Literary Terms
The main idea or lesson expressed in a literary work, the author’s meaning or message
What is the theme?
The pigs' strong resemblance to humans at the end of the novel symbolizes this
What is the pigs becoming their enemy?
This peacemaker from Romeo and Juliet says: “Stop, fools! Put your swords away. You know not what you do.”
Who is Benvolio?
Hook/attention grabber, transition, and thesis statement is the most effective order for this kind of paragraph
What is the introduction?
Person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma
Who is a heretic?
The author's use of an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result
Irony
Elie Wiesel and his father had to decide whether to stay in the hospital or be evacuated with the others, showing this kind of conflict
What is Character Vs Self
This character says, "My father wept. It was the first time I had ever seen him weep. I had never imagined he could."
Who is Elie Wiesel in Night?
TSC stands for these 3 words, and is acronym that helps a writer to effectively blend quotations into a paragraph
What is transition, speaker, context?
Inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
What is belligerent?
The struggle between two opposing forces in literature
What is conflict?
In Romeo and Juliet, this character kills Juliet
Who is herself (Juliet)?
This character is best known for spreading propaganda on a farm
Who is Squealer?
Prove the writer’s thesis, convince the audience that the writer’s argument make sense and provide evidence best describes this kind of paragraph in an essay?
What is a body paragraph?
Absence of compulsion to or toward one thing or another
What is indifference? (Apathy would also be acceptable)
When the author shows readers a character’s traits without explicitly describing them
What is indirect characterization?
This novel discusses the transient lifestyle (lots of moving around) of migrant workers
What is Of Mice and Men?
This character is a a lovesick boy whose love interest changes abruptly (quickly) after a party
Who is Romeo?
The final paragraph in an essay
What is the conclusion?
To make more violent, bitter, or severe
Term which refers to an object that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
This novel foreshadows the it's climax by showing us a character who can not control his strength, and ends up on the run due to a murder
What is Of Mice and Men
"I ought to have shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't have let no stranger shoot my dog."
Who is Candy?
Word that describes giving credit to the author of the work For example, (Orwell 93)
What is a citation?
To get possession of (something); to obtain (something) by particular care and effort
What is procure?