I Puke on Plot Random Notes Literary Terms Who said What? Blank vs. Blank

$100 Where does Tom Walker keep his little Bible for protection?

$100 In his coat pocket. Bonus $50: What was the reaction of the other bankers when he was taken away?

$200 What happens to the slaves that jump overboard in Equiano’s narrative?

$200 Most are rescued, and then they are flogged. Bonus $100: Why are they flogged?

$300 The “plot” of Poe’s “The Bells” follows what four periods of time?

$300 (1) Birth/Childhood (2) Marriage (3) Aging/Approaching Death (4) Death

$400 What does Paine mean by the “summer soldier” and “sunshine patriot”?

$400 These are the supporters of the Revolution when there is no real threat of war or harm. Fair weather fans.

$500 Give an example of humor in the plot of Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”

$500 The death of Tom’s wife The nonchalant way the others react to Tom’s death Etc.

$100 Which Virtue best matches this aphorism from Franklin: “A good example is the best sermon”: Order, Frugality, or Sincerity?

$100 Sincerity Bonus $10 for each virtue you can name

$200 How long was Jonathon Edwards’ sermon?

$200 Over 6 hours. Beastly.

$300 What are the three qualities of the Puritan’s god (the “omni’s”)?

$300 Omnipotent Omniscient Omnipresent Bonus $100: Define each.

$400 What fact makes Anne Bradstreet significant as a writer?

$400 She is commonly accepted as the first female American poet.

$500 What is the Point of View of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”?

$500 1 st Person (I)

$100 What is the image that Edwards uses to describe sinners over the fiery pits of Hell?

$100 We are like spiders. Not eggs.

$200 “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” is an archetype of which Biblical story?

$200 The Garden of Eden.

$300 When Montressor describes his family arms, it hints at the fate of Fortunato. This literary technique is called what?

$300 Foreshadowing. Easy. Bonus $100: Describe the family arms.

$400 When Paine describes the story of a father and his child standing outside of his tavern proclaiming “Peace in my day,” this is an example of what literary technique?

$400 An anecdote.

$500 Taylor uses what technique to construct his poem “Huswifery” – also called an extended metaphor?

$500 A conceit. That’s tough to remember. Bonus $300: Explain the meaning of the conceit.

$100 “God helps those that help themselves”

$100 Ben Franklin Bonus $300: What are these proverbs called?

$200 “Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning wheel complete”

$200 Edward Taylor

$300 “I love the man that can smile at trouble.”

$300 Thomas Paine

$400 “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.”

$400 Patrick Henry

$500 “So live – that when thy summons comes to join the innumerable caravan... Thou go not like the quarry slave at night”

$500 William Cullen Bryant Bonus $200: What image does he use to describe going into death?

$100 The Devil gives Tom Walker two options for his source of money: or ?

$100 Slave Trade or Usury Bonus $50: Which does he choose?

$200 Native Americans / Animists look at time two ways: and -----

$200 As a line and as a circle.

$300 In writing about the New World, what was different about the author’s purpose in Smith vs. Bradford?

$300 Smith wrote propaganda to persuade others to come over. He focused on the positive. Bradford wrote a journal and recorded the good and the bad.

$400 How would you describe the tone shift in Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?

$400 from frightening to welcoming

$500 What is the critical difference in poetic style between Bradstreet and Taylor?

$500 Bradstreet’s poetry is an example of Puritan Plain Style; Taylor’s poetry was flashy and elaborate.