Allegory
Past Vocabulary
Historical Figures (AF)
Literary Devices
100
A mini story with symbolic characters that teaches a theme/moral; a mini allegory.
What is a fable?
100
(adjective) gigantic; enormous; colossal.
What is gargantuan?
100
Who is Joseph Stalin?
100
"Papa's hair is like a broom" (6).
What is simile?
200
This fictional character represents patience by racing slow and steady.
Who is the Tortoise?
200
(noun): a sudden realization
What is an epiphany?
200
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
200
"Until then, I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor" (9).
What is metaphor?
300
This character cuts open a goose to find a golden egg but finds nothing.
Who is the Countryman?
300
This word is a synonym for "even though."
What is despite?
300
This influential figure in the Russian Revolution competed with Joseph Stalin for leadership after Vladimir Lenin's death.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
300
"The front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in” (4).
What is personification?
400
This character cries "Wolf, Wolf" to the villagers for his own amusement.
Who is the Boy who Cried Wolf?
400
(adjective) acting quickly and without thinking, especially when making a decision!
What is rash?
400
This person created many pioneering ideas of capitalism, penning the Wealth of Nations in 1776.
Who is Adam Smith?
400
"When you leave, you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, you understand?" (105).
What is theme?
500
The ants deny the grasshopper food for playing music during the harvesting season, which teaches the grasshopper the theme/moral to _____.
What is there is a time for work and a time for play, so use your time wisely.
500
(noun): knowledge of things before they exist or happen.
What is prescience?
500
This German philosopher wrote the book Das Kapital (1867) about communism and criticized capitalism for leading to its own ruin.
Who is Karl Marx?
500
"Do you ever get anywhere?" The Hare asked with a mocking laugh.
What is anthropomorphism?