Catcher in the Rye
Died of leukemia at a young age.
Allie
the author's main point about an issue; a clear statement or opinion.
claim / thesis
the perspective from which the story is told (3 words)
point of view
A figure of speech explaining or clarifying an idea by comparing it to something else, using the words like, as, or as though
simile
The soothsayer gave this warning to Julius Caesar.
"Beware the ides of March."
Holden is afraid of this natural part of life and struggles with it throughout the book.
growing up
the strategies used to make an argument achieve its purpose
rhetoric
character who opposes the main character
antagonist
Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
metaphor
Caesar was too ___________ according to the conspirators.
ambitious
The name of the nightclub that starts with a color.
Lavender Room
A short (usually amusing) story about a person or incident that happened.
Anecdote
when the author explicitly comments on or describes a character (2 words)
'direct' characterization
Giving a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea
personification
Who stabbed Julius Caesar first?
Casca
Holden leaves Pencey after this intense incident
He gets into a fist fight with his roommate Stradlater
evidence including facts, data, and statistics
quantitative
narrator that knows what every character is thinking and can move easily through time
omniscient
Considered exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or an ironic effect; an overstatement to make a point.
hyperbole
What kind of play is Julius Caesar?
Tragedy
The name of the teacher that Holden visits before he leaves Pencey
Mr. Spencer
the 3 rhetorical appeals a speaker can make to persuade their audience (3 words)
ethos, logos, pathos
using an object, a person, a situation, or events or actions that have both literal and metaphorical meaning in a work of literature.
symbolism
Brief reference to a person, an event, or a place (real or fictional) or to a work of art.
allusion
What were Caesar's last words?
"Et tu, Brute?"