English Contemporary Postmodernism

What is metafiction?

What is a nonfiction novel?

What makes a verb irregular?

Choose which category matches the excerpt or poem. When the black snake flashed onto the morning road, and the truck could not swerve -- death, that is how it happens(...)

Choose which category of poetry matches the excerpt or poem. On the days when the rest have failed you, let this much be yours - flies, dust an unnameable odor(...)

What was one sign of the 1970 intensification of the antiwar movement?

Choose the correct tense of the underlined verb in the sentence below. I *had attended* many plays before, but this was the best I'd seen.

Which of the following words is the best synonym for stealth?

In "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" what do Paul Berlin's memories and fantasies reveal about his family?

In "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" why can't Berlin stop laughing at the thought of Charming Billy dying?

The basic structure of a verse or lines in a verse is

The repetition of similar end sounds in two or more words is

The reoccurring alternation of strong and weak sounds is

In "Notes for a Poem on Being Asian American," the narrator compares countries to

Identify the complete passive verb phrase. Modern marionettes are operated by strings.

In "Mortals," _____ is compared to a turtle.

In "Mortals," the wish is _____ to the deed.

The first morality plays illustrated

To be *supercilious* means to be

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb shown in parentheses. If Bess (wear) her wet suit, she could have stayed in the water longer.

In "About Russell," when Rita beats Russell at chess, she is amazed that he

On which of the following can reflective writing be based?

One way to add interest to a memoir is through anecdote. An anecdote is

The indicative mood is used to

*Indiscernible* means to be

Researchers have found that people have the most _____ response to strangers of a different race.

In "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl," why do you think Wong is embarrassed to go with her grandmother to the American store?

To *dissuade* is to

To be enlightened is to

Complete the following sentence with the proper verb tense. Twentieth-century sculpture was more abstract than realistic, especially when artists _____ human form.