Fahrenheit 451-1
What event in part 1 is considered the turning point in the progression of the plot in this novel?
An early conversation where Montag and Clarisse are talking and she asks if he is happy
An object that stands for another object, person, or idea.
Symbol
Simile
A comparison between two things using like or as.
What type of figurative language is being used in the italicized text below:
Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it.
Metaphor
How does Clarisse represent "nonconformity" in their society they live in?
She doesn't go to school, her family is different from others in society, she is interested in how the world works, etc.
What "animal" is Montag afraid of?
The mechanical hound
An indirect reference to a figure, historical event, the Bible, or other literature.
Allusion
A way that an author builds suspense, often uses dramatic irony
What type of figurative language is present in the italicized words below?
Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn them to ashes, then burn the ashes
Allusion
What is an example of situational irony in the book so far?
Firemen lighting things on fire (books) when they are expected in our society to put fires out
What room in Guy and Mildred’s house does this quote describe?
“It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set.”
Their bedroom
A non-human object is given human characteristics
Personification
This word is used when people are controlled by what they hear, see, know, etc. It is one of the themes of F451
Censorship
What type of figurative language is being used in the italicized words below?
Montag felt his heart jump and jump.
personification
Which of the following characters was hit by a car during Part 1?
Clarisse
What was Ray Bradbury’s main purpose for writing Fahrenheit 451?
To warn people about a future without books and humans being completely reliant on technology
Words that sounds like how it is spelled
Onomatopoeia
This word is used to show how people follow one another, mostly without question, based on what is "normal" in society.
Conformity
What type of figurative language is being used in the following: “How like a mirror too, her face.”
Simile
What part of the book illustrates dramatic irony?
We know that Montag has a book hidden while talking to Beatty and Beatty does not know
Who does the following quote describe?
“Above all, their laughter was relaxed and hearty and not forced in any way, coming from the house that was so brightly lit this late at night while all the other houses were kept to themselves in darkness.”
The McClellans / Clarisse's family
exaggeration to make a particular point
hyperbole
What figurative language includes deep descriptions of the 5 senses?
Imagery
What type of figurative language is being used in the following italicized words: “Life becomes one big pratfall, Montag; everything BANG, BOFF, and WOW!”
Onomatopoeia
True or false: Beatty is completely against books and would never even think about picking one up to read it. He has no curiosity of books whatsoever.
FALSE!