Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Characters
9th Grade Lit.
Hodge Podge
100

This is a comparison between two unlike things that share a common characteristic. 

Metaphor 

100

Ceaseless means...

constant and unending 

100
In the Nez Perce myth, he exhibits human like characteristics as he follows the death spirit. 

Coyote

100

Name one central idea from The Pearl. 

Power

Greed

Family

Good vs. Evil 

100

"They fought like cats and dogs" is an example of what literary device?

Simile

200

Giving human like characteristics to non-human objects, entities, etc. 

Personification 

200

Obscured means...

To keep from being seen

200

She was Okonkwo's daughter from his second wife Ekwefi. Okonkwo always wished she was a boy. 

Enzima

200

Fate vs. Free will is a central idea in what novel?

Things Fall Apart

200

In literature when an object or idea has a literal meaning but also represents something else. 

Ex: In The Necklace, the necklace=all Mathilde desires to have in life. 

Symbolism

300

A comparison between two unlike things using like or as. 

Simile

300

Merged means...

to combine, unite

300

Kino's wife. 

Juana. 

300

What do yams symbolize in Things Fall Apart?

Masculinity 

300

In The Myth of Daedalus and Icarus, why did Icarus' wings melt?

He did not listen to his father and he flew too close to the sun. 

400

The following is an example of what literary device?Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 

Alliteration 

400

A synonym for valor is...

bravery

400

He is a symbol of power and greed in The Pearl. 

The doctor

400

In the beginning of The Pearl, the canoe symbolizes hope, family and Kino's way of life. After Kino finds the pearl, the symbolism of the canoe changes. What does the canoe symbolize at the end of the book? 

Greed, corruption 

400

In Things Fall Apart, why is Okonkwo exiled for 7 years. 

His gun exploded and a piece of metal pierced a boy's heart, killing him. 

500

The use of descriptive language within a work of literature that evokes our five senses. 

Imagery 

500

An antonym for listless is...

active

Listless means lifeless. 

500

The deranged general who enjoyed hunting humans for sport. 

General Zaroff

500

Mathilde, Madame Loisel and Madame Forestier are all characters from what short story?

The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant 

500

A line from the story, The Most Dangerous Game is, "the wind screams at me." This is an example of...

Personification 

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