English 002 MTTC Exam Prep Questions And Accurate
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when did old English start and end and why - ANSWER started in early 5th century when
Germanic invaders who got settled in Britain subsequent to the fall of Roman Britain;
ended in 1150 AD with the Norman invasion
info about old English - ANSWER west Germanic language
masculine and feminine genders
stronger verbs helpan compared to present English help
early middle English - ANSWER 1100-1250
use of prepositions
influence by speakers of Norse
central middle English - ANSWER 1250-1400
formation of literary dialects
borrowing of anglo-norman words
geoffrey chaucer was a well known writer
Late Middle English - ANSWER 1400-1500
influenced by french and latin
Middle English - ANSWER great vowel shift
lack of recorded literature
1100-1500
Modern English - ANSWER analytic language
more flexible language (words that were used as nouns can now be used as a verb)
william shakespeare wrote during this time
,narrative nonfiction - ANSWER info based on facts that are presented in story format
the glass castle by jeannette walls
biography - ANSWER written account of another person's life
a beautiful mind by sylvia nasar
autobiography - ANSWER gives history of a person's life written by that person
the diary of anne frank by anne frank
nonfiction - ANSWER not fake, real-life facts
drama - ANSWER stories composed in verses/proses for theatrical purposes
hamlet by shakespeare
a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry
poetry - ANSWER verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that evokes an emotional
response
the road not taken by robert frost
sonnet 18 by shakespeare
fantasy - ANSWER suspension of reality with imagery of worldly settings/characters
through the looking glass by lewis carroll
mystery - ANSWER follow case start to finish
sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle
thriller - ANSWER dark, mysterious, suspenseful, and plot-driven stories
, science fiction - ANSWER speculative stories with imagined elements (time travel and
futuristic societies)
fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
lit theories - ANSWER theories developed to better understand work of literature
(lenses)
lit theories
formalism - ANSWER reduces importance of context as it focuses on language and
techniccal skills (grammar, syntax, and literary devices)
lit theories
deconstructionalism - ANSWER opposes the assumptions of structuralism; seeks out
contradictions that suggest multiple interpretations
lit theories
new historicism - ANSWER lit is influenced by our own historical context and not only
that of the author's
lit theories
new criticism - ANSWER reaction against modernism; wants to consider texts out of the
sociopolitical, historic, and authorial contexts; close reading to see how works of lit
function as an autonomous/referential thing
lit theories
semiotics - ANSWER signs, symbols and meanings
archetypal - ANSWER interpret a text by focussing on recurring myths and archetypes
hero, jester, sage, etc.
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when did old English start and end and why - ANSWER started in early 5th century when
Germanic invaders who got settled in Britain subsequent to the fall of Roman Britain;
ended in 1150 AD with the Norman invasion
info about old English - ANSWER west Germanic language
masculine and feminine genders
stronger verbs helpan compared to present English help
early middle English - ANSWER 1100-1250
use of prepositions
influence by speakers of Norse
central middle English - ANSWER 1250-1400
formation of literary dialects
borrowing of anglo-norman words
geoffrey chaucer was a well known writer
Late Middle English - ANSWER 1400-1500
influenced by french and latin
Middle English - ANSWER great vowel shift
lack of recorded literature
1100-1500
Modern English - ANSWER analytic language
more flexible language (words that were used as nouns can now be used as a verb)
william shakespeare wrote during this time
,narrative nonfiction - ANSWER info based on facts that are presented in story format
the glass castle by jeannette walls
biography - ANSWER written account of another person's life
a beautiful mind by sylvia nasar
autobiography - ANSWER gives history of a person's life written by that person
the diary of anne frank by anne frank
nonfiction - ANSWER not fake, real-life facts
drama - ANSWER stories composed in verses/proses for theatrical purposes
hamlet by shakespeare
a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry
poetry - ANSWER verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that evokes an emotional
response
the road not taken by robert frost
sonnet 18 by shakespeare
fantasy - ANSWER suspension of reality with imagery of worldly settings/characters
through the looking glass by lewis carroll
mystery - ANSWER follow case start to finish
sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle
thriller - ANSWER dark, mysterious, suspenseful, and plot-driven stories
, science fiction - ANSWER speculative stories with imagined elements (time travel and
futuristic societies)
fahrenheit 451 by ray bradbury
lit theories - ANSWER theories developed to better understand work of literature
(lenses)
lit theories
formalism - ANSWER reduces importance of context as it focuses on language and
techniccal skills (grammar, syntax, and literary devices)
lit theories
deconstructionalism - ANSWER opposes the assumptions of structuralism; seeks out
contradictions that suggest multiple interpretations
lit theories
new historicism - ANSWER lit is influenced by our own historical context and not only
that of the author's
lit theories
new criticism - ANSWER reaction against modernism; wants to consider texts out of the
sociopolitical, historic, and authorial contexts; close reading to see how works of lit
function as an autonomous/referential thing
lit theories
semiotics - ANSWER signs, symbols and meanings
archetypal - ANSWER interpret a text by focussing on recurring myths and archetypes
hero, jester, sage, etc.
