Romeo and Juliet
Of Mice and Men
A Raisin in the Sun
Literary Devices
Writing
100

This person gives Romeo poison even though it's illegal because they desperately need money.

Who is the apothecary?

100

“Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water” is an example of which literary device?

What is zoomorphism?

100

One of Mama's possessions that symbolizes her hope for light and sunshine

What is "the plant"?

100

“…like a raisin in the sun,” and “…like a sore,”  and “..like rotten meat” are examples of

What is "simile"?

100

Information that goes before your selected evidence, which helps provide necessary background and context information

What is "signal phrase"?

200

Identify the speaker: "I fear too early, for my mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars…"

Who is Romeo?

200

How are George and Lennie different from other "guys like [them] that work on ranches"?

What is "having each other"?

200

In the climax of the story, who says this quote?: “And we have decided to move into our house because my father – my father- he earned it for us brick by brick.”

Who is Walter?

200

Saying one thing and meaning something else is...

What is "verbal irony"?

200

The Z part of your thesis statement

What is "theme"?

300

Mercutio's family member

Who is "The Prince"?

300

George’s simple statement, “Well, I ain’t gonna remind ya, fear ya do it again,” provides one of the novel’s many moments of this literary device.

What is "foreshadowing"?

300

Identify the speaker:

“But you’ve got to admit that a man, right or wrong, has the right to want to have the neighborhood he lives in a certain kind of way.”  

Who is "Lindner"?

300

The reader learning about a character through dialogue is called...

What is "indirect characterization"?

300

Phrases or words that are placed between ideas that help provide connections

What are "transitions"?

400

The Prologue to the play mentions that “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.”  The outside force that the playwright referring to in the quote is...

What is "fortune" or "fate"?

400

The name "Lennie Small" is an example of... (type of irony)

What is "situational irony"?

400

Identify the speaker of this quote: 

“It’s just that I get tired of Him getting all the credit for all the things the human race achieves through its own stubborn effort.”

Who is Beneatha?

400

Mama’s plant; the $10,000, the red dress, and the scarlet ibis are each examples of

What is "symbolism"?

400

-Restated thesis statement

-Recap main points

-Provide reflection

What is "conclusion paragraph"?

500

Identify the speaker: "Go, counselor. / Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. / I’ll to the friar to know his remedy."

Who is Juliet?

500

The final setting of the novel, which suggests the importance of the natural world is...

What is "the place by the river" or "the pool in the clearing"?

500

Identify the speaker:

"I’ll scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to— but we got to MOVE! We got to get OUT OF HERE!”

Who is Ruth?

500

“Syrupy Sweet,” and “Dream Deferred” are both examples of...

What is "alliteration"?

500

The final part of your introduction paragraph

What is "thesis statement"?