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Vocabulary Word Vocabulary Word of the Dayof the Day

American Short American Short StoriesStories

Ethan FromeEthan Frome

As I Lay DyingAs I Lay Dying

AnthemAnthem

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Transcendentalist Transcendentalist RhetoricRhetoric

American American Short StoriesShort Stories

Vocabulary Vocabulary Word of the Word of the

DayDayEthan FromeEthan Frome

As I Lay As I Lay DyingDying AnthemAnthem

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1 - 100This is the rhetorical term for an emotional appeal, as when MLK mentions

the tough situations faced by women and children.

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What is pathos?What is pathos?

This is the rhetorical This is the rhetorical term for an appeal to term for an appeal to higher authority, as higher authority, as when MLK and HDT when MLK and HDT

reference the reference the Constitution and the Constitution and the

Bible.Bible.

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What is ethos?What is ethos?

When HDT suggests “That When HDT suggests “That government is best which government is best which

governs least,” he is governs least,” he is suggesting that suggesting that

government is this – an government is this – an impediment.impediment.

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What is an What is an obstacle?obstacle?

When HDT refers to the When HDT refers to the “arm of the government” “arm of the government” he is using this figurative he is using this figurative

language device – a language device – a comparison without like or comparison without like or

as.as.

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What is a What is a metaphor?metaphor?

The following quote is an The following quote is an example of this rhetorical example of this rhetorical

device, as it features repeated device, as it features repeated phrases: “It does not keep the phrases: “It does not keep the country free. It does not settle country free. It does not settle

the West. It does not the West. It does not educate.”educate.”

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What is What is anaphora?anaphora?

1 - 100This is an adjective This is an adjective to describe a young to describe a young person who is very person who is very

advanced advanced intellectually.intellectually.

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What is What is precocious?precocious?

This is the Latin This is the Latin term for “you term for “you

scratch my back, I’ll scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”scratch yours.”

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What is quid pro What is quid pro quo?quo?

This word comes from This word comes from a Latin expression that a Latin expression that literally means “good literally means “good

faith” – it means faith” – it means “legit.”“legit.”

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What is bona What is bona fide?fide?

This word means This word means “affluent,” and “affluent,” and

sounds is derived sounds is derived from the same root from the same root

as “opal.”as “opal.”

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What is What is opulent?opulent?

This is a word for This is a word for someone who thinks someone who thinks that art and literature that art and literature are a waste of time.are a waste of time.

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What is a What is a Philistine?Philistine?

1 - 100““Piggy Sneed” Piggy Sneed” belongs to this belongs to this

literary genre, whose literary genre, whose name is derived name is derived

from a French word.from a French word.

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What is memoir?What is memoir?

““Girl” is this type of story, Girl” is this type of story, which can be read on two which can be read on two levels: the literal and the levels: the literal and the

symbolic.symbolic.

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What is an What is an allegory?allegory?

As the narrator has a As the narrator has a realization that adult life realization that adult life

will be much more will be much more difficult, “A&P” is this difficult, “A&P” is this

type of narrative.type of narrative.

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What is a coming-What is a coming-of-age narrative?of-age narrative?

““Why I Live at the P.O. Why I Live at the P.O. is an example of this is an example of this

type of biblical type of biblical narrative, in which a narrative, in which a child returns home.child returns home.

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What is a What is a prodigal child prodigal child

narrative?narrative?

In Freytag’s Pyramid, this In Freytag’s Pyramid, this final (fifth) stage is also final (fifth) stage is also

known as the known as the denouement.denouement.

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What is the What is the resolution?resolution?

1 - 100Ethan Frome Ethan Frome is this is this type of narrative, like type of narrative, like The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales, , which features a story-which features a story-

within-a-story.within-a-story.

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What is a frame What is a frame story?story?

This character in This character in Ethan FromeEthan Frome is an is an

allegorical allegorical representation of representation of Teddy Wharton.Teddy Wharton.

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Who is Zeena?Who is Zeena?

Mattie often dresses Mattie often dresses in this color, in this color,

signifying her signifying her passion.passion.

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What is red?What is red?

This symbol could This symbol could potentially represent potentially represent something missing in something missing in

Ethan’s life.Ethan’s life.

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What is the missing What is the missing L-shaped structure L-shaped structure in the farm house?in the farm house?

Ethan FromeEthan Frome, like , like As I As I Lay DyingLay Dying, is a part of , is a part of

this literary movement, this literary movement, which represents a which represents a

departure from departure from Romanticism and the Romanticism and the

Victorian Age.Victorian Age.

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What is What is Modernism? Modernism?

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Anse’s unexpected Anse’s unexpected marriage to a new wife at marriage to a new wife at the end of the novel can the end of the novel can

certainly be characterized certainly be characterized as this.as this.

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What is ironic?What is ironic?

This classic symbol of This classic symbol of the obstacle in the the obstacle in the heroic narrative is heroic narrative is present when the present when the

river floods.river floods.

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What is “high What is “high water”?water”?

In this type of comedy, In this type of comedy, tragedy usually tragedy usually

intermingles with intermingles with comedy.comedy.

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What is dark What is dark humor?humor?

Faulkner employs this Faulkner employs this type of narration, in type of narration, in

which characters provide which characters provide a free flow of ideas.a free flow of ideas.

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What is stream-of-What is stream-of-consciousness?consciousness?

Jewel’s progression and Jewel’s progression and Darl’s regression Darl’s regression

combine to form this combine to form this literary phenomenon literary phenomenon

(derived from the Greek (derived from the Greek letter “X”).letter “X”).

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What is chiasmus?What is chiasmus?

1 - 100This is Equality’s This is Equality’s “invention” or “invention” or

“discovery” that he “discovery” that he brings to the Council brings to the Council

of Scholars.of Scholars.

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What is electricity What is electricity (or the lightbulb)?(or the lightbulb)?

This is the This is the council that council that

assigns assigns occupations.occupations.

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What is the What is the Council of Council of Vocations?Vocations?

This is the Latin This is the Latin term for Equality’s term for Equality’s new name (also the new name (also the title of a poem by title of a poem by

Henley).Henley).

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What is What is Invictus?Invictus?

Ayn Rand Ayn Rand supports this supports this

type of economic type of economic system.system.

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What is What is Capitalist (or Capitalist (or laissez-faire)?laissez-faire)?

This is the name for This is the name for Ayn Rand’s original Ayn Rand’s original philosophy, based philosophy, based

on logic and on logic and rationalism.rationalism.

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What is What is Objectivism?Objectivism?

This term for a paradox This term for a paradox is derived from the title is derived from the title

of a Joseph Heller of a Joseph Heller novel.novel.

What is a Catch-What is a Catch-22?22?