CP English 11 Unit Test 1 Study Guide

Here are some questions similar to ones you will be asked on your test Thursday:

1. Whom does the poet address in “Huswifery” (p. 95)?

2. What kinds of activities does “Huswifery” describe?

3. What is the best paraphrase of what the speaker is asking God to do in lines 13-16 of
“Huswifery”?

4. What literary technique does Edward Taylor use throughout “Huswifery”?

5. What does the apparel at the end of “Huswifery” stand for?

6. Why is “Huswifery” an unusual example of Puritan poetry.

7. The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (p. 96) addresses

8. The central idea of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is that

9. What chief emotions does the speaker in Bradstreet’s poem express?

10. How does the wife in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” want her husband to
be rewarded for his love of her?

11. When the poet in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” says, “My love is such that
rivers cannot quench…,” to what is she comparing her love?

12. Which statement below is the best paraphrase of lines 11-12 from “To My Dear and
Loving Husband?

13. Which of the following is an example of visual imagery?

14. In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author’s main intention?

15. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

16. What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

17. What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?

18. After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, how does Edwards’s attitude change at the end of the sermon?

19. What is the basic way in which Edwards tries to move his listeners in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

20. As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to

21. Edwards chiefly uses what literary techniques in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?

22. According to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, what is Franklin’s first step in his plan to reach perfection?

23. In The Autobiography, what does Franklin say keeps him from becoming a better person?

24. What conclusion can you draw about why Franklin has trouble staying organized, according to The Autobiography?

25. What reminder from Poor Richard’s Almanack connects best to Franklin’s ideas about trying to become a better person?







Possible Essays:

1. On a separate sheet of paper, write a three-paragraph essay explaining how Jonathan Edwards uses two or more literary techniques to make his point in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Possible topics include imagery, allusion, metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. Show your planning!