Literary Terms
Vocabulary Review
To Kill a Mockingbird
American Romanticism in Literature
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The name of character who does not change, mature, or grow throughout the story.
What is Static.
100
Knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
What is cognizant.
100
TKAM takes place during this time period.
What is 1930s/The Great Depression.
100
He is the Father of American Literature
What is Washington Irving.
100
The game HALO is based on a book written by this man.
What is Eric Nylund
200
The type of point of view where the author is "all-knowing"
What is omniscient
200
Not following any fixed rule or plan.
What is arbitrary.
200
Tom's trial shows the danger of this kind of prejudice.
What is racial prejudice.
200
He is the Father of the American detective story.
What is Edgar Allan Poe
200
Which author sold more books than any other in history?
What is Charles Dickens
300
The type of conflict where the character is struggling with their inner most thoughts and feelings.
What is man vs. himself.
300
An eccentric or odd action or idea.
What is vagary.
300
This father is one of Scout's fellow pupil's can't sell his land because of it's entailment.
What is Walter Cunningham.
300
He was the first American novelist to break from European tradition
What is James Fenimore Cooper.
300
Which playwright has coined more words than any other?
What is William Shakespeare
400
The underlying meaning of a story.
What is theme.
400
Having or showing keen perception or wisdom.
What is sagacious.
400
Jem must read to this mean neighbor after he destroys her flowers.
What is Mrs. Dubose.
400
He is the Father of American poetry
What is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
400
This famous American poet was known as "the lady in white" because she wore a white dress every day.
What is Emily Dickinson
500
This is the type of literature that uses humor to show that something or someone is wicked, foolish or bad.
What is satire.
500
Abrupt or curt in speech or manner.
What is brusque.
500
Scout's first grade teacher supposedly teaches from this new teaching philosophy.
What is Dewey.
500
_____________ is the name given to those schools of thought that value feeling and intuition over reason.
What is Romanticism
500
One of Edgar Allan Poe's poems was the inspiration behind this NFL football team name.
What is Raven.
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