Authors
This author was named after the writer of "The Star Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812, who apparently was an atrocious speller and unlike his main characters was unable to serve in WWI.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby?
He is thought to be mad when he wears yellow stockings and crossed garters to win over his love interest.
Who is Malvolio in Twelfth Night?
"If music be the food of love, play on."
Who is Orsino in Twelfth Night?
“Hope is the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard.”
What is a metaphor?
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What is "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johny Horton
This author would have been lost to time if his friends hadn't gathered up his plays to publish them in the First Folio seven years after his death.
Who is William Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night, as well as over 100 sonnets?
As a cab driver and hip hop artist, he acts as a literal and symbolic guide for Andi into the catacombs of Paris, as well as helping her on her
Who is Virgil from Revolution?
“I don't like hope very much. In fact, I hate it. It's the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard. It's bad news. The worst. It's sharp sticks and cherry bombs. When hope shows up, it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt.”
What did Andi say in Revolution?
"Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay."
What is a simile?
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What is imagery?
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What is "Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin?
Author of thirteen novels, including Poisoned, Stepsister, Lost in a Book, These Shallow Graves, A Northern Light, she grew up in New York State and attended the University of Rochester where she majored in English Literature and European History.
Who is Jennifer Donnelly, author of Revolution?
She is caught in lies about driving and about playing golf, and in the end Nick dumps her.
Who is Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby?
“It goes on, this world, stupid and brutal.
But I do not.
I do not.”
What did Andi in Revolution say as she died?
“I will rain down silver and gold for you. I will shatter the black night, break it open, and pour out a million stars. Turn away from the darkness, the madness, the pain. Open your eyes and know that I am here. That I remember and hope. Open your eyes and look at the light.”
What is imagery?
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What is "Personality" by Lloyd Price?
A German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer based in Prague, his work fuses realism and the fantastic, dealing with alienation, anxiety, guilt and absurdity.
Who is Franz Kafka, author of Metamorphosis?
While at first, she is supportive of her brother's transformation, her aid quickly evaporates as his behavior turns more and more alien.
Who is Grete, Gregor's sister in Metamorphosis?
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
What is the last line in The Great Gatsby?
Nobody wants to come to Gatsby's funeral, even though everyone wanted to come to his parties.
What is irony, specifically situational irony?
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What is "Venus" by Frankie Avalon?
An American playwright, she was the first African American female author to have a play performed on Broadway.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun?
Stressed by their living arrangements, she does her best for her family, being the steady force as they fight about a live insurance policy from her father's in-law's death, but when she finds out she is expecting a new baby, the worries intensify.
Who is Ruth Younger, Walter's wife in A Raisin in the Sun?
“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
"How will she love, when the rich golden shaft
Hath killed the flock."
What is allusion?
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What is "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka?