Plot and Characters
This character struggles with his past as a former Negro League baseball player in Fences.
Who is Troy Maxson
A central theme in Fences where characters confront limitations imposed by society.
What is racial discrimination?
This object in Fences symbolizes both division and protection.
What is the fence?
Because I Could Not Stop for Death and Fences personify Death, making it an example of this literary device
What is personification?
This author wrote Fences as part of his Pittsburgh Cycle.
Who is August Wilson?
In “The Flowers,” this young character’s innocence is lost in a shocking moment.
Who is Myop?
A central theme in Because I Could Not Stop for Death is the inevitability of this
What is mortality?
In The Great Gatsby, this light represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams.
What is the green light?
Fitzgerald's description of the valley of ashes in The Great Gatsby serves as this literary device.
What is imagery?
This American literary form focuses on real personal experience, often with emotional truth
What is a memoir?
If I Ever Get Out of Here follows this protagonist navigating life on a reservation.
Who is Lewis Blake?
“The Flowers” explores this theme as Myop comes across a lynching victim.
What is loss of innocence?
In “The Dune,” this constantly changing object holds deadly predictions.
What is the name written in the sand?
Alice Walker uses this type of imagery to shift Myop’s tone from joy to horror.
What is sensory imagery?
Stephen King, author of “The Dune,” is primarily known for writing in this genre
What is horror or suspense?
In The Flowers, the plot shifts dramatically when Myop makes this discovery during her walk in the woods.
What is the noose?
The Glass Castle delves into this theme through the family's unconventional lifestyle.
What is poverty and resilience?
The journey past the school, grain fields, and setting sun symbolizes this in the poem Because I Could Not Stop for Death
What is the progression of life?
The contrast between Lewis's life on the reservation and his friend's life in town in If I Ever Get Out of Here is an example of this.
What is juxtaposition?
The Great Gatsby was published during this decade.
The 1920s
In The Great Gatsby, this character is known for her voice being "full of money."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The Distance Between Us highlights this theme as Reyna navigates her new life in the U.S.
What is immigration and identity?
In “Salvador Late or Early,” this daily item Salvador carries symbolizes responsibility
What is a paper bag lunch?
Stephen King uses this device to hint at Beecher’s moral corruption
What is foreshadowing?
This poet, known for her reclusive life and unique punctuation, wrote Because I Could Not Stop for Death.
Who is Emily Dickinson?