Literary Devices
The device that gives human characteristics to non-human or inanimate objects, or abstract ideas
What is personification?
The vengeful sorceress; Jason's first wife
Who is Medea?
In Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, the repeating phrases: "I have a dream" and "one hundred years later" are examples of this literary device
What is anaphora?
The 6yr old protagonist and narrator of the novel
Who is Scout Finch?
This is the only action that will cause the Montagues and the Capulets to end their feud
What is the death of their children: Romeo & Juliet?
When an author hints at events that will occur later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
This friend of Medea offers her his protection in exchange for her help to have children
Who is Ageus?
This person was a champion of the suffrage movement and delivered the speech "On Women's Right to Vote"
Who is Susan B Anthony?
The recluse who lives down the street from the Finch family and leaves gifts in the knothole of the tree for Scout and Jem
Who is Boo Radley?
The character who is most pugnacious and starts the fight that leads to Romeo's banishment from Verona
Who is Tybalt?
"Medea's rage fumed like a volcano erupting" is an example of this literary device
What is simile?
This is the legendary object for which Jason and the argonauts quested; Medea helped Jason acquire this
What is the Golden Fleece?
The character that tells Scout that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" and "you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.. until you climb inside it and walk around in it."
Who is Atticus Finch?
In the prologue, this phrase means "twarted by or fated to have bad luck"
What is "star-crossed"?
Also known as the turning point of a story, this is the moment when the protagonist faces the conflict and things begin to change
What is the climax?
The instruments of murder used against Jason's second wife
What are the poisoned golden dress and diadem?
"Four score and seven years ago" began Abraham Lincoln, in this famous 1863 speech
What is "The Gettysburg Address"?
This character is wrongfully accused of raping Mayella Ewell, but is found guilty because of the town's racist beliefs.
Who is Tom Robinson?
The person who is responsible for marrying Romeo and Juliet and for helping them be together
Who is Friar Lawrence?
In every story this is the point where the events begin to resolve and unknot themselves
What is denouement?
The murder of Jason's 2nd wife and his 2 children
What is Medea's revenge?
Good speeches appeal to people's: empathy, trust in the speaker's character, and logic. These are the latin terms for these characteristics
What are pathos, ethos, logos?
What is a mockingbird?
Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet's tragic end was caused by this
What is fate?