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Literature Quiz Review

Literature Quiz Review. TOMORROW, 24 October 2012 60 points!. Authors/Poets and Characters to know!. Anton Chekhov Alfred, Lord Tennyson Gwendolyn Brooks Langston Hughes Daniel Keyes Emily Dickinson Charlie Miss Kinnian Joe and Frank Robinson Crusoe Dr. Strauss Dr. Nemur

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Literature Quiz Review

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  1. Literature Quiz Review TOMORROW, 24 October 2012 60 points!

  2. Authors/Poets and Characters to know! • Anton Chekhov • Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Gwendolyn Brooks • Langston Hughes • Daniel Keyes • Emily Dickinson • Charlie • Miss Kinnian • Joe and Frank • Robinson Crusoe • Dr. Strauss • Dr. Nemur • Algernon • the banker • the lawyer • speaker in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” • speaker in “Mother to Son”

  3. How Literary Terms Apply to Lit. “Mother to Son” • The mother’s attitude toward son • The mother’s life • Theme in “Mother to Son”

  4. Other Poems • Theme in “Speech to the Young…” • Soldiers in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” • Commander in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” • Type of poem -- “The Charge of the Light Brigade”

  5. “Flowers for Algernon” • Charlie’s motivation • Joe and Frank’s attitude toward Charlie • Charlie’s view of Joe and Frank • Reason Charlie keeps diary • Reason Charlie loses his job • Foreshadowing through Robinson Crusoe

  6. “The Bet” • Point of view: 3rd person limited • What does the lawyer do mostly? • Story told through flashbacks • Banker = protagonist; lawyer = antagonist • “You are mad…” = IRONY because the lawyer really is mad, but he’s accusing everyone else of being crazy

  7. Part B. Short Essay (10 points) In 1 well-developedparagraph, discuss how the theme Rising to the Challenge applies to one story OR 1 poem in the unit. • topic sent., 3 examples from text, concluding sent. • CONNECT each example to theme.

  8. “I Stepped from Plank to Plank”Emily Dickinson I stepped from plank to plank So slow and cautiously; The stars about my head I felt, About my feet, the sea.   I knew not but the next Would be my final inch,— This gave me that precarious gait Some call experience.

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