Of Mice and men utilizes these TWO devices that show a piece of the past in order to predict the future
What is flashback and foreshadow
100
This is the explorer who may or may not have been "saved" by Pocahontas.
Who is John Smith?
100
This feminist story is also a rhetorical argument about mental health.
What is "The Yellow Wallpaper"
BONUS - Who wrote it?
200
Being saved from sin by God due to faith or good works
What is salvation?
200
an appeal to credibility in order to pursuade
What is ethos?
200
Call of the wild shows this literary technique by being written in a style that reflects how people actually are
What is realism or naturalism
200
This is the author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Who is Jonathon Edwards?
200
This feminist story shows the oppression of women when the protagonist is FREE instead of sad when her husband dies.
What is "Story of an Hour"
300
A complex metaphorical piece of literature used to make a social or political point.
What is allegory?
300
The archetypal character developed in early 19th century - an innately good an corruptible outsider
What is "the Noble Savage"
300
This movie, based on a biography, shows the US' treatment of Native Americans at the turn of the century.
What is Bury my Heart at wounded Knee?
300
A slave who learned to read and write. She became a famous poet.
Who is Phillys Wheatley.
300
"A Clean, well-lit place" makes use of this thought process showing random stringing together of thoughts in a character
What is stream of consciousness?
400
This type of allegory uses very unlikely comparisons.
What is conceit
400
Ideas of hope and despair are repeated topics in modern literature. What is this an example of?
What is motif?
400
This is a theme from Call of the Wild.
What is *you must adapt to change*, (or other possible correct answers)
400
Zora Neal Hurston uses this style of language in her essay "How it feels to be a Colored Me"
What is dialect?
400
Explain the symbolism of "Hills like White Elephants"
What is the "hills/elephants represent the thing nobody wants to talk about - the baby; the railroad tracks represent the decision, and each side of the tracks represent their choices.
500
Give two words that could be a common saying with a lesson
What is maxim, apohorism
BONUS - WHO was famous for these in US history?
500
This occurs when a person is pushed out of a group to which they should belong.
What is alienation?
500
This is how the American Dream is presented in "Of Mice and Men"
What is it something that everyone wants, but nobody is willing to actually do what it takes to get it.
500
Mary Rowlandson was first of many to write in the new genre called this.
What is Captivity Narrative?
500
Explain how style and content are related, using any short story as an example?