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58 Cards in this Set
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Antiquity
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1200-800 B.C.
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Medieval
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1066-1485
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Renaissance
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1485-1660
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Victorian
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1800's
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Modern
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1900-1945 (1900's)
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in 1200-800 BC ____________ was written(translated)
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Iliad & Odyssey
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in 1066-1485___________ was written (translated)
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King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
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in 1485-1660 _________ was written
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Romeo & Juliet
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in 1800's _____________ was written
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A Christmas Carol
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in 1900-1945(1900's)__________
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Animal Farm
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Who wrote the Iliad & Odyssey?
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Homer
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Who wrote King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table?
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R.L. Green & Geoffrey of Monmouth(translated)
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Who wrote Romeo & Juliet?
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Shakespeare
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Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
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Dickens
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Who wrote Animal Farm?
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Orwell
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Iliad & Odyssey worldview
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Polytheism
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King Arthur worldview
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Christian
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Romeo & Juliet worldview
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Christian/Humanism
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A Christmas Carol worldview
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Christian/emphasis on science & reason
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Animal Farm worldview
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Modern/Postmodern
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-Polytheism
-Greek myths |
Antiquity
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-knights
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Medieval
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-Romeo & Juliet
-Shakespeare |
Renaissance
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-1800's
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Victorian
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-WWII
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Modern
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repetition of consonant sounds
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alliteration
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reference in 1 work of literature to another work of literature or to a well-known event, person,or place
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allusion
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the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
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imagery
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group of lines forming a unit in a poem
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stanza
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14 line poem
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sonnet
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the main idea or the basic meaning of a literary work
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theme
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comparing 2 things, using like or as
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simile
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comparing 2 objects without using like or as
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metaphor
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setting is wooded, forest-like, or fairytale like
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pastoral
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repetition of vowel sounds
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assonance
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exaggeration
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hyperbole
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figure of speech which something nonhuman is given human qualities
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personification
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Who wrote "The Mazarin Stone"?
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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who introduced the case?
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Billy & Watson
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Why does Holmes want Watson to leave?
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Watson might ruin his plan
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What is the case?
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the crown jewel has been stolen
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how do we know it's a dangerous case?
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When Billy tries to open the blinds, Watson stops him because he could be shot(they were being watched)
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Why did Sylvius visit Holmes?
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to kill him;
When Sylvius saw the dummy, he was about to hit it with a bat |
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What did Holmes tell Watson to do instead of Watson staying?
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to call the police
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What was Sylvius going to do with the stone(jewel)?
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1.give it to Merton
2.Merton gonna get it out of country 3.cut it & sell it |
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How did Holmes move to the dummy's spot without Sylvius & Merton noticing?
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Holmes moved when there was a noise outside, & he played a gramophone, so Sylvius & Merton thought he was playing the violin
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Who wrote "Rip Van Winkle"?
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Washington Irving
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Where was the location of the setting?
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America, Catskill Mts., Hudson River
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Why did Rip's wife nag him?
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He didn't tend to his own house & farm but tended to everyone elses
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What kind of person was Rip?
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kind, helped neighbors, played with kids, gentle
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Who were the strangers he met in the village?
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the ghosts of Henry Hudson;
comes every 20 years to check on the village because he was the founder |
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Who was Rip's constant companion?
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Wolf
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How long did he sleep?
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20 years
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From achieving the goal of getting away from his wife, what did it cost him?
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-seeing his children grow up
-his country's independence |
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How did Dame Van Winkle (his wife) die?
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she popped a blood vessel because she got angry at a peddler
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Why did Rip's dog growl @ him when he goes back home?
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they were Wolf's puppies
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What do men who have nagging wives wish to have?
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Rip's flagon
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Who wrote "The Cat and the Pain Killer"?
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Mark Twain
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