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NYSTCE English Language Arts (003) Test Epic poems - a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero, adventures Epistolary Poetry - written and read as letters Ballads - songlike poems that tell a story, often dealing with adventure, romance, death and religion Elegies - poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation Odes - Poems that express strong emotions about life, evolved from songs Epigrams/ limericks - Known for humor and wit Sonn...

Shakespeare - Answer 1564-1616 154 poems survived 38 plays William Faulkner - Answer - 1897-1962 - The Sound and the Fury - As I Lay Dying - A Rose For Emily William Chaucer - Answer (1343-1400) The Canterbury Tales - Answer - Written by Chaucer - Takes place in middles ages with a cross section of society - literary context is "frame tale" - pilgrims all on their way to Canterbury and they take turns telling tales to amuse the others frame tale - Answer story within a stor...

Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) Correct Answer: INNERIndividiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) Correct Answer: I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period Correct Answer: artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Correct Answer: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotl...

Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self Fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- ...

Word History: We didn't have this word for a person who studies the natural & physical world until William Whewell invented it in 1834? Scientist Word History: Lewis Carroll coined this word, perhaps as a portmanteau of "chuckle" & "snort"? Chortle Brainpower TV Catchphrase: Mork:This double-talk Orkan signoff? Nanu Nanu Party: Combining a holiday & a month, it's the title of a Preston Sturges film, or a party theme illustrated here? Christmas in July Brest: Brest is in this regio...

Summary of key and interesting quotes from scenes in Doctor Faustus, with explanations, analysis, and context provided.

Beowulf has all the characteristics of the ______ genre. It is written in a _____ style and emphasizes the theme of heroism. The hero has several ______ qualities. - epic, lofty, superhuman Which literary technique does the poet use in these lines from Beowulf? That [sword] was not useless to the warrior now. - litotes Which words describe the relationship between Hrothgar and Beowulf? - mutual respect and loyalty Which two parts of this excerpt from Beowulf denote the importance of ki...

An A-Level essay from an A* student responding to the statement: ‘Mephastophilis is a more complex character than the typical stock demon'.

An A-Level essay from an A* student responding to the statement: 'The forces of evil are funny rather than frightening'

Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) - ANSWER BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) - ANSWER RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) - ANSWER CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acrony...