Literary Devices (as told through Hamlet)
Hamlet and Fortinbras or Hamlet and Laertes are considered these.
What are "foils" or "foil characters"?
Sonnets, villanelles, open form poetry, and closed form poetry are all connected to this AP Lit Skill.
What is "Structure"?
What is "Story of an Hour"?
On exam day, you received stickers of this cephalopod (as a reminder that you have done hard things and can do them!)
What is an "octopus"?
The main message of The Kite Runner can be simplified into this 8 word phrase said by Rahim Khan.
What is "There is a way to be good again."
When Hamlet compares Gertrude's grief to "
Like Niobe, all tears," this is an example of a...
What is a "simile"?
Similes, metaphors, personification, oh my! Not from The Wizard of Oz, but these terms fall under this AP Lit Skill category.
What is "Figurative Language"?
Fate, hubris, crossroads, and so much incest.
What is Oedipus Rex?
It is no shock when these individuals are late to class.
Who are Merissa and Bella?
"The enemy is not always the other person fighting on the battlefield, but those in power who order the war that these men die in" is one of the many meanings of this novel.
What is All Quiet on the Western Front?
In his very first soliloquy, Hamlet contrasts his uncle Claudius with his deceased father, declaring Claudius is "no more like my father / Than I to Hercules".
What is an "allusion"?
Afghanistan to California; Denmark to England back to Denmark; a tropical deserted island; Corinth.
What is "setting"?
Nursery, claw marks, unreliable narrator, patient.
What is "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
This poem that Mrs. Kowalski assigned while she was out apparently was the worst one to date.
What is "How to Wheel"?
"Life is not universal, but death is a universal experience" is one of the many meanings explored through Laura's journey in this short story.
What is "The Garden Party"?
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio" is said by Hamlet as he holds the skull of the deceased court Jester, Yorick. This is a symbol of
What is "the inevitability of death"?
Paul Baumer and Amir offer a first person perspective through their _____ of their respective novels.
Dubliners, Ireland, Modernism, decisions.
What is "Eveline"?
The stunting events of this song is the reason why Mrs. Kowalski will not allow students to play Just Dance anymore in the classroom.
What is "Waka Waka"?
Lord of the Flies teaches us that everyone has the capacity for...
What is "human violence"?
"Even for an eggshell," not just the name of a song by The Menzingers, but also a line in the fourth and final of these.
What is a "soliloquy"?
Literary argumentation is when you build an ____ of a work of literature by using specific ____.
What is "an interpretation" and "evidence"?
What is "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Mrs. Kowalski (usually) ends her directions with this slew of phrases that begins "Okay, any questions, comments, concerns, queries, criticisms, or...." (that she never really asks for or receives...usually)
What are "smart remarks"?
This ancient text makes us consider what the difference between divine law and the law of man is, as well as the tension between personal morality and the necessity of political stability and obedience.
What is Antigone?