7 L.A. Mp2 EXAM JEOPARDY REVIEW

1. 7 L.A.Mp2 EXAMJEOPARDY REVIEW

2. JEOPARDY

3. “My Furthest-back Person” for 100 Who told Alex Haley stories about “the African”?

4. answer His grandmother or Cousin Georgia

5. “My Furthest-back Person” for 200 Alex Haley started looking for people from Africa when he visited this place

6. answer The United Nations

7. This story was the inspiration for both a TV miniseries and a book called what? “My Furthest-back Person” for 300

8. answer Roots

9. “My Furthest-back Person” for 400 This story is an example of what type of writing?

10. answer A personal essay

11. “My Furthest-back Person” for 500 What is the word for the storyteller in African tribes who needs musicians to relate the clan histories?

12. answer A griot

13. Poetic Devices for 100 Define personification

14. answer Giving something nonhuman more human characteristics: The fire licked at my shoes hungrily

15. Poetic Devices for 200 What is alliteration?

16. answer Repeating a consonant sound at the beginning of each word in the line: Sally sells seashells

17. Poetic Devices for 300 Provide one example of onomatopoeia

18. answer • Woof • Bang • Zoom • Zip • Screech • Slam

19. Poetic Devices for 400 An expression that doesn’t mean what it says literally, such as “in a pickle,” is called a what?

20. answer Idiom

21. Poetic Devices for 500 A combination of two usually contradictory (or opposite) things, like “The fight was pretty ugly,” is an example of a what?

22. answer Oxymoron

23. Identity Poems & “Precious Bits” for 100 Explain the speaker’s view on fame in “Song of Myself”

24. answer He could take it or leave it- happy with himself either way

25. Identity Poems & “Precious Bits” for 200 What is the meaning behind the analogy used in “I’m Nobody”?

26. answer Public to a Frog- Meaning that being famous, or a “Somebody” is negative

27. Identity Poems & “Precious Bits” for 300 What type of analogy is made in the poem “Me”? (give example)

28. answer Simile- Me, like a tree & Like a flower for its hour

29. Identity Poems & “Precious Bits” for 400 What literary device does the author of “Precious Bits” use to help the reader picture the setting?

30. answer Imagery (Figurative Language)

31. Identity Poems & “Precious Bits” for 500 What is so ironic about Emily Dickinson’s life and career?

32. answer The last thing she would have wanted was being published and famous

33. Greek Myth for 100 Which myth explains the changing of the seasons?

34. answer “Demeter and Persephone”

35. Greek Myth for 200 What is the name of the god of Poetry and Music?

36. answer Apollo (Phoebus)

37. Greek Myth for 300 In “Icarus & Daedalus”, what bird do the characters connect with freedom and liberty?

38. answer Sea Gull

39. Greek Myth for 400 In which story do two boys fight over their pride at being the sons of gods?

40. answer “Phaethon, Son of Apollo”

41. Greek Myth for 500 Give one reason why it is important for you to study Greek Myth.

42. answer • Entertainment • Teaches about ancient cultures • Myth references in daily life • Learn from historical mistakes

43. “Papa’s Parrot” for 100 What did Harry’s dad do for a living?

44. answer He ran a candy shop.

45. “Papa’s Parrot” for 200 What motivated Harry to come back and help out at the shop?

46. answer His dad had a heart attack and needed help.

47. “Papa’s Parrot” for 300 Why does Harry’s father buy Rocky, even though he can’t afford it?

48. answer He is lonely

49. “Papa’s Parrot” for 400 Harry shows responsibility when he does this.

50. answer • He checked the furnace so the parrot would not get cold • He came to the closed store to do work for his dad.