Literary Terms
The force or person in conflict with the main character
What is an antagonist?
Critical examination and interpretation of a literary work
What is a literary analysis essay?
This is the name of the boy who often assists Santiago
Who is Manolin?
What does Hester Prynne have to wear as punishment for her sin?
She is forced to wear a scarlet letter "A."
Who is Gatsby secretly in love with?
Daisy Buchanan
What state does this story take place in?
Alabama
A struggle or fight that makes the story interesting
What is conflict?
A concise statement that conveys the main argument of an essay
What is a thesis statement?
Fish Santiago catches first, after the marlin, and then use as bait
What is a tuna?
What was the name of the person Hester had an affair with?
Arthur Dimmesdale
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who is the Finch's housekeeper?
Calpurnia
What is a theme?
Paragraph that summarizes the main points of your argument or essay and restates the thesis, providing a final thought or reflection
What is a concluding paragraph?
Santiago dreams of these powerful, symbolic animals
What are lions?
What is the Red Forest?
The place that Hester and Pearl go.
Which area was impoverished, full of industrial waste and moral decay?
The Valley of Ashes
Atticus tells his children, "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird." What does this mean?
It means it is a sin to kill innocence.
The main character
What is the protagonist?
Provide textual examples(quotes or specific examples) to support the topic sentence
What is evidence?
What Santiago says he will do if he catches the marlin
What is say ten Our Fathers and ten Hail Marys?
Where was Rev Dimmesdale's scarlet letter located?
On his chest.
How are Nick & Daisy related?
They're cousins
What does the rabid dog symbolize?
Racism
Clues that hint what will happen later
What is foreshadowing?
Persuasive, literary analysis, cause and effect
What are types of essays?
The thing Santiago compares the sea to, describing it as being wild and uncontrollable
What is a woman?
Why is Roger Chillingworth called a leech?
Because he literally sucks the life out of Rev Dimmesdale.
Bootlegging
What trick did Atticus teach Scout?
How to walk around in someone else's skin.