| "The Devil and Tom Walker" | The Grammar System | Poetry | "To My Dear and Loving Husband" | Benjamin Franklin |
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Who is the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
Washington Irving
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What is a noun?
Person, Place, or Thing
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What is poetry?
"The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"-Wordsworth
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Who is the author of this poem?
Anne Bradstreet
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What was Franklin's opinion on The Constitution?
Franklin did not approve of it, however he agrees with it
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What is a character trait that both Tom and his wife are known for within the story?
Greed
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What is a verbal phrase?
Verb forms that do not function as verbs within the sentence
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What makes poetry, poetry?
Almost any writing that is not prose.
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What is this poem about?
The deep love Anne has for her husband
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Why does Franklin consent to The Constitution?
He expects no better and he is not sure that The Constitution is not the best
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What does the section of the text where the Devil is telling Tom about who he is tell you?
It explains Irving's opinion on the society he is living in.
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What is a predicate nominative?
A word in the nominative case that completes a copulative verb
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What is prose?
Normal writing in sentences and paragraphs.
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What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which two very different subjects are shown to a have a point of similarity
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How was Franklin taught?
Himself
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What happens to Tom at the end of the story?
He is taken away on a black steed.
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What are other constructions?
Types of words that do not function as one of the 8 parts of speech.
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What is the three forms in poetry?
Stanza, Meter/Rhythm, and Rhyme
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What is a stanza?
A group of consecutive lines that form a unit
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What name did Franklin use when he wrote letters satirizing daily life and politics?
Silence Dogood
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What trade was occurring during the time of this story?
The Slave Trade
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What types of words are modifiers?
Adjectives and Adverbs
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What is Economy of Language?
The most impact with the smallest amount of words.
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What is a conceit?
An Extended Metaphor; a metaphor taken to its logical limit
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What is the name of Franklin's Almanac?
"Poor Richard's Almanack"
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