Purple Hibiscus
This character serves as the protagonist of the novel.
Who is Kambili?
Othello is an outsider to Venetian society, but maintains this position all the same.
What is a general?
Choo choo! Here comes the steamboat. These are the two rivers famously referred to in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
What are the Thames and Congo Rivers?
This universal literary device allows one to know that snakes are deceptive and sunrises deliver us from fear.
What is an archetype?
"The clouds danced across the sky" is a mighty fine example of this literary device.
What is personification?
Brutal and efficient, this character is simultaneously nurturing of the greater community while cruel toward family.
Who is Eugene or Papa?
This character appreciates a good yarn and even for the dangers that had passed. Heck, she'd be good a match for Marlow!
Who is Desdemona?
Marlow's travels bring him all over, but of note is the sepulchral city, serving as this literary device.
Bonus if you can tell me the precise reference.
What is an allusion?
What is Matthew 27?
This literary device is a comparison that can be extended without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
This literary device draws attention to itself by aligning consistent constant clatter in a sequence of words.
What is alliteration?
Kambili and her cousin are complete opposites. What is the literary term for characters that challenge each other?
What is a foil?
Known for his practical advice, Iago warns that "jealousy is a green-eyed monster" to Othello. Such advice most closely resembles this literary device.
What is irony?
What is personification?
What is animism (kinda)?
A painter, lover, and tyrant, this man showed what the depths of the human spirit. "The horror, the horror" indeed.
Who is Kurtz?
"The air smelt of fine linen and my fingers grazed cotton as soft as a baby's noggin" is an example of this literary device.
What is imagery?
Saying "it's just a cut" to your arm getting cut off is an example of this literary device.
What is understatement?
Purple Hibiscus has quite a few themes revolving around youth and coming of age, often referring to this term to define the genre.
What is bildungsroman?
Being the prankster that he is, which character utters "I am not what I am"?
Who is honest Iago?
After his rough romp in the Congo, it was upon this vessel that an older Marlow sat like an idol with the boys.
What is The Nellie?
Sometimes my cats really stare at me; like, deeply stare at me. Heck, I'd swear they almost have a spirit! This literary device refers to endowing an animal or object with a soul.
What is animism?
What is paradox?
Purple, red, or blue: who cares? This term refers to recurring imagery found throughout a story such as the flowers in Purple Hibiscus.
What is a motif?
Othello's truest tragedy is failing to see what's before him. Luckily for the audience, they can count on this literary device to understand the plot.
What is dramatic irony?
"Mistah Kurtz, he dead" is a poignant phrase utilized as an allusion in this famous poem by T.S. Eliot
What is "The Hollow Men"?
Can you imagine a knight smoking a cigarette while strumming a guitar around a campfire? This literary device refers to a detail that's out of chronological synchronization with the established setting of a work.
What is anachronism?
Frankenstein's monster is a famous example of this literary device as he pairs eloquent speech with a monstrous appearance.
What is juxtaposition?