Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Maus I
Vocabulary
Poetry Terms
Usage
100
The Divine Face.
What is the name of the cattle ranch that Santiago knows?
100
Auschwitz.
What camp do Anja and Vladek end up in?
100
Poor representation or imitation; distortion.
What is travesty?
100
A line of poetry in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
100
Example: Go (to, too) the store and you will find everything that you need.
What is to?
200
The two women that Santiago Nasar has clearly had relations with in the town.
What is Flora Miguel and Maria Alejandrina Cervantes?
200
Artie became this so he wouldn't have to compete with his father (did it all wrong as a child).
What is an artist?
200
Marked by secrecy.
What is clandestine?
200
A brief, witty and often satirical poem.
What is an epigram?
200
Example: What was the (affect, effect) of the chemical on the paper? It burned right through it.
What is effect?
300
Ibrahim Nasar once blew to pieces a statue when he fired a hidden gun by accident.
What is the reason Santiago Nasar doesn't keep his guns loaded?
300
The day that Vladek dreams of that is three months away at the time of the dream.
What is Parshas Truma?
300
Sarcastic in mood, tone, or temper; harsh.
What is acerbic?
300
A long poem with stanzas, meter and form in varied length. Can be either serious or lighthearted.
What is an ode?
300
Example: The (principal, principle) likes to attend school activities. "(Its, It's) a great way to support the students."
What is principal and it's?
400
The cousins of Luisa Santiaga.
What is Pura Vicario and Dr. Dionisio Iguaran?
400
The day and year that Vladek and Anja get married.
What is "Valentines" day of 1937. (feb. 14)
400
Done without planning; spur of the moment; unexpected; makeshift.
What is extemporaneous?
400
The first four lines and second four lines in a Petrachan sonnet. Four line stanza.
What is a quatrain?
400
Example: He (laid, lay) the book on the table and finally got to (lie, lay) on the couch.
What is laid and lay?
500
About 18,000 pesos.
What is the projected cost of the wedding of Bayardo and Angela?
500
Vladek is almost shot.
What is what happens to Vladek when he goes outside in the night to urinate?
500
A dispersionof people from their homeland.
What is diaspora?
500
A nineteen line lyric poem that uses an abundance of repetition.
What is a villanelle?
500
The names of the two older sisters of Bayardo San Roman.
What is the two older sisters are not given names in the book?
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