Category 1: The Bard (Shakespeare)
This play features Shylock and Portia and explores the themes of justice and mercy.
The Merchant of Venice
In A Christmas Carol, this protagonist represents the vice of Greed before his transformation.
Ebenezer Scrooge
A direct comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
The Latin root "Dict" (as in Dictionary or Dictate) means this.
"To Speak"
This literary form uses animals to teach a specific moral lesson.
Fable
In Henry V, the King gives a famous speech on this Saint’s Day to inspire his tired soldiers.
St. Crispin’s Day
This orphan boy "asked for more" gruel, highlighting the struggles of the poor in Victorian England.
Oliver Twist
Giving human characteristics to non-human things, like "the wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
The Latin root "Scrib/Script" (as in Scripture or Scribe) means this.
"To Write"
This type of story, frequently used by Jesus, uses earthly examples to illustrate heavenly truths.
Parable
This character in The Tempest is a powerful sorcerer (often seen as a symbol of a creator/author) who eventually gives up his staff.
Prospero
Charles Dickens often wrote about the "Industrial Revolution." This term refers to the shift from farms to what?
Factories/Cities
This device is a "hint" or a "clue" left by the author about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
If a character is described as "Benevolent," the prefix "Bene" tells us they are what?
"Good"
In literature, the "Antagonist" is the character who provides this—the struggle that the hero must overcome.
Conflict
Shakespeare wrote in this 10-syllable rhythmic pattern, which mimics the sound of a human heartbeat.
Iambic Pentameter
In A Tale of Two Cities, the story moves between these two famous European capitals.
London and Paris
When the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not know.
Dramatic Irony
The word "Novel" comes from the Italian word "Novella," which literally means this.
"New"
A "Theme" is not just the plot; it is the ______ ______ of the story.
Universal Message/Main Idea
DAILY DOUBLE: Explain the meaning of Portia’s line: "The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."
Mercy cannot be forced; it must be given freely and it blesses both the giver and the receiver.
Sydney Carton’s final act of sacrifice at the end of A Tale of Two Cities is an example of this supreme Christian virtue.
Charity (or Self-Sacrifice/Atonement)
An "Allusion" is a reference to another work. In classical literature, most allusions refer to these two sources.
Bible and Greek/Roman Mythology
The root "Lum" (as in Illuminate or Luminous) means light. In a moral sense, a "Luminary" is a person who does what?
"Shows the way/leads others with wisdom"
Identify the "Cardinal Virtue" that involves thinking before acting and making wise choices
Prudence