Characterization
The main character of a story or movie
What is the protagonist
The reason behind an author writing a piece of literature or prose
What is author's purpose?
"Weathering willow whispers wild."
What literary device is this?
What is alliteration?
The names of the two main characters in Of Mice and Men?
Who are George and Lennie
Where was Miss Humphrey born?
What is Russia
The character that opposes the main character, or protagonist (the 'bad guy' or a 'villain')
What is an Antagonist?
When tracking the rhyme scheme of a poem you always start with ______________.
What is the letter A
A reference to something well-known, outside of the text. (current event, movie, another text)
What is allusion?
The novel Night outlined the events of what major event?
What is the Holocaust
What is Miss Humphrey's favorite color?
What is maroon
When a character and their traits are described to the reader
What is direct characterization
Giving non-living objects human qualities.
What is Personification
Who was the antagonist of the novel Of Mice and Men? (Who did Lennie and George have consistent problems with)
Who is Curly
What state did Miss Humphrey move to Maryland from?
What is Pennsylvania
When a character's traits are revealed through what they say & think, how they act, effect others, and how they feel.
What is indirect characterization
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
What animal was Lennie obsessed with owning?
What are rabbits
What language besides English is Miss Humphrey fluent in?
What is ASL (American Sign Language)
A character that has many traits
What is a round character
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
What is A group of lines forming the basic, repeating unit in a poem; a verse.
What is a stanza?
What is the name of the main character and author of the novel Night?
What is Elie Wiesel
What are the names of Miss Humphrey's parents?
What is Barb & John