English 1 – Leadership – Flashcards

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. "I am Laertes' son, Odysseus. Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war: this fame has gone abroad to the sky's rim. Which is the best paraphrase of this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home. But not by will nor valor could he save them, for their own recklessness destroyed them all— children and fools, they killed and feasted on the cattle of Lord Helios, the Sun, and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return. Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again. What can be learned about the ancient Greeks from this excerpt? Check all that apply.

What does Odysseus do on the island of Cicones that best shows the trait of leadership?

Which excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey best support the conclusion that Odysseus is clever?

Which excerpt from Part 3 of The Odyssey is cited properly in MLA style?

Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey. I happened to glance aft at ship and oarsmen and caught sight of their arms and legs, dangling high overhead. Voices came down to me in anguish, calling my name for the last time. A man surfcasting on a point of rock for bass or mackerel, whipping his long rod to drop the sinker and the bait far out, will hook a fish and rip it from the surface to dangle wriggling through the air: so these were borne aloft in spasms toward the cliff

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey. And this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends. No ship made sail next day until some shipmate had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.

What theme is Homer presenting when Odysseus has his men tie him so that he will ignore the call of the Sirens in Part 3 of The Odyssey?

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey. My men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. Sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of Cicones. This was an army, trained to fight on horseback or, where the ground required, on foot. They came with dawn over that terrain like the leaves and blades of spring.

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey. A prodigious man slept in this cave alone, and took his flocks to graze afield—remote from all companions, knowing none but savage ways, a brute so huge, [The cyclops] seemed no man at all of those who eat good wheaten bread; but he seemed rather a shaggy mountain reared in solitude.

Which events are part of the road of trials in Odysseus's heroic quest? Check all that apply.

Odysseus is an example of a dynamic character because

A theme is the ________ conveyed in the text.

Which excerpt from "Initiation" correctly matches with the implied resolution of the story?

Based on the plot structure of "Initiation," which sentence would most likely be part of the implied resolution?

Which situation from "Initiation" is an example of internal conflict?

Read the passage from "Initiation." For tonight was the grand finale, the trial by fire. There really was no doubt now that she would get in. She could not think of anyone who had ever been invited into the high school sorority and failed to get through initiation time. But even so, her case would be quite different. She would see to that The author includes this excerpt in the falling action to

Read the passage from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Mrs. Flowers didn't belong to our church, nor was she Momma's familiar. Why on earth did she insist on calling her Sister Flowers? Shame made me want to hide my face. Mrs. Flowers deserved better than to be called Sister. Then, Momma left out the verb. Why not ask, "How are you, Mrs. Flowers?" With the unbalanced passion of the young, I hated her for showing her ignorance to Mrs. Flowers. It didn't occur to me for many years that they were as alike as sisters, separated only by formal education. Which line from the passage shows Maya Angelou's adult viewpoint?

Read the passage from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." She smiled that slow dragging smile, "Thank you, Mrs. Henderson. I'd prefer Marguerite, though." My name was beautiful when she said it. "I've been meaning to talk to her, anyway." They gave each other age-group looks.

The character in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" that is most like the free bird in "The Caged Bird" is

Both "The Caged Bird" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" share the same

The author's purpose is

Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis." Doodle was frightened of being left. "Don't go leave me, Brother," he cried, and he leaned toward the coffin. His hand, trembling, reached out, and when he touched the casket he screamed. A screech owl flapped out of the box into our faces, scaring us and covering us with Paris green. Doodle was paralyzed, so I put him on my shoulder and carried him down the ladder, and even when we were outside in the bright sunshine, he clung to me, crying, "Don't leave me. Don't leave me." What do Doodle's repeated pleas of "Don't leave me" foreshadow?

Read the passage from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." "I don't need to see the inside, Mrs. Henderson, I can tell . . ." But the dress was over my head and my arms were stuck in the sleeves.

Some sections of "Initiation" imply that Millicent will decline the sorority's invitation. The rising action contributes to this implied resolution by showing

Read the passage from "The Caged Bird." The caged bird sings with fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. What concept from the poem does author Maya Angelou also address in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Read the excerpts from different sections "The Scarlet Ibis." Although Doodle learned to crawl, he showed no signs of walking, but he wasn't idle. He talked so much that we all quit listening to what he said. It was about this time that Daddy built him a go-cart and I had to pull him around. At first I just paraded him up and down the piazza, but then he started crying to be taken out into the yard and it ended up by my having to lug him wherever I went. If I so much as picked up my cap, he'd start crying to go with me and Mama would call from wherever she was, "Take Doodle with you." *** He'd nod his head, and I'd say, "Well, if you don't keep trying, you'll never learn." Then I'd paint for him a picture of us as old men, white-haired, him with a long white beard and me still pulling him around in the go-cart. This never failed to make him try again. Based on these excerpts, what best describes the symbol of the go-cart within the story?

In "Initiation," one example of a character vs. self conflict is when Millicent

Read the passage from "Initiation." And from that time on, initiations didn't bother Millicent at all. She went gaily about Lewiston Square from store to store asking for broken crackers and mangoes, and she just laughed inside when people stared and then brightened, answering her crazy questions as if she were quite serious and really a person of consequence. So many people were shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them. And really, you didn't have to belong to a club to feel related to other human beings. Based on the indirect characterization, which is the most logical inference?

Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Which words create alliteration in the poem?

Which statement best describes how Masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt?

which statement best describes how Masefield creates an urgent mood in the excerpt?