AUTHORS
This author drew from her own life, hoping her story experiencing Postpartum Depression would help others.
Who is Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The main character's mother in the story of "Two Kinds" is from what country?
What is China?
""A cup of tea?" asked Wendy in the silence."
What is "The Veldt"?
"Me and Sugar."
What is "The Lesson"?
A literary device used to plant subtle hints or warnings about future plot developments, building tension and preparing the reader for upcoming events.
What is foreshadowing?
This Sci-Fi author writes a futuristic story that centers on a drone and a woman, bringing concerns of environmental conservation to its readers.
Who is TK Rex?
This disgraced British officer is stationed in this country.
What is Burma?
"But they controlled themselves, kept pressing around the cage, and had desire to move on."
What is "A Hunger Artist"?
"It grew louder, louder....louder."
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other, highlighting a shared characteristic to create vivid imagery or understanding.
What is a metaphor?
This author, born in Harlem New York, used her platform as a documentarian and social activist to shape the Black Arts Movement.
Who is Toni Cade Bambara?
The real life tragedy that inspired "And of Clay we are Created" took place in what country?
What is Colombia?
"Bring your gifts and graces and tell your secrets to this lonely country child!"
“It isn’t fair,” she said.
A person, group, or force that opposes, struggles against, or competes with the main character in a story.
What is an antagonist?
This author relies heavily on dark atmospheric and supernatural elements in their famous stories and poems.
Who is Edger Allen Poe?
The American man and girl are sitting at the railroad station in this country.
What is Spain?
"And then he died in the hall with the radio on and we sold the house to a young couple who yanked out the pole and the sticks and left them by the road on garbage day."
What is "Sticks"?
"I feel fine," she said. "There's nothing wrong with me. I feel fine."
What is "Hills Like White Elephant"?
A literary device involving the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is Alliteration?
This Cuban American author writes stories exploring the intersection of Queerness Cultural Identity and Horror.
Who is Carmen Maria Machado?
Chinua Achebe story takes place at Ndume Central School, a mission school designed to promote "modern" education.
What is Nigeria.
"Ahead the long rails were glinting in the moonlight, stretching away, away to somewhere, somewhere he could be a man."
"sneering yellow faces," "those yellow faces behind," or a "sea of yellow faces."
What is "Shooting an Elephant"?
The placing of people, objects, or customs outside their proper historical time period, making them appear out of place.
What is Anachronism?