Section 1
Kafka
who wrote metamorphosis
Name that book.
"Past some auditorium (I don’t remember its number). Inside – benches piled in a heap; in the middle – tables covered with sheets of pure white glass; on the whiteness – a stain of rosy solar blood. "
We by Evgeny Zamiatin
Sappho
who wrote Fragment 5 [O divine sea-daughters of Nereus, let]
a short, structured piece of prose that explores a specific topic, idea, or argument, typically expressing the author's personal views or analytical perspective
What is an essay?
Moliere
Who wrote Tartuffe
a formal, often ceremonial lyric poem that praises or glorifies a person, place, object, or abstract idea
What is an Ode?
Pablo Neruda
Name that book
"
The loggia at the top of Bardo's house rose above the buildings on
each side of it, and formed a gallery round quadrangular walls."
Romola by George Eliot
Yu Xanji
Who wrote The Clouds Float North
Name that book
"At its side crazy vegetables ruffled up in cat-tails and tendrils, bulbs on the march; underground slept the red-whiskered carrot, the vineyard withered the shoots wine once rose through, the cabbage devoted itself to trying on skirts, oregano scented the world, and right there in the garden the meek artichoke, girded for battle, burnished "
Ode to the artichoke by Pablo Neruda
Name that author
"
On the throne of many hues, Immortal Aphrodite,
child of Zeus, weaving wiles: I beg you,
do not break my spirit, O Queen,
with pain or sorrow"
Sappho
type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse
What is a comedy
A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme
What is A Petrarchan Sonnet?
Name that book
"His nerves weren't so good, too easily jangled by the irritations of living. In fact, the inner part of him was a jumble of chaotic discord, very much belied by his outer air of calm, lonely self-containment. "
When rain Cloud gather by Bessie Head
George Eliot
Who wrote Romola?
plot device where an unsolvable, impossible, or chaotic situation is suddenly and unexpectedly resolved by an unexpected, contrived, or unlikely intervention
What is a Deus ex machina?
Evgeny Zamiatin
Who wrote "we"
Name that book
"
The sun admires us warmly
so we cover our arms with gauze silk sleeves
but the sad and fitful spring
makes us too lazy to put on makeup
it's easier to find
rare, unparalleled treasure
than it is to have and hold
one reliable lover
at night, against our pillows,
we weep our secret tears
by day, among the flowers,
we hide our breaking hearts
if we can have
great poets for friends
should we also long
for handsome lovers?"
The clouds float north by Yu Xanji
Montaigne
who wrote Of cannibals
Name that book
"Slowly he pushed himself towards the door, still groping clumsily with his antennae, whose value he was only now learning to appreciate, in order to check what happened there. "
Metamorphosis by Kafka
Petrach
Who wrote Canzionere (Scattered Rhymes)
Bessie Head
Who wrote when rain clouds gather
Sophocles
Who wrote Antigone?
Name this book
"Don’t fear for me! It’s your life you should put right. At least don’t tell a soul what you will do, But keep it secret, and with you, I’ll do the same! Oh— denounce me! I’ll hate you even more if you Keep quiet and don’t proclaim all this to everyone "
Antigone Sophocoles
a serious drama or narrative detailing the downfall of a noble, admirable protagonist due to a fatal flaw
What is a tragedy?