Literary Terms
An indication of what is to come.
Foreshadowing
A thing of little value or importance.
Trifle
I love macaroons!
Nora
"It would upset our mutual relations altogether; our beautiful happy home would no longer be what it is now."
A Doll's House
I represent the shattered hopes of Minnie Wright.
Preserves
The time, place and circumstances in which something occurs or develops.
Setting
What premise for their show do Jerry and George introduce to the NBC executives?
It's about nothing!
My good reputation and honor are what I value most.
Torvald Helmer
"You're jes' merchandise to them, sweetie. You're jes' merchandise to them."
Rodeo
This name gives me my identity.
Big Eight
A universal idea that is explored throughout a text.
Theme
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
Irony
I left my own child in order to work for another family.
The nurse (Anne)
"Oh, I wish I'd come over here once in a while! That was a crime! That was a crime! Who's going to punish that?"
Trifles
This stage direction hints that something is not quite right in Naked Lunch.
Flowers in vase
Something that stands for or suggests something else.
Symbol
To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over.
Control
I married in order to provide for my mother and two brothers.
Christine Linde
"Eat the meat."
Naked Lunch
I provide the motive in Trifles.
Dead bird
When the problem or conflict occurs.
Turning point
The principal character in opposition to the hero of a drama.
Antagonist
I secretly harbor love for my best friend's wife.
Dr. Rank
"But I can't get on a bit without you to help me; I have absolutely forgotten the whole thing."
A Doll's House
Minnie Mouse in a tutu on a horse is an example of this.
Commercialization of the rodeo