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the harlem renaissance influences American societies by

increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture

which feature of the harlem renaissance best reflects the image of the roaring 20s

expression through jazz and dance

which harlem renaissance poet was known for his famous quote, "if i am going to be a poet at all, i am going to be poet not a negro poet"

countee cullen

which poet was known as the "poet laureate of harlem"

langston hughes

what was the main reasons the harlem renaissance ended

the great depression

what was not a huge influence on the harlem renaissance

better housing for minorities

what kind of poet is "yet do i marvel"

sonnet

what form and meter is "yet do i marvel" written in

iambic pentameter

what does inscrutable mean

impossible to understand

what kind of refrences if allusions does the poem not include

entomological

throughout the poem "dreams", what does hughes revel about dreams lost

it could weigh a person down or make them feel empty inside

which type of figurative language is used in the line: "life is a barren feild"

metaphor

what does the speaker suggest in both stanzas of "dreams"

dreams help people live life to the fullest

in "dreams", what type of literary devices were used

enjambment and repetition

what is the rhyme scheme of "dreams"

abcb

which statement is true about adrienne rich's early life

she was raised in a jewish family

which of the following is not an accurate description of rich's career

she stuck to one style for all of her life

which of the following prizes did rich reject for political reasons

national medal of arts

from what perspective does rich's poem "diving into the wreck" speak

first person

why might the speaker begin to use "we" and identify with both the mermaid and merman

to show solidarity with those who have been erased from history

how can we interpret the tigers in "aunt jennifer's tigers"

they are symbols for liberated women

what do the words "denizens" and "chivalric" express about the tigers in the poem

the tigers belong and are noble

what does the image "massive weight of the wedding band" mean

wedding bond of hard married life

what is the purpose of creating animals which are completely a contrast to aunt's character

to show what she desires to be

aunt jennifer's tigers are actually

embroidered tigers

"fingers fluttering through her wool." the poetic device used here is

alliteration

which theme us not present in adrienne rich's "living in sin"

marriage

which statement is not true of sylvia plath

she committed suicide very late in life

what recurring theme is not evident in sylvia plath's poetry

death

the following line from sylvia plath's poem "mirror" is an example of ?
"whatever i see i swallow immediately"

personification

the metaphor "eye of a little god" implies that the mirror

can see everything

the line "i am important to her. she comes and goes" in "mirror" shows that the mirror is

earnest

in sylvia plath's "initiation" who is tracy

the best friend

what does louis explain to millicent in "initiation"

why tracy didn't get nominated

what does millicent have to go to school without the day she is asked to join the sorority

her hair and makeup done

romantics were inspired by ? and wanted to escape cities and industries

nature

romanticism was a literary movement that occured between ? and ?

1800, 1850

t/f transcendentalism was the rejection of romanticism

false

what did dark romanticism mainly explore

the dark side of imagination

which of the following is not a core value of transcendentalism

free will does not exist

t/f transcendentalism was a philosophical and literary movement that developed in new england after 1865

false

who is considered the father of transcendentalism

ralph waldo emerson

which of the following is not a main theme in naturalist texts

non conformity

characters in naturalist texts are usually ?, ? people without any ?

ordinary, working class, education

t/f jack london was a naturalist writer whose best known works are set in alaska during the klondike gold rush

true

five "i"s of romanticism

imagination, individualism, inspiration, instinct, idealism

which of the following best describes the relationship between the speaker and lenore in "the raven"

lenore what the speaker's friend with whom the speaker is secretly in love

which of the following best describes a central theme of the text in "the raven"

loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind

the speaker of "the raven" can best be described as a

melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

how does the overall use of the repetition in the poem "the raven" contribute to its mood

the poem's use of repetition - namely the tapping, the narrator's calls for lenore, and the raven's catchphrase of "nevermore" - contribute to the overall suspenseful, eerie mood

why does the speaker react poorly to the raven's response of "nevermore" in stanzas 15-16 of "the raven"

in these stanzas, the speaker asks the raven if there is an afterlife and if he will be reunited with lenore there, to which the raven answers, "nevermore"'; the speaker takes these answers seriously and becomes upset

which line of "the raven" best demonstrates internal rhyme

"be that word out sign of parting, bird or fiend! i shrieked, upstarting"

which type of imagery is primarily used in stanza 1 of "the raven"

auditory

Which pair of words exemplify slant rhyme

evil, devil

in which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration

what this GRIM, UNGAINLY, GHASTLY, GAUNT and ominous bird of yore / meant in croaking "nevermore"

readers can infer from "the raven"'s conclusion that the speaker will

never escape his grief and despair

who is klipspringer (great gatsby)

the boarder

when gatsby tells nick about himself, which detail dies he not include

his family is living in the midwest

what article of clothing does mr wolfsheim show nick at the resteraunt

his cufflinks with human molars

who told nick about daisy and gatsby

jordan

what does jordan ask nick to do

host a tea

what burns all night at the end of daisy's dock

a green light

what is gatsby's legal name

james gatz

what is daisy's opinion of gatsby's party

she was offended by the spectacle of it all

how much money was gatsby to inherit from cody

$25000

how did tom assume gatsby came into money

he was a bootlegger

who is the narrator of the great gatsby? where are they from?

Nick Carraway, Minnesota

what is the narrator of the great gatsby's occupation

bond salesman

who says the quote, "i hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool"

daisy

where is gatsby's house located

west egg

what is the "valley of ashes" in the great gatsby

The "Valley of Ashes" is where New York dumps its ashes. It is located between Eggs and New York.

what is the name of tom's mistress

myrtle wilson

what is the first thing nick notices about gatsby when he meets him at the party

his signet ring

what conclusion does nick reach about jordan's character at the end of chapter 3 of the great gatsby

jordan is a dishonest person

what object does the woman on the train drop in the great gatsby

her purse

during the luncheon at tom and daisy's house, who calls tom

tom wilson

when tom leaves the room to take a call, what does daisy do

kiss gatsby

who comes in to meet he adults during the lunch in the great gatsby

daisy's daughter, pammy

who drives gatsby's into the city

tom

why is wilson sick

he found out myrtle is cheating

who does myrtle think jordan is

tom's wife

what does tom discover about gatsby's and wolfsheim's drug store

he discovers that gatsby's money comes from illegal sales of alcohol in his drugstores

who drives gatsby's car home from the city

daisy

who gets killed by gatsby's car

myrtle

why did myrtle run into the street

she thought Tom was in gatsby's car and was running to him

what advice does nick give gatsby after the accident

nick tells gatsby to leave as the police would be after