enduring much hardship to maintain.

TRUE

In the excerpt from Endurance, the remaining men returned from Elephant Island in a month due to the crew's diligence.

FALSE

In the excerpt from Up from Slavery, Washington had to leave Hampton Institute because he could not pay his tuition and board.

FALSE

the protagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"

Sanger Rainsford

"Unusual Normality" point of view

1st person point of view

the theme of "The Journey"

Life is about discovering one's dreams.

In The Odyssey, what the secret sign that Odysseus and Penelope share that resolves the conflict

their bed built from the olive tree

In "The Most Dangerous Game," those that do not wish to play General Zaroff's game

are tortured by Ivan

the tone the author uses in "Unusual Normality."

humor

in "Unusual Normality" Beah sits out after playing several games of paintball because

he wanted his friends to enjoy the game

In "The Journey" the poetic device used to demonstrate the continuation of the journey

enjambment

the poetic device demonstrated by the phrase "whole house" from "The Journey"

alliteration

in The Odyssey, the author portrays Odysseus as an archetypal hero

He is of noble birth and a skilled warrior.

In Up from Slavery, the person Booker T. Washington serves that was very strict

Mrs. Viola Ruffner

In Up from Slavery, while he was in Richmond, Booker T. Washington stayed

under the sidewalk

In Up from Slavery, Booker T. Washington demonstrated endurance while pursuing his education by

being resolved to do whatever was required in order to get an education