Lit Midterm

Question 1

ideas about life that are found throughout world literature because they can be understood by people of all times and places

Answer 1

universal theme

Question 2

the author’s intended purpose for a work that forms the basis for the theme

Answer 2

authorial intent

Question 3

a theme stated directly to the reader by the author

Answer 3

explicit theme

Question 4

simplest form of theme that teaches the reader a life lesson

Answer 4

moral

Question 5

never directly stated, the author depends on the reader to infer the theme through the details of the story

Answer 5

implicit theme

Question 6

The Silver Mine was written by ____

Answer 6

Selma Lagerlof

Question 7

is the Silver Mine explicit or implicit theme?

Answer 7

explicit “the kingdom is better served with men than with money”

Question 8

Beauty and the Beast was written by _______

Answer 8

Villenueve

Question 9

Beauty and the Beast is ____ theme

Answer 9

implicit

Question 10

Go Down, Death was written by ______

Answer 10

James Weldon Johnson

Question 11

Do not go gentle into that good night was written by ________

Answer 11

Dylan Thomas

Question 12

Quality was written by _____

Answer 12

Galsworthy

Question 13

the theme of ____ was conflict between modern business values and those of the past

Answer 13

Quality

Question 14

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment was written by ____

Answer 14

Hawthorne

Question 15

the theme of ______ was: is human nature inherently flawed?

Answer 15

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

Question 16

to influence something (effect vs affect)

Answer 16

affect (always a verb)

Question 17

to accomplish something (effect vs affect)

Answer 17

effect (either noun or verb)