Lit Devices 1
The conch shell
Motif/Symbol
All Summer in a Day: Many of the classmates remain _______ characters because they are mainly defined by their cruelty toward Margot.
Flat
Explain the exposition of All Summer in a Day
Determined by teacher
What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is a stanza?
Isolation and cruelty can result from jealousy and a lack of empathy.
Shooting an Elephant: The narrator is the colonial authority figure, yet he feels powerless and controlled by the crowd.
Situational Irony
What is the Climax of Lord of the Flies?
Piggie's death / the conch shattering
What are the groups of 4 lines in a sonnet called?
quatrain
The fire house caught fire is an example of
Irony
The narrator in shooting the elephant torn between what he believes is right and what everyone else wants him to do.
Internal Conflict
“Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh”?
Personification
Why is Margot different from the other children?
She remembers the sun
10 syllables per line
I am in a sea of sorrow is an example of
Metaphor
The gloomy, rainy setting of All Summer in a Day creates a depressing and oppressive ___________.
Mood
Pop!
onomatopoeia
Where are the pilgrims traveling?
Canterbury
What are the last 2 lines of a sonnet called?
Couplet
Ralph is a ______ character because he develops and struggles with leadership, fear, and responsibility.
Round
The Pardoner is preaches against avarice (greed), but he himself is greedy.
Situational Irony
What is the competition the pilgrims are participating in?
Story-telling
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
The author is trying to communicate to allow people time to prove themselves before passing judgement on them.
Theme