Literary Terms
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification
Font size and type for MLA format
What is size 12 Times New Roman?
religious focus, predestination, theocracy, plain style
What is Puritanism
Jack London's example of naturalism, man vs. nature, survival
What is "To Build a Fire"?
Focus on Puritanism, allegory for McCarthyism
What is The Crucible?
the author's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
correct parenthetical citation
What is (Author's last name, page#)
Emotion, nature, individuality, imagination
What is Romanticism?
Fitzgerald's example of modernism and the American dream
What is The Great Gatsby?
Symbolic of Gatsby's hopes and the American dream
What is the green light?
a reference to another work, person, or event, often classical or biblical
What is an allusion?
Hidden, not yet developed
What is latent?
nature as indifferent force, determinism
What is Naturalism?
Chopin's example of realism, gender, race, identity, and social norms
What is "Desiree's Baby"?
shows mass hysteria and hypocrisy
What is The Crucible?
comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
formed or fashioned
What is wrought?
self relance, nature, nonconformity
What is Transcendentalism?
Ambrose Bierce's example of realism, irony, civil war themes
What is "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
Superficial, wealthy, and careless characters in Gatsby
Who are Tom and Daisy?
underlying message or moral of a story
What is theme?
Heavy, slow moving
What is ponderous?
focus on everyday life, middle/ lower classes
What is Realism?
Poe's examples (two) of gothic literature, psychological horror, unreliable narrators
What is "The Raven" and "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
uses imagery and similes to Compare love to fire/ light, foreshadows Armand's coldness
What is "Desiree's Baby"?