Terms
a reference to another piece of literature or history within a work
allusion
Cyclops that trapped Odysseus and his men in a cave
Polyphemus
What is the theme presented in "maggie and milly and molly and may" and support your answer with one example
you can find yourself reflected in nature
Which character lost and paid off a necklace that ended up being only paste
Mme Loisel
All the world's a stage
And men merely players
metaphor: comparing life to a play
the combination of gallop and triumph creates gallumphing
portmanteau
Fighting with his neighbor over a piece of useless land
George Znaeym or Ulrich von Gradwitz
The repetition of "Lenore" and "Nevermore" at the end of stanzas in a poem is an example of
What god does Polyphemus pray to to exact punishment for the poor treatment from Odysseus?
Poseidon
The sterling trying to escape the room
symbol: "The Writer" his daughter struggling to write, but narrator won't help
a poem written without set meter or rhyme scheme
free verse
Uses creative word choice to create poetry for children such as "Jabberwocky"
Lewis Caroll
In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," what is the author observing in his imagination?
a field of daffodils
What is one way the author of "The Cask of Amontillado" foreshadows the death of Fortunado.
Answers will vary
The raven perched on the bust of Pallas
symbol: grief taking over reason
Sorrow knocked at my door
Ambition called to me
Personification
Author that wrote about life during the Civil Rights Movement
Langston Hughes
What form is "The Princess" written in, in which the problem is presented in the first eight lines and the resolution is presented in the last six?
sonnet
What is xenia and how is it used in the Odyssey?
Answers will vary
What is the meter of the following line:
"Oh sometimes in my silken bed I wake"
iambic pentameter
What are the six conventions of an epic hero
vast setting, epic hero, lofty language, invocation of the gods, supernatural, en medias res
contemplates the appeal of city life when he finds a motorcycle
narrator of "fifteen"
What are three similes that Hughes used to describe a dream deferred
heavy load
raisin in the sun
festering wound
crystallized syrup
rotting meat
What is the theme of "George Gray"?
Do not be afraid to take chances in life
The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the hunted. Luckily, you [Rainsford] and I are the hunters"
situational irony