Share 7th Grade Literature Unit 2 (BJU)
Save to Folder
What is personification?
Giving hon-human things, human characteristics.
The science and study of people.
Comparing two things using like or as.
When a character becomes a person.
True or False. The climas of a story is the point of lowest emotional intensity.
False
Which event is the climax of :Alfred the Sweet Shop Cat."
The narrator observes that cat and Geoff are fully recovered
Geoff thinks something is wrong with Alfred.
Geoff becomes depressed after cat's surgery.
Alfred begins loosing weight.
In "Sweet shop Cat" when the narrator says that he thinks he saw Alfred laughed. What Literary device is this?
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Which of the following from "Paul Bunyan" is an example of hyperbole?
the space and tress in the Midwest.
Apples and potatoes the size of pumpkins.
Paul Bunyan's birth in the summer
the Bunyan's move to Michigan.
True or False. In "Paul Bunyan." the description of Babe as "Blue from the cold" is an example of colorful imagery.
True
False
True or False. In "Freedom Walkers," the author does NOT emphasize Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas of nonviolence.
True
False
Which of the following is a reason that "Paul Bunyan" is considered a tall tale?
The story has tall characters.
The story features immigrants.
The story exaggerates the hero's skills and accomplishments.
The story has a compare-contrast structure.
The theme of "In Flanders Fields," is best summarized by which statement?
War is a terrible reality for mankind.
Honor the fallen heroes by continuing the fight
Plant poppies to remember the dead.
Death is an unavoidable part of life.
True or False. In "Freedom Walkers," the taxi boycott failed.
False
True
What is the claim in "Your Loyalties Are Your Life" ?
People should study Royce's philosophy.
Spiritual unity connect separate loyalties.
Philosophy is important.
People should be part of the beloved community.
True or False. A speech writer should consider his audience and his purpose.
False
True
What is the general purpose of "The Presidents Radio Address.?
To entertain
To inspire
To inform
To persuade
What was the main purpose of Queen Elizabeth's "Christmas Broadcast 1957"?
To persuade the country to maintain good traditions.
To wish everyone a merry Christmas.
To assure the United Kingdom that the government is stable.
To comfort a grieving country
True or False. "Cheaper By the Dozen" is considered humorous because it contains situational irony.
False
True
The phrase "youth yanks" from the poem "Old Age Sticks" is an example of which literary feature?
Alliteration
Consonance
assonance
personification
