English Critical Essay – Flashcards
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Choose one of these short pieces and do a short interpretation of it. Captain Nemo's speech on the sea (part 1, chapter 10), "Yes, I love it! The sea is everything . . . . There I am free!" Captain Nemo's speech on the Nautilus (part 1, chapter 12), "Yes, . . . and I love it as if it were my own flesh and blood! . . . for I am at once captain, builder, and engineer."
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I choose Captain Nemo's speech on the Nautilus (part 1, chapter 12). His words are powerful and he is proud of his achievements that he has done for his crew, and for himself.
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Criticism is _____.
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the art or principle of making careful judgment
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Interpretation is an act or process of _____.
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bringing out the meaning
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All interpretations are equally correct. True False
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False
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Any interpretation that can be defended with evidence from the text is a valid topic for a critical essay. True False
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True
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to show nature and God to man
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Aronnax
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practical, mistrusts it
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Ned Land
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a classifier, no imagination
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Conseil
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for power and revenge
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Captain Nemo
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Think back to or refer to part 1, chapter 10. From this description we learn that _____.
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Aronnax is an astute observer
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Think back to or refer to part 1, chapter 10. From this description we learn that _____.
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Nemo is an avid collector
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What is Jules Verne saying about science?
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Science is good in its place.
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What is Pierre Aronnax's attitude about God and science?
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Everything begins with God as Creator.
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"Was what the writer said worthwhile?"
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Evaluation
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"What does the writer say?"
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Interpretation
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"How does the writer say it?"
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Analysis
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In a critical essay you can write anything you want. True False
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False
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A topic sentence is important to a critical essay. True False
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True
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A limited topic is a good topic for a critical essay. True False
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True
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An overview of the plot is a good subject of a critical essay. True False
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False
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ascertain
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to find out for certain through research
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explicate
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to make clear the meaning of something
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gullible
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easily deceived or cheated
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magnitude
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greatness, size
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paraphrase
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to give the meaning of something in other words
