Hard Lit. Terms
Easy Lit. Terms
Literature 1
Literature 2
Fun
100

Example: “the pen is mightier than the sword” 

metonymy

100

the associations that come attached to a word, the emotions of the word

connotation

100

an object that Hamlet holds that symbolizes/foreshadows death

(Yoric's) skull

100

Hurston uses this as a symbol for Janie's freedom in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Her hair

100

How many times does Ross Gellar get divorced on Friends?

3 (Carol, Rachel, Emily)

200

Pause in a line of poetry, for example: "to be, or not to be - that is the question"

Caesura

200

two literary terms that explain the phrase that "Today's class is as hot as the sun"

Hyperbole and simile

200

Who lives in a "cave" with 1369 light bulbs?

The unnamed Narrator in Invisible Man

200

This story has key thematic ideas of Family, Isolation, and Society as its two main characters see isolation as the worst possible fate, leading to hatred, violence, and revenge

Frankenstein

200

Mrs. Snider's FAVORITE acronym?

MOTWAAW

300

“Father of our country” and “the great

Emancipator” are examples of

Epithet

300

The three main types of conflict that a character may face. _?_ vs _?_

Man Vs Man, Man Vs. Nature, Man Vs. Himself

300

Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, Tea Cake

Janie's three husbands

Examples of Janie's complex relationships

300

Thematic concept of this story: The differences between education and occupation will lead to the development of a class hierarchy, which may inevitably lead to class warfare

Animal Farm

300

Mrs. Snider's Alma Mater?

University of the Pacific

400

a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis.

Anaphora

400

two literary terms that each may give me a hint of the future but also may allow me to think back to the past in a past

Foreshadow and Flash Back

400

This story portrays the rivalry between three different social classes: "old money"  "new money"  and a class that might be called "no money"  

The Great Gatsby

400

This story has a dark undercurrent with the suggestion that fate, not free will, is the entirety of the human experience, suggestig that humans are merely pawns in a larger cosmic scheme

Romeo and Juliet

400

What is Mrs. Snider's second Grandson's name?

Samuel

500

The "proper" terms for the 5 senses

Olfactory (smell)

Gustatory (taste)

Auditory (sound)

Tactile (touch)

Visual (sight)


500

compares two unlike objects without using like or as

Metaphor

500

Hamlet's complex problem in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"  

Hamlet's internal struggle and indecision regarding avenging his father's murder.

500

a 1953 dystopian novel that presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.

Fahrenheit 451

500

What are the names of the Seven Dwarfs in Snow White?

Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey.