The name of the college Flannery O'Connor attended
What is Georgia State College for Women?
100
The writers of the Sound of Silence
Who are Simon and Garfunkel?
100
The storyteller in "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona"
Who is Thomas Builds-the-Fire?
200
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
200
One thing that represents something else
What is symbolism?
200
The radical activist group fighting for African American civil rights in the 60's and 70's
Who are the Black Panthers?
200
A theme that Kanye West explores in his song "Crack Music"
black empowerment
historical drug use
the healing power of hip-hop music
(Up for interpretation).
200
What the cage symbolizes in "Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of Parrot"
What is jealousy? (Up for interpretation).
300
An implied comparison between dissimilar objects
What is metaphor?
300
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words (Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers)
What is alliteration?
300
Alice Walker's most famous novel (Hint: Oprah starred in the film version)
What is "The Color Purple?"
300
A theme explored in "The Sound of Silence"
What is lack of communication? (Up for interpretation).
300
The meaning of the Misfit's line, "She would of been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her everyday of her life"
The Grandmother doesn't truly care about her Christianity/morals until she's about to die/it's too late.
400
Extreme exaggeration to add meaning
What is hyperbole?
400
A reference to something well-known outside of the text
What is allusion?
400
The actor who refused an Oscar to show support for Native American civil rights
Who is Marlon Brando?
400
What was really going on in "The Road Not Taken"
The speaker lies about taking the road less traveled in order to make himself sound cool
400
The symbolism behind the quilt in "Everyday Use"
What is family tradition or heritage?
500
A character's excessive pride which leads to his or her downfall
What is hubris?
500
A character's fatal personality flaw that leads to his or her downfall
What is hamartia?
500
The historical site where the American Indian Movement fought for civil rights
What is Wounded Knee?
500
What's the meaning behind "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"?
-you can't participate in the revolution without getting involved
-mainstream tv wouldn't show the civil rights revolution because they were in the minority
-up for interpretation
500
What Thomas Builds-the-Fire believed would happen to Victor's father after spreading the ashes
"Rise up like a salmon, leap over the bridge, leap over me, and find his way home. It will be beautiful... He will rise."