Literary Vocabulary
A comparison of two things is
What is Metaphor
“No evil is worse than disobedience.”
Provide who said it, context, and relate it to them of Story
Creon
-He is referring to Antigone burying Polynices.
-Civil law is at the height of society
Snowball Represents
Leon Trotsky
a common belief
Aphorism
A fire station burning down is an example of
Situational Irony
Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally are called
What is Hyperbole
“There isn’t any war.”
Provide who said it, context, and relate it to the theme of the book
-Finny
-when Gene brings it up to him
-he uses this when he realizes that war is real (verbal irony)
Old Major represents
Karl Marks
repetition
Anaphora
When there is a hurricane outside and the speaker says "It is beautiful weather outside" This is an example of what
Verbal Irony
Bam! Pow! Wow! are all examples of what literary device?
Onomatopoeia
“Guys like us that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong any place…With us, it ain’t like that. We got a future.”
Provide who said it, context, and relate it to the theme of the book.
George
-This is when he and Lenny are hanging out before the ranch
-He means that people without money can't get ahead and people are only looking out for themselves.
Napoleon Represents
Joseph Stalin
comparing things
Parallelism
When Finny says "There isn't any war" this is an example of
Verbal Irony
Levi hit the ball is an example of what literary device?
Syntax
“I could not escape a feeling that this was my own funeral, and you do not cry in that case.”
Provide who said it, context, and relate it to the theme of the book
-Gene
-This is at Finny’s funeral
-he realizes a part of his childhood is dead.
Squealer Represents
Propaganda
conversational language
Colloquialism
If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die," that's an example of
Dramatic Irony
Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel is an example of what?
Allusion
"You see what they did to my dog tonight? They say he wasn't any good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wish somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do anything like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs."
Provide who said it, context, and relate it to the theme of the book
-Candy
-They shot his dog bc/ it was crippled and old
-he is crippled and old and this shows modernism because once something is used it has no point anymore
Benjamin Represents
Skeptics
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Ethical reasoning
Emotional reasoning
Logical reasoning
A fish drowning is an example of
Situational Irony