Vocab
This word means a formal expression of praise.
What is accolade?
This is a direct comparison between two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
This style emphasizes self-reliance, nature, and moral intuition.
What is Transcendentalism?
I don't want to die. I don't want to die!
What is The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
This story ends with a shocking twist as the protagonist is hanged.
What is An Occurrence at Owl Creek?
This word describes someone who flatters others for personal gain.
What is sycophant?
This is a reference to another work of literature, event, or figure.
What is allusion?
This style presents life with scientific objectivity and often focuses on social issues.
What is Naturalism?
Would you please please please please please please stop talking?
What is Hills like White Elephants
This story shows how nature and character determine the fate of outcasts.
What is The Outcasts of Poker Flats?
This term refers to a huge or gigantic size.
What is gargantuan?
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is Satire?
This style is known for its pessimism, fragmented narratives, and alienated characters
What is Modernism?
It was during the war. The radio was the only thing that kept me going.
What is The Enormous Radio
This short story critiques materialism and the erosion of values via a magical radio.
What is The Enormous Radio?
This word means to deceive or charm deceptively.
What is beguile?
This literary style reveals a character s thoughts in a continuous flow.
What is stream of consciousness?
This style values character complexity and realistic depictions of class and locale.
She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water.
What is A Rose for Emily?
This character is disillusioned by city life after being invited back to Boston.
What is A Wagner Matinee?
This word means unpredictable or changeable in mood.
What is mercurial?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an Allegory?
This style believes the individual is more powerful than government-imposed laws.
What is Transcendentalism?
I sometimes think that God made too many kinds of people...
What is The Chrysanthemums ?
This story deals with a man struggling with his reality.
What is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?