Film Study
This South African president supported the Springboks to help unite the nation after apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This is the name of the protagonist and narrator.
Who is Will Holloman?
These two feuding families are at the centre of the play.
Who are the Montagues and Capulets?
This technique compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This dystopian novel features tributes who must fight to the death in a televised competition.
What is The Hunger Games?
This rugby captain initially struggles to understand Mandela's vision for national unity.
Who is Francois Pienaar?
Will enters this location and rides it down for the entire novel.
What is an elevator/lift?
Romeo refers to Juliet as this celestial object when he first sees her on the balcony.
What is the sun?
This technique directly states that one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
This famous detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
The poem that inspires Mandela includes this Latin word, which means "unconquered."
What is Invictus?
The novel follows these three unwritten rules about violence in Will's neighbourhood.
What are Don't Cry, Don't Snitch, and Get Revenge?
This character's joke-filled speech before the Capulet ball includes the famous Queen Mab monologue.
Who is Mercutio?
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words is called this.
What is alliteration (or consonance)?
This classic dystopian novel by George Orwell introduced the concept of "Big Brother."
What is 1984?
Mandela spent 27 years imprisoned on this island before becoming president.
What is Robben Island?
The number of bullets that are in the clip of the gun.
What is 15?
Shakespeare presents fate as a powerful force through the repeated use of this recurring concept.
What is destiny/fate/star-crossed lovers?
Giving human qualities to an object or idea is known as this.
What is personification?
Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights under this male pseudonym in 1847.
Who is Ellis Bell?
Mandela promotes this value by choosing to support the Springboks despite many Black South Africans viewing the team as this symbol.
What is reconciliation?
Jason Reynolds tells the story using this literary form instead of traditional prose.
What is verse/free verse poetry?)
This literary device is used when the audience knows Juliet is not dead, but Romeo does not.
What is dramatic irony?)
When an author deliberately references another well-known text, historical event, or myth to deepen meaning, they are using this technique.
What is an allusion?
Victor Frankenstein creates life from assembled body parts, but the novel's subtitle identifies the scientist as this mythical figure.
Who is the Modern Prometheus?