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Literary Terms
Literature
Vocab Words
Mrs. Shaw!
100

Sentence structure: "I came. I saw. I conquered." 

Anaphora

100
Comparing two things using like or as.

Simile

100
Name a major theme in A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Endurance, Love, etc.

100

Bold or without shame

Brazen

100

What is Mrs. Shaw's first name?

Marissa

200

In poetry, the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Enjambment 

200

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Juxtaposition

200

What is Kafkaesque? 

Characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world.

200

Promiscuous and unprincipled

Licentious 

200

What is Mrs. Shaw's favorite movie trilogy? 

Lord of the Rings, obviously.

300

Correct the grammatical error in this sentence:

I stayed up all night reading my new book, I love new literature.  

I stayed up all night reading my new book; I love new literature.

OR 

I stayed up all night reading my new book, for I love new literature. 

300

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.

Allusion

300

In Macbeth, who's ghost appears to torment him? 

Banquo

300

A typical example of pattern of something.

Paradigm

300

On vocab quizzes, CS is Mrs. Shaw's greatest grievance- what does CS stand for and what is it?

Comma splice- joining two independent clauses with a comma. 

400
How long is the AP exam? Break down the two sections.

3 hours- 1 hour for 55 multiple choice and 2 hours for 3 essays

400

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

Synecdoche 

400

In Brave New World, which character accepts his fate (exile) bravely and without complaint? 

Helmholtz Watson 
400

Having a harmful effect

Pernicious

400

What is Mrs. Shaw's favorite book?

Frankenstein

500

In your class- were Dracula and Frankenstein's monster found guilty or not guilty? 

Answers vary. 

500

A coming-of-age novel.

Bildungsroman

500

Describe the relationship between Nora and Torvald seen so far in Act 1 of A Doll's House.

Various responses only Mrs. Shaw can accept. 

500

Surpassing the ordinary; exceptional

Transcendent

500

What sport did Mrs. Shaw play in college?

Basketball

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