Waxing Poetic
a poem of fourteen lines
What is a sonnet?
Demon Copperhead's best friend
Who is Maggot?
This expressionistic, symbolic approach to drama uses sound, lighting, and motifs to convey a character's psyche.
This author of Demon Copperhead lives in rural Appalachia.
Who is Barbara Kinsolver?
This young woman is one of the two protagonists of 1984.
Who is Julia?
poem with no rhyme or meter
What is open-form (or free verse)?
This is the term for the final resolution in plot or novel.
What is denouement?
The use of humor, irony, and exaggeration to expose an issue or human folly.
What is satire?
This aptly-named poet wrote Tintern Abbey.
Who is William Wordsworth?
This elderly man briefly befriended the Creature in Frankenstein.
Who is M. DeLacey?
poem of praise or celebration
What is an ode?
This is abroad category covering genres with elements that do not exist in the real world, including fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian literature. It is also one of our English electives.
What is speculative fiction?
Macabre elements, demons, and decay are characteristics of this type of literature.
What is Gothic?
This poet is notable for his clever use of conceit.
Who is John Donne?
Demon Copperhead's foster-sibling, who ultimately becomes his girlfriend.
Who is Angus?
What is slant rhyme?
This is the area of the United States in which Sing, Unburied, Sing takes place.
What is the Mississippi Delta?
This term for a coming-of-age novel translates to "novel of formation" in German.
What is bildungsroman?
Jesmyn Ward's work is heavily influenced by the writer of this author, who wrote The Bluest Eye.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This dark, immoral character in the film Mary Shelley is based on a poet whose name is associated with a certain type of "hero."
Who is Lord Byron?
What is a villanelle?
The term "Orwellian" is an allusion to this dystopian novel about the eradication of free speech.
What is 1984?
Frankenstein is a novel told in letters, otherwise known as this.
What is an epistolary?
This author of "A Rose for Emily" is often associated with Southern Gothic.
Who is William Faulkner?
Like Sing, Unburied, Sing, this novel also has a 13-year-old protagonist whose name is a derivative of "Joseph."
What is The Round House?