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How does Desdemona's conversation with the clown affect the audience? It adds Comic Relief. Find the irony in Desdemona's opening comment about Othello? She says that Othello never gets jealous, and when he comes up he's is burning with jealousy. How would you characterize the first part of the dialogue between Othello and Desdemona? What is going on in their relationship? Shaky, they are not insigne anymore, and Othello is really Jealous; and there relationship is slowly going deteriorating. What…...

Dramatic Irony Definition When the audience knows something that the characters do not know Dramatic Irony Author's Purpose To allow readers to ask questions of characters' choices and to create tension Dramatic Irony Example "Knowing the heat of a luxurious battle"; Claudio is implying Hero is unfaithful but we know she is faithful Paradox Definition Something that seems false but is actually true Paradox Author's Purpose To make people dig deeper in his writing and wants to reveal a small…...

What is this an example of? Parris: "Child. Sit you down." Anostrophe The order of the noun and the adjective in the sentence is exchanged; the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses Anostrophe What is this an example of? Procter: "The road past my house is a pilgrimage to Salem all morning. The town's mumbling witchcraft. Metaphor/ personification? What is this an example of? Abigail:"...I cannot sleep for dreamin'; I cannot dream but I wake and walk…...

1. Summarize Isaiah 59:1-2. When you are separated from God he cannot hear. God can and desires to save, but sin causes separation 2. The textbook and lecture make mention of Judges 21:25, "In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (ESV). This is a common refrain in Scripture (Deut 12:8; Prov 12:15, 26:12). What does this refrain indicate about the spiritual state of the people? It indicates how humanity…...

In which ways did Walter Cunningham surprise Scout? When Scout starts talking to him, Mr. Cunningham stop being violent How is the Ewell family perceived status-wise within the rural community? Poor and the least educated family in Maycomb How much time do the Ewell children spend in school? The first day of school each year For what "purpose" does Harper Lee, the author, include the school setting in Chapter 2? to introduce the different families in Maycomb Scout is unusual…...

Medieval romance Story written in the Middle Ages telling tales of heroes and kings. Satirical Manner of speech or writing which uses irony, mockery, or wit to ridicule something. A novel is defined as: A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters. The most immediate and obvious predecessor of the novel was most likely ___. Restoration drama. There is no consensus on what the first…...

"Great God, direct, and guard him from on high, And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!" How does the couplet form support the meaning of the lines? A. by completing the speaker's thought B. by emphasizing the relationship between the speaker and the king C. by describing the king's actions D. by expressing the speaker's sarcasm A. by completing the speaker's thought What do both "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" communicate to…...

Which of the following ideals is emphasized by Romanticism? focus on that which is woeful or melancholy According to the Romantic theory, a poet creates a poem _____. after meditating on the subject Romantic poetry does not regard nature as a subject to be enjoyed simply for its physical beauty. true England was fortunate in that it never experienced social and economic problems similar to those that caused the French Revolution. false The Industrial Revolution resulted in advantages for some…...

German term for the art song: lied A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is lied ________ was NOT an important composer of nineteenth-century Lieder. a. Heinrich Heine b. Robert Schumann c. Fanny Mendelssohn d. Franz Schubert Heinrich Heine The favorite Romantic poets of the composers of Lieder were: Goethe and Heine Which of the following was NOT a typical theme of Romantic poetry? A. the beauty of nature B. love and longing…...

Which elements are best known for helping performers memorize an epic poem? rhyme, rhythm, and repetition of certain words Based on this passage of The Odyssey, one can conclude that the ancient Greeks greatly valued . bravery Read the excerpt from The Odyssey. My home is on the peaked sea-mark of Ithaca under Mount Neion's wind-blown robe of leaves, in sight of other islands—Dulichium, Same, wooded Zacynthus—Ithaca being most lofty in that coastal sea, and northwest, while the rest lie…...

A connotation is A. the literal meaning of a word. B. the dictionary definition of a word. C. the amount of rhythm in a word. D. the emotion or idea associated with a word. D. the emotion or idea associated with a word Read the excerpt from "To a Sky-Lark," by William Wordsworth. Up with me! up with me into the clouds! For thy song, Lark, is strong; Up with me, up with me into the clouds! Singing, singing, With…...

We discover about Slim’s many qualities such as his ability to bring out the secrets of others from them. This is shown in Chapter Three in which he questions George about him and Lennie going around together. Slim’s cunningness is shown not through the dialogue but through the description such as “Slims’ calm invitation to confidence” which reveals to us that he made George comfortable. The writer shows that this is what leads George to continue talking. The reason why…...