Deck 7: Literature

Question 1

The basic medium of literature is

A) the written word
B) sense
C) spoken language
D) narration

Answer 1

spoken language

Question 2

Literature is what kind of art?

A) narrative
B) serial
C) sound
D) sense

Answer 2

serial

Question 3

Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is written in which of the following forms?

A) villanelle
B) free verse
C) sonnet
D) sestina

Answer 3

villanelle

Question 4

The lyric is best described as

A) using rhyming words exclusively
B) an organic narrative
C) revealing feelings
D) an episodic narrative

Question 5

Language used to help the participant picture what is being described is called

A) simile
B) metaphor
C) symbolism
D) imagery

Question 6

A comparison between two things-made by the poet to help the participant perceive new aspects of one or both of them-is called

A) metaphor
B) symbolism
C) imagery
D) diction

Question 7

When a literary artist uses a concrete or perceptible thing to suggest something abstract and not clearly defined, he or she is using

A) symbolism
B) imagery
C) simile
D) diction

Question 8

Which of the following implies contradiction of some kind?

A) symbolism
B) simile
C) irony
D) diction

Question 9

The poem "Paralytic" illustrates the fact that the first person

A) may be employed to create a character separate from the poet
B) is effective only when it refers to the author's actual experience
C) is effective only when it refers to another person's actual experience
D) is generally effective

Question 10

The episodic narrative is a story

A) relating a single episode or event
B) relating a series of events not closely connected
C) of someone's search for an important goal
D) that is unresolved

Question 11

The quest narrative is a story in which

A) the leading character or characters search for something of great importance to themselves
B) the leading character or characters have to complete certain assigned tasks in order to receive their rewards.
C) a series of seemingly unrelated events are related by a surprising conclusion
D) a mystery is solved

Question 12

One example of a quest narrative is

A) "Piano"
B) "Paralytic"
C) Huckleberry Finn
D) "The Tyger"

Question 13

Of the following references to symbolism, the most accurate statement is

A) the author usually identifies clearly the meaning of the symbol
B) symbolism is a comparison of two things, only one of which is clearly stated
C) symbols are not meant to be understood by most readers
D) symbolism is not metaphoric

Question 14

What type of comparison is contained in the line, "tissue of mist that veils a valley's lap"?

A) simile
B) metrical
C) alliteration
D) metaphor

Question 15

An image in literature refers to

A) an illustration
B) language that asks the reader to picture a description
C) symbolism
D) language that asks the reader to look at a photo

Question 16

In the following Walt Whitman lyric "A Noiseless Patient Spider," he sees a connection between the spider and the human soul. Using language from the poem as your examples, reveal how the poem identifies that connection. Consider the speaker, the choice of subject matter, the diction, the metaphors, and the image. What insight into the human soul do you gain from this meditation?A Noiseless Patient SpiderA noiseless patient spider,I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated,Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,Ever unreeling them, every tirelessly speeding them.And you O my soul where you stand,Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,Till the bridge you will need to form'd, till the ductile anchor hold,Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.