Dystopia
A futuristic, imagined universe where an oppressive society is controlled. Nothing is at all perfect, but there is often the illusion of a perfect society maintained through some sort of outside means.
What is Dystopia
-Point of View
-Considerable length/word count
-Purely fictional content
Identify the short story from the quote:
"“If you see this boy,” said the ballerina, “do not — I repeat, do not — try to reason with him.”
What is "Harrison Bergeron"
A stout, young boy with thick glasses but high intelligence
Who is Piggy
The perspective or narrative voice that tells a story
What is Point of View
Citizens perceive that they are under constant watch. Someone is always watching, spying via cameras or spies.
What is Surveillance
Shorter Novel
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What is "Cooking Time"
A shell that produces a trumpet-like noise when blown into.
What is a Conch
A recurring element, design, or pattern that appears repetitively within a work of art, literature, music, or design to reinforce a central theme or create a unified visual and structured effect.
What is motif
Being treated like a human is a privilege, not a right.
What is Dehumanization
The reader only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is Third Person Limited
Both a poem, and a short story
What is "There Will Come Soft Rains"
The choir boy leader
Who is Jack Merridew/Jack/Merridew
What is prose
They believe there is something terribly wrong with the society they live in.
What is a dystopian protagonist
The central idea, underlying message, or recurring subject in a piece of writing, art, music, or conversation.
What is Theme
Identify the short story from the quote:
"We’d had it drummed into our heads forever: messing with time was a serious business, and nothing, nothing could be allowed to destabilize the Chronologic."
What is "Cooking Time"
The names of a set of twins.
Who are Sam and Eric
A place that is perfect in respect to laws, politics, customs, and conditions.
What is a Utopia
Follow the rules, and you'll be happy beyond imagination.
Utopian Illusion
Major shift of events and includes the climax
What is Act 2 of the Three Act Structure
Identify the short story by the really bad description:
A smart home refuses to admit its owners were vaporized in a nuclear blast, stubbornly cooking phantom eggs, playing bridge with ghosts, and getting hyper-annoyed at a dying dog.
What is "There Will Come Soft Rains"
The time period of the novel.
What is the early 1950s
An aggressive or hostile attitude
Belligerence