Lord of the Flies
Literary Devices
A Rose for Emily
AP Lit trivia
Misc.
100

The name of the protagonist

Who is Ralph?
100

comparing two things using like or as

What is a simile?
100

Which family member did Miss Emily live with?

Who is Miss Emily's father?
100

How many points can you get on one of the essays?

6 points

100

What is the title of the book that worked with almost every essay prompt?

The Hunger Games

200

The author of Lord of the Flies

Who is William Golding?

200

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: the firehouse caught on fire

What is irony?

200

The setting of the story

What is Miss Emily's house?

200

What are the names of the 3 essays you wrote on the AP Exam?

Poetry analysis essay, prose analysis essay, literary argument essay

200

What does AP stand for?

Advanced Placement

300

The name of the spot where the plan crashed

What is the scar?

300

Piggy's glasses were a resource to help the boys start a fire. Which literary device is this considered?

What is symbolism?

300

From whose POV is the story told?

Who are the townspeople? 

300

What makes a thesis statement defensible? 

It must be able to be argued.

300

What was the name of the baby who got stung by the scorpion in The Pearl?

Coyotito

400

The name of the group that Jack led

The hunters

400

comparing two things to show the specific differences between them

What is juxtaposition?

400

How did the townspeople know Miss Emily was sleeping next to Homer Baron's corpse?

The found an indentation in the pillow and a strand of long gray hair.

400

When do the AP Lit scores get released?

July 7th

400

Mr. Grippa has 2 cats and Ms. P has a dog. What is one of their pets named?

Egg and Fireball

Lucy 

500

What was the author's purpose?

"The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable."


to reveal how people would behave through the actions of the characters when societal institutions are stripped away and morality is all you have left

500

What is the function of one literary device in Lord of the flies? (symbolism/characterization/setting/juxtaposition/irony)

an accurate example of how a specific literary device functions or is used to help tell the story

500

Explain how symbolism played a role in the story

The decline of Miss Emily's house symbolized Miss Emily's personal decline and her slip into depression and madness. 

500

What is one way to achieve the sophistication point?

Think about the rubric

situate the plot in a broader context, identify and explore complexities within the text, accounting for alternative interpretations of the text, employ a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive

500

Name the 5 books that were read during literature circles.

Of Mice and Men, Slaughterhouse Five, The Giver, Holes, The Outsiders

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