Ray Bradbury, Author
Ray Bradbury, Fortune Teller
Themes and Symbols
Difficult Vocabulary
STAMPwords!
200

Define "bradburian"

to relate to the writing of Ray Bradbury

200

The "parlor walls" describe this futuristic invention

What are wall-sized TV's

200

This character represents futuristic society, but in a positive manner

Who is Clarisse?

200

Define "aesthetic"

Having to do with the way in which it appears

200

a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or performer knows and is prepared to perform

what is repertoire?

400

What decade did Bradbury write this novel during?

1950s

400

What is the name of the invention that related very heavily to Bluetooth or airpods?

What is the seashell?

400

This character is representative of the theme of anti-intellectualism

Who is Mildred?

400

Define "feigning"

to fake or pretend

400

referring to the sense of smell

What is olfactory?

600

What genre would this novel fall under?

Science fiction / dystopia


600

The hand-scanning door can be connected to two modern day inventions. Name one of the two

What are fingerprint scanners or ring doorbells.

600

What do books represent?

Freedom

600

Define "luminescent"

Glowing

600

a fire that is burning fiercely and causing great destruction

What is inferno?

800

Name a theme covered in Fahrenheit 451

Answers may vary,


Government control, censorship, etc.

800

This futuristic invention chases Montag around for a good portion of the novel

What is the Hound?

800

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What does fire represent in the story?

The deletion of free will and information

800

Define "ravenous"

Incredibly hungry

800

another word for weero or cockatiel, a medium sized parrot native to Australia

What is quarrion?

1000

This popular streaming platform is likely predicted by Mildred's "interactive families"

What is twitch?

1000

What does the old lady's match represent?

Taking control of one's own fate, freedom of information

1000

Define "titillation"

Excitement

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Define Grandiloquence

using pompous language to sound impressive or important