Theme for English B

Short Story Terms

Catcher in the Rye

Vocabulary

SAT warm-up

Potpourri

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Langston Hughes, author of “Theme for English B,” was part of this literary movement.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

Judging by the fact that he lives at the Y, we can probably make the inference that Langston Hughes is this.

What is poor?

“Theme for English B” is written in this style of poetry, which largely ignores rhyme scheme and meter.

What is free verse?

When Langston Hughes uses the phrase “Bessie, bop, or Bach,” he is employing this literary device.

What is alliteration?

When Langston Hughes uses words with the same internal vowel sound – like “like,” “write,” and “white” he is employing this literary device.

What is assonance?

As the narrator has a realization that adult life will be much more difficult, “A & P” is an example of this type of narrative.

What is coming-of- age?

“A Retrieved Reformation” features this type of “twist” ending.

What is ironic?

This is Freytag’s name for the end of the story, when all the loose ends get tied up.

What is resolution or denouement?

As “Everyday Use” features a character that returns home after some time away, it could be considered this type of narrative.

What is a prodigal child story?

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

What is an allegory?

This is the name of the school that Holden flunks out of at the beginning of the book.

What is Pencey Prep?

This is the name for a recurring theme, object, or idea in a work of literature.

What is a motif?

As she is highly advanced for her age, Phoebe could be considered this. (An adjective; a typical type of character in Salinger’s works)

What is precocious?

This item chiefly reinforces the motif of protection.

What is the red hunting hat?

This type of narration – an uninterrupted flow of thoughts from the character’s mind – is one of the reasons this book is considered a Modernist work.

What is stream-of- conciousness?

Vast wealth, elegant clothes, and a (finite, supercilious, invulnerable) manner may make a person a snob.

What is supercilious?

Instead of making an informed guess, why not (ascertain, esteem, bequeath) the right answer?

What is ascertain?

Nothing he may (expunge, converge, bequeath) to the next generation can be more precious than his public service.

What is bequeath?

Is it true that some dogs have a(n) (uncanny, nonchalant, panacea) sense of the approach of death?

What is uncanny?

When I splattered the pain on my art teacher, I tried to appear (nonchalant, malevolent, skulking), but I was actually very nervous.

What is nonchalant?

Many feature films are criticized for their _____________ content, even though television news is more often the medium that depicts violent events in excessive detail. A.discretionary B.graphic C.dramatic D.artistic E.honest

(b) graphic

Pam Cruise and Jim Braswell, (A)neither of (B)whom takes the bus to work, (C)is secretly plotting (D)to take over the world. (E)No error.

(c) is

Although Jane’s professors reproached her as a ______________ during her first year in college, she became attentive and _____________ once she found a major that interested her. A.neophyte…assiduous B.sycophant…critical C.loafer…focused D.beginner…average E.shirker…distracted

(C) loafer…focused

Everyone (A)on the softball team (B)who came up to bat squinted (C)at the pitcher in order to keep the sun’s glaring rays out of (D)their eyes. (E)No error.

(d) their eyes

The statistics released by the state department makes the economic situation look bleaker than it really is. A.makes the economic situation look bleaker than it really is B.makes the economic situations look bleaker than they really are C.make the economic situations look bleaker than it really is D.make the economic situation look bleaker than it really is E.make the economic situation look more bleak than it really is

(d) make the economic situation look bleaker than it really is

This is a type of effect in which the greater the expectation placed on someone, the greater they perform.

What is the Pygmalion Effect?

This is Freytag’s name for the beginning of the pyramid – the part of the story when we meet the characters.

What is the exposition?

Though it may appear rather ordinary to the casual reader, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is to me the (impetus, nostalgia, quintessence) of eloquence.

What is quintessence?

This is the psychological term for the way Holden sees himSELF.

What is the supposed self?

This is the psychological term for when Holden takes his own feelings and instead assigns them to someone else (his mom).

What is projection?

This is the name of the character Holden visits at the bar in NYC. Since he enlightens Holden about mature topics, his name is derived from the Latin word for “light.”

Who is Luce?