Vocab
Figurative Language
About the Author
Plot
Random
100
What is the definition of symmetry?
balanced arrangement
100
What type of figurative language is "The bar snapped like celery."
simile
100
What is the author's name?
Kurt Vonnegut
100
True or False: Harrison is successful in overthrowing the government.
False
100
What point of view is the story written in?
3rd person omniscient
200
What word is defined as fear or bewilderment?
consternation
200
Name the type of figurative language "...his thoughts fled in panic."
personification
200
What country was the author held as a prisoner of war?
Germany
200
What is the name of George Bergeron's wife?
Hazel
200
What was the genre of the story?
science fiction, political fiction, or short story
300
What is a grackle squawk?
a loud, harsh cry like that of a blackbird
300
What type of figurative language is "...in the race of life."?
metaphor
300
What genre did the author generally write in?
Science Fiction
300
What was the purpose of the handicap in George's ear?
to make a sound that would prevent him from thinking
300
Why was Harrison put in jail?
He was thought to be plotting to overthrow the government.
400
Define cowered.
Drew back or crouched in fear or helplessness.
400
Name the type of figurative language: "Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody."
metaphor
400
During what war was the author captured and held as prisoner of war?
World War II
400
What handicap did the announcer have?
a speech impediment
400
What is the theme of the story?
total equality is not an ideal worth striving for, as many people believe, but a mistaken goal that is dangerous.
500
Define hindrances.
obstacles
500
Name the example of diction in the story (one word)
doozy
500
What belief/religion was he known for?
Humanist
500
Who did Harrison decide to be his Empress?
One of the ballerinas.
500
What year did the story take place?
2081
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