QUIZ- English 3 – Flashcards

Read the quote from "My Heart Is Bursting." Two years ago I made peace with Generals Harney, Sanborn, and Colonel Leavenworth at the mouth of the Little Arkansas. That peace I have never broken. What cultural view is most reflected in this quotation?

In chapter 9 of Life on the Mississippi, how is the mention of books and writing related to the realist nature of the novel?

Read the excerpt from "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs." They told us to treat all men as they treated us; that we should never be the first to break a bargain; that it was a disgrace to tell a lie; that we should speak only the truth; that it was a shame for one man to take from another his wife, or [to take] his property without paying for it. What central idea from the speech is most strengthened by this quote?

How are the themes of "We Wear the Mask" and "A Man Said to the Universe" similar?

Read the excerpt from Life on the Mississippi. 'Look here! What do you start out from, above Twelve-Mile Point, to cross over?' 'I—I—don't know.' 'You—you—don't know?' mimicking my drawling manner of speech. 'What DO you know?' 'I—I—nothing, for certain.' What does the stammering suggest about the narrator?

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival. Which best describes the impact of the author's repetitive use of words that suggest similar ideas, such as "go," "search," and "roam"?

Read the sentence from Life on the Mississippi. The passenger who could not read it was charmed with a peculiar sort of faint dimple on its surface (on the rare occasions when he did not overlook it altogether); but to the pilot that was an ITALICIZED passage; indeed, it was more than that, it was a legend of the largest capitals, with a string of shouting exclamation points at the end of it; for it meant that a wreck or a rock was buried there that could tear the life out of the strongest vessel that ever floated. Which best explains how the portrayal of italicized letters and capital letters support the meaning of the sentence?

Read "Once I Saw the Mountains Angry," by Stephen Crane. Once I saw mountains angry, And ranged in battle-front. Against them stood a little man; Aye, he was no bigger than my finger. I laughed, and spoke to one near me, "Will he prevail?" "Surely," replied this other; "His grandfathers beat them many times." Then did I see much virtue in grandfathers— At least, for the little man Who stood against the mountains. Which best describes the theme of this poem?

Read the sentence from Life on the Mississippi. But I had lost something, too. I had lost something which could never be restored to me while I lived. All the grace, the beauty, the poetry had gone out of the majestic river! What do phrases such as "while I lived" and "the grace, the beauty, the poetry" indicate most about the narrator's feelings?

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question as it used by Douglass?

In "Sympathy," why does Dunbar repeat the phrase "I know" throughout the poem?

Read the quotation by Sojourner Truth. I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool. Which best describes the syntax in this quotation?

Which images in the poem "We Wear the Mask" best portray an ironic contrast?

How does the passionate tone adopted by Santana within the speech "My Heart Is Bursting" most help him achieve his purpose?

Which statement from "Ain't I a Woman?" is an example of pathos, or an appeal based on emotion?