AP Literature

Idioms in Literature

100

To be "Mad as a Hatter" is an idiom from this popular   childhood story

What is Alice in Wonderland?

200

To "Live off the fat of the Land" is from this book set in the Salinas Valley

What is "Of Mice and Men"

300

To "Wear my upon upon my sleeve" made its appearance in this Shakespearean play

What is Othello

400

To "break the Ice" was the term used in this play as a suggested way to woo a character. (hint: the name of the play includes a rodent)

 ^{What is The Taming of the Shrew}

500

This common idiom (Love is Blind) was first mentioned in this 14th century work by Chaucer

What is the Canterbury Tales

Rhetorical Devices

100

This rhetorical device uses part of something to represent the whole

What is a synecdoche

200

originally from the Greek language, this device literally means to change or correct your thinking- it functions to qualifies  or correct a statement

What is "Metanioa"

300

This descriptive word or phrase expresses a quality of the person or thing; it functions to add a label

What is an epithet

400

Contrary to its name, this rhetorical devices is not against your thesis, but instead makes a connection between two things

What is an antithesis

500

This type of literary device used in sentence structuring is best illustrated by Yoda

what is an anastrophe

Authors and Works

100

This book by F. Scott Fitzgerald is setting in the roaring 20's

What is the Great Gatsby

200

If you enjoy the wrath of Greek gods and Trojan horses, this book would interest you

What is the Iliad by Homer

300

Love stories, rural England and social classes make an appearance in this 1800's period piece by Jane Austin

What is Pride and Prejudice

400

Set in rural Mississippi in the 1920-30's, this book deals with southern aristocrats struggling to find identity after the dissolution of their family and status.  The narrative uses 3rd person omniscient.

What is the Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

500

Set in Imperial Russia in 1874, this book chronicles the lives of two women and a scandalous affair

What is Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Poems

100

Known as a revenge tragedy, this Shakespearian play is told from the perspective of a ghost

What is Hamlet

200

Subtitled "The Moor of Venice",  this play highlights jealousy after promotion and the ensuing downfall of plotting

What is Othello

300

This rather long dramatic poem by T.S. Elliot highlights the assassination of an archbishop

What is Murder in the Cathedral

400

This poem highlights those economically and racially disadvantaged in his ironic allusion to the American dream

What is "Let America Be American Again", by Langston Hughes

500

An American Poet in the early 20th century, Robert Frost used this poem to describe that nothing that is beautiful or perfect can last forever.

What is Nothing Gold Can Stay

Literary Elements in Ap Lit

100

A central, unifying idea in literature is known as this:

What is Theme

200

The time and place in which a story is told is known as this:

What is setting

300

The way the author uses words, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement working together to establish mood, images and meaning in text is:

What is style

400

A category of artistic composition in music or literature, it is characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

What is Genre

500

A repeated pattern in the form of an image, sound, word or symbol within a particular story is known as:

What is Motif