Literary Terms
This compares one thing to another thing using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
This is the most famous symbol in The Great Gatsby. At first it represents Gatsby's longing for Daisy, since it is at the end of her dock.
What is the green light?
One of the world's most famous physicists, he came up with the Theory of Relativity (E=mc squared).
Who is Albert Einstein?
This is the name of Mr. Chad's baby.
Who is Walter?
This is another word (from our vocab list) for a snake oil salesman or conman.
What is a charlatan?
This is the author's way of dropping hints that something (usually something bad) is going to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
In The Great Gatsby, many people think Nick is a _____________ narrator, one who we cannot entirely trust, especially since he is a character in the novel.
What is unreliable?
A prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, he became extremely famous when he sang "Ol' Man River" from Showboat.
Who is Paul Robeson?
This is the name of Ms. Leah's dog.
Who is Oreo?
This word from our vocabulary list means to stroll or walk slowly.
What is saunter?
This is the moment of greatest drama (or the apex) of a story before the resolution happens.
What is a climax?
These are the two fictional locations where people who are old money and new money live in The Great Gatsby (on Long Island, New York.)
What is East Egg (old money) and West Egg (new money).
He is the most famous American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit.
Who is Al Capone?
This is the amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This word from our list means mysterious or unknowable.
What is enigmatic?
This is when the outcome an event is the opposite of what you expect it to be. Example: You need a pair of scissors to open up a pack of scissors.
What is irony?
This is the name of General Zaroff's servant in "The Most Dangerous Game."
Who is Ivan?
This famous member of the Harlem Renaissance wrote plays, stories, and poems. He wrote jazz poems such as "The Weary Blues".
Who is Langston Hughes?
This president's nickname is Silent Cal. Give the first and last names.
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
This word captures the sound that it is describing.
What is onomatopoeia?
This means having excessive pride. In Greek tragedies, it was considered a fatal flaw (acting god-like when you are not a god).
What is hubris?
This is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game."
Who is Richard Connell?
This 1920s female astronomer discovered how to effectively measure vast astronomical distances. However, she was limited by sexism of the time.
Who was Henrietta Leavitt?
These are the two current senators from California.
Who are Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla?
This two word term is used in a mystery; it is something meant to mislead / misdirect readers or cause them to suspect the wrong person.
What is a red herring?