1.Edgar Allan Poe uses foreshadowing in "The cask of Amontillado" to create mystery in which of the following quotes?
A." He had a tight-fitting parti-strip dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells."
B."And as for Luchresi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado."
C."You? Impossible! A Mason,' I replied. 'I replied. 'A sign,'he said , 'a sign."
D."I forced the last Stone into its position; I plastered it up."
2.What does Shirley Jackson accomplish by using stock characters in "The Lottery" instead of complex characters?
A.Readers meet many different stock characters in "The Lottery."
B.Readers forces on the mysterious plot events instead of the characters.
C. Readers known that each character plays an important role in the story.
D. Readers desire to learn more about each stock character motivations.
3.Which of the following lines from Marge Piercys poem "To Be of Use" best demonstrates the speaker's view that work is gratifying?
A."Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust."
B." Greek amphoras for wine or oil,"
C." The pitcher cries for water to carry"
D."and a person for work that is real."
4. Read the following lines from eagar Allan Poe's "The Bells":
What a tale their Terror Tales of despair!
How they (clang), and (clash), and roar!
What a horror they outpoor
On the bosom of the palpitating air!
What time do the italicize words help create?
A.Anxious
B.Frightful
C.Amazed
D.Regretful
5. Which poetic devices used in the following line of Marge Piercy's poem "To be of use"?
"The work of the world as common as mud."
A.Personification
B.Metaphor
C.Hyperbole
D.Simile
I think
1.C
2.A or (C)
3.D
4.B
5.D
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
18 answers
2. no
3. I don't know
4. yes
5. yes
Remember that "stock characters" are like background or props. The writer wants the focus to be on the action, not those people/things in the background.
That's your second wrong guess for this question. Think carefully, and don't post about it again.
A. He has no sympathy for the animals he hunts
B. He is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff's rules.
C. He considers Zaroff's "sport" cold-blooded murder
D. He believes life if for the strong, to be lived by the strong
"suddenly there came a tapping/ As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door"
Which is poetic device does Poe use in these lines?
A. consonance
B. hyperbole
C. metaphor
D. onomatopoeia
it was not my first published story, nor my last, but i have been assured over and over that if it had been the only story i ever wrote or published, where would be people who would not forget my name.
What does this quote suggest about the public's feelings toward "The Lottery?"
A. Readers were deeply affected by Jackson's story
B. Readers looked forward to Jackson's next publication
C. Readers would study her short story and try to mimic its success
D. Readers were persuaded to buy copies of the New Yorker
on the morniing of june 28, 1948, i walked down to the post office in out little Vermont town to ick up the mail. i was quite casual about it as i recall- i opened the box, took out a couple of bills and a letter or two, talked to the postmaster for a few minutes, and lest, never supposing that is was the time for months that i would pick up the mail without an active feeling of panic.
A. in our little Vermont town
B. active feeling of panic
C. Talked to the postmaster for a few minutes
D. i opened the box
Madame, Large, too white, chilly, hardly looked the "sofronie"
A. Della gets less money for her hair than she expected
B. Madame Sofronies name leads us to expect Elegance but she looks ordinary instead
C. Madame Sofronie changed so much that Della does not recognize her
D. Madame Sofronie speaks little English so Della has trouble explaining what she wants
what a tale their terror tells
of Despair
now they cling and clash in roar what a horror they outpour on the bosom of the palpitating air
what do the italicized words help create
A. anxious
B. frightful
C. amazed
D. regretful
A. Chance and Martina are listening to the radio
B. Most of the television shows are entertaining
C. there are no information to support those ratings
D. France and Italy are two places i would like to visit