Analyzing Ekphrastic Poetry

Question 1

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This object has on it the image of a king, but this particular example has been appropriated by women – disfigured by a slogan as an act of female protest against the laws of the state. It is a British penny with King Edward VII in elegant profile, but his image has been defaced in what was then a criminal act. Stamped all over the king’s head in crude capitals are the words VOTES FOR WOMEN.

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to make the reader visualize the coin and become interested in learning more about the culturally significant artifact

Question 2

What an object conveys about the important events, advancements, and people of a specific time period is called the

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historical significance.

Question 3

What does pausing before a certain word in the middle of a sentence provide for the listener?

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a cue that an important word might follow

Question 4

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.In the early nineteenth century Japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. It had simply opted out of the community of nations.Kings are burning somewhere,Wheels are turning somewhere,Trains are being run,Wars are being won, Things are being done In the early nineteenth century

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It makes the reader wonder how the quotation from the poem relates to the topic of the passage.

Question 5

Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the historical significance of the chronometer?

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The chronometer for the first time allowed absolutely accurate charting of the oceans, with all that implied for establishing safe and rapid shipping routes.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, was one of the media stars of the First World War. The famous recruitment poster has him pointing straight at us in full uniform, finger in the foreground, handlebar moustache not far behind, with the words 'Your country needs YOU'.

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The author provides a description.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. A musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over Central Africa and of allegiance to Islam.The drum had come to Khartoum at a critical moment in Sudanese history.

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emphasize the word's importance and the idea that follows

Question 8

Which techniques are used to engage a reader? Select four options.using a quotationproviding a conclusiongiving an anecdotepresenting a series of interesting factsasking a thought-provoking question

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using a quotation; giving an anecdote; presenting a series of interesting facts; asking a thought-provoking question

Question 9

Read the paragraph.Each year between April and October, millions of baseball fans head out to fields across America to watch their favorite teams compete against each other. But how and when did baseball become recognized as the national sport of the United States?

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asks a thought-provoking question.

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