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Who wrote "12 Years a Slave"?

• William Shakespeare

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Solomon Northrup

• Jack London

Define: "Sedge"

• an "s-curved" edge

• to withstand

• comparing two or more things with "like" or "as"

• a grasslike plant with triangular stems and inconspicuous flowers, growing typically in wet ground.

What is anadiplosis?

• repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next

• the use of sounds related to a word

• words with the same end sound

• repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next

What type of poem is "The Rime of Ancient Mariner"?

• a haiku

• a lyrical ballad

• a sonnet

• an epic poem

How many syllables are in an iambic pentameter?

• 2

• 12

• 10

• 17

Define: Perforce

• by some chance; perhaps

• voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.

• to incur anger or resentment in someone

• used to express necessity or inevitability.

What is the setting in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?

• Baltimore, MD

  1860

• New Orleans, LA

  1841

• Yukon, AK

  1890s

• Europe

  Middle Ages

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

• Boise, ID

• Buffalo, NY

• Boston, MA

• Baltimore, MD

Shakespeare lived almost entirely during the reign of...

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Mary

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• 37

• 52

• 13

• 48