Literary Devices
An object, person, place, or action that has meaning in itself, and that also stands for something larger than itself.
What is a symbol?
An idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type in a story. It's any story element that appears again and again in stories from cultures around the world and symbolizes something universal in the human experience.
What is an archetype?
Les Miserables is French for _______________.
What is the Miserable?
The setting of the novel is the marsh in the state of __________________.
What is North Carolina?
This a short statement, usually one sentence that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc.
What is a thesis statement?
The central message of a literary work, or the idea the author wishes to convey about the subject.
What is theme?
The United Kingdom is comprised of four countries: England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and ________.
What is Scotland?
This Enlightenment thinker believed that men are selfish and competitive, motivated by the desire for power and fear of other men.
Hint: He lived from 1588-1679
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
_____________ is defined as the arrangement of things following one after another in time.
What is chronological order?
What does MLA stand for in "MLA format?"
What is Modern Language Association?
Descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language intended to create a feeling for the reader to experience.
What is mood?
This is a skilled story-teller, poet, and song-writer who retold the stories of Anglo-Saxon heroes.
What is a scop.
Prior to the French Revolution, citizens were divided into ____ Estates, or social hierarchies.
What are three?
This is a particular form of a language which is specific to a region or social group. For example, the term crayfish are typically referred to as "crawfish" or "crawdads" in southern regions of the United States.
What is dialect?
This is a properly formatted list of all sources you referred to within your paper.
What is a works-cited page?
A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize and understand. It may come from history, geography, literature, art, music, or religion.
What is an allusion?
By the end of the seventh century, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms had become Christian. Missionaries and monks brought literacy to England using ______ as the official literary and scholarly language.
What is Latin?
Throughout the French Revolutions, (1)_______ remained loyal to the monarchy and represented the upper class, whereas (2)_______ remained loyal to the people and represented the working class.
What are 1) Loyalists and 2) Jacobins?
Fireflies use a system of flashes to communicate. They use their light to show location, attract, or even deceive a competing species. What is the name of the organ that emits such light?
What is a lantern?
This writing technique is used to change the original wording of another, while still preserving the original meaning of a source, aka putting someone else's ideas into your own words.
What is paraphrase?
Or paraphrasing?
Device found in drama in which a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp, but which is fully understood by the audience.
What is dramatic irony?
Eadiglic, in Old English means _______ in modern English.
What is prosperous, wealthy, blessed?
Which actress played Fantine in the 2012 musical film adaptation of Les Miserables?
Who is Anne Hathaway?
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of North Carolina. However, there have been no executions in North Carolina since August 18, ______.
What is 2006?
When conducting online research, it is important to use reliable sources. In general the most trustworthy extensions are ______.
A - .php and .mov
B - .gov and .edu
C - .com and .jpeg
D - .asp and .png
What is B - .gov and .edu