Vocabulary
Vocab in Context
Test Prep
Short Stories and Poems
Animal Farm
100

Comparision between two things withOUT using "like" or "as."

What is a Metaphor?

100
"Life is like a box of chocolates."

What is a Simile?

100

A passing score on the AP Lit exam.

What is 3+?

100

A short story about a couple who has dinner, but clearly has some relationship issues.

What is "Birthday Party"?

100

The song they sing on the farm

What is "Beasts of England"?

200

This type of character changes a lot throughout the story.

What is a Dynamic Character?

200
You read the word "joyful" and have a happy feeling after. Joyful carries this positive thing.

What is Connotation?

200

The three different essays on the exam.

What are Poetry Response, Prose Response, and Literary Argument?

200

A work of literature where the speaker is contemplating two different paths.

What is "The Road Not Taken"?

200

The battle between the humans and the animals.

What is the Battle of Cowshed?

300

Three types of Third Person point-of-view.

What is Limited, Omniscient, and Objective?

300

Jay Gatsby's pride led to his downfall. It is this that caused his downfall.

What is Hubris?

300

The amount of questions on the AP Lit exam.

What is 55?

300

A poem about a hen that dies.

What is "Janet Waking"?

300

The intermediary between the animals and the humans.

Who is Mr. Whymper?

400

An author creating a character that represents their viewpoint or perspective.

What is a Persona? or

What is a Mask?

400

In Animal Farm, the farm represents events in Russia. The farm is considered this.

What is a Microcosm?

400

The format we use for writing a quality thesis statement (give the acronym and it's meaning)

What is TALP? Title, Author, Literary Devices, and Purpose.

400

The key item in "Everyday Use".

What is a quilt?

400

The name Napoleon gave to the windmill.

What is "Napoleon Mill"?

500

The three elements to consider in Setting.

What is time, place, and historical context?

500

Referring to corporate figures as "suits"

What is Metonymy?

500

What you should include in your body paragraphs for your essay.

What is Claim-Evidence-Commentary? or

What is What, How, Why, Theme?

500

This poem gives encouragement to someone fighting death.

What is "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"?

500

The words on the van Boxer was taken in.

What is "Alfred Simmons, Horse Slaughterer"?