Stories
The setting of Harrison Bergeron
What is the year 2081 in the United States?
A genre of writing that exposes corruption and foolishness using humor, exaggeration, and irony
What is satire?
watchfulness; alert with concern
What is vigilance?
A genre of writing that makes use of of dark and picturesque scenery, startling and melodramatic narrative devices, and an overall atmosphere of mystery, fear, and dread
What is Gothic?
The historical setting for "The Pit and the Pendulum"
What is the Spanish Inquisition?
"There Will come Soft Rains" and "Harrison Bergeron" can both be considered this genre of story
What is dystopic?
This is the most significant example of personification in "There Will Come Soft Rains"
What is the house?
Another word for handicaps (also starts with an "H")
What is hindrances?
to twist into coils or folds
What is writhe?
In "There Will Come Soft Rains," this major event occurs before the beginning of the story
What is a nuclear explosion?
In the story "The Wretched and the Beautiful," the aliens represent this real life vulnerable group
What are refugees?
This events represents the resolution of "The Pit and the Pendulum"
What is General LaSalle's rescue of the narrator and the triumphant horns of the French?
If someone winces they...
What is flinch?
What is agony?
The attitude that the narrator and the people on the beach have toward the aliens ("The Wretched and the Beautiful")
What is indifferent or uncaring or unkind or apathetic?
The inspiration for Bradbury's story "There Will Come Soft Rains"
What is the Cold War and/or the atomic age (or nuclear devastation)?
Harrison Bergeron's struggle against the government is this type of conflict
What is character versus society?
A person who shows consternation is
Shocked or confused
If you have contempt for something, you feel...
What is a sense of loathing or hatred?
The reason why Harrison is such a threat to the Handicapper General
What is that he is strong, powerful, intelligent, and handsome?
The climax of the Pit and the Pendulum
What is the pendulum lowers slowly until the narrator narrowly escapes?
The clammy and damp feel of the walls in "The Pit and the Pendulum" is an example of this kind of image
What is tactile? (sense of touch)
Synchronized dances occur
What is at the same time?
very ugly
What is hideous?
The inspiration for Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"
What is the Cold War?