Literary Terms
Authors and their Works
Famous Passages
Vocabulary
Characters in Search of a Book and an Author
100
exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
100
Of Mice and Men
Who is John Steinbeck?
100
“I was jus’ playin’ with him…an’ he made like he’s gonna bite me… an’ I made like I was gonna smack him… an’ …an’ I done it. An’ then he was dead” (87).
Who is Lennie from Of Mice and Men?
100
stake
What is a monetary share?
100
Abigail Willams and Mercy Lewis
What is The Crucible by Arthur Miller?
200
a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation that appears throughout a literary work
What is motif?
200
The Old Man and the Sea
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
200
“There are three things that are brothers: the fish and my two hands. It must uncramp” (64).
Who is Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea?
200
pugnacious
What is quick to fight?
200
An old man with a blue eye and a narrator
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
300
the making of pictures with words
What is imagery?
300
The Crucible
Who is Arthur Miller?
300
You think me mad.
Who is the narrator from "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
300
cesspool
What is a well or pit for receiving sewage ?
300
Santiago and Manolin
What is The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway?
400
a passing reference to historical or fictional characters, places, events, or other literary works that the author expects the reader to know
What is allusion?
400
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
400
“'Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!'”
Who is John Proctor from The Crucible?
400
mollified
What is soften in felling or tender?
400
Slim and Candy
What is Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck?
500
a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character.
What is interior monologue?
500
Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
“' Sat’iday night. Ever’body out doin’ som’pin’. Ever’body! An’ what am I doin’? Standin’ here talkin’ to a bunch of bindle – stiffs - ….'” (78).
Who is Curley's wife from Of Mice and Men?
500
derogatory
What is to ruin the reputation of a person?
500
John and Elizabeth
What is The Crucible by Arthur Miller?