Valid Vocabulary
A word that has a similar meaning to another
What is a synonym?
A curious character who has a thought-provoking, life-changing conversation with Montag at the start of the book
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
The one word the raven says
What is "nevermore"?
The R in CER
What is reasoning?
What is a topic sentence?
Part of an English word that gives it meaning-many come from Latin or Greek
What is a root?
How men like Granger preserve books
What is memorization?
Bleak or remote settings, characters in physical and/or psychological tormet, and strongly dramatic and intensely descriptive language are elements of ________ _____________.
What is Gothic literature?
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is a pronoun?
A 1-sentence message in a literary work that is universal, a complete sentence, the stories overall message, and an argument, more than a statement
What is a theme?
To violently or forcefully pull something apart
What is rend?
Name three types of technology that keep Guy and Mildred from being able to communicate.
What are parlor wall TVs, Seashell earbuds, and jet cars?
Lines of a poem or play, as opposed to prose; a succession of metrical feet (arrangements of syllables in a poetic pattern) written, printed, or orally composed as lines
What is verse?
An acronym that stands for background information to give context before a quote
What is SOAPSTone?
A literary device that uses a direct comparison without "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
Having many facets, aspects, or phases
What is multi-faceted?
What 3 requirements does Faber say are necessary to restore society?
What are quality, leisure, and the freedom to act based on these two?
The first reaction that the speaker has upon seeing the raven
What is smiling?
The proper format of an in-text citation to cite the first page of Fahrenheit 451
What is (Bradbury 1)?
The idea or feeling a word conveys, as opposed to its dictionary definition
What is connotation?
Relating to the philosophy of aesthetics; concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly
What is aesthetic?
The first 5 words of the historical allusion a woman makes before facing the fire for her books
What is "Play the man, Master Ridley"?
The deeper meaning that the symbol of Roderick Usher's house represents
What is Usher's mental and physical deterioration?
The 2 parts of reasoning
What are analyzing evidence and connecting to claim?
A theme in "The Raven"
Example: what is "Although losing a loved one is painful, an individual must move on from their pain in order to avoid despair."