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Poetry
The House on Mango Street
A Raisin in the Sun
Of Mice and Men
Elements of an Essay
100
When inanimate objects take on human-like charactertics.
What is personification.
100
The author of the book "The House on Mango Street".
Who is Sandra Cisneros.
100
The author of the playwright "A Raisin in the Sun".
Who is Lorraine Hansberry.
100
A slang term (the one specifically mentioned in the book) for someone who is not faithful in marriage.
What is a tart.
100
The first paragraph in an essay in which the writer introduces his/her main thesis and their subsequent support.
What is the introduction paragraph.
200
The formation of mental images.
What is imagery.
200
The protagonist of the book "The House on Mango Street".
Who is Esperanza.
200
"A Raisin in the Sun" was named for this Harlem Renaissance poet's revered poem "A Dream Deferred".
Who is Langston Hughes.
200
The author of the novella "Of Mice and Men".
Who is John Steinbeck.
200
In the beginning of an essay it's a question or a statement (relevant to the topic) designed to get the reader interested.
What is a hook or a sentence grabber.
300
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem.
What is rhyme scheme.
300
A short story with a single setting or idea.
What is a vignette.
300
Someone who drops their culture for the dominant one.
What is an assimilationist.
300
Lennie's friend who shot him in the back of the head.
Who is George.
300
Another name for word choice.
What is diction.
400
A non-fictional story about myself.
What is a personal narrative.
400
"The House on Mango Street" is set in a city that's commonly referred to as the "windy city".
What is Chicago.
400
Beneatha alludes to this biblical character when she says, "30 pieces and not a coin less".
Who is Judas.
400
The death of this animal symbolizes that the strong will sometimes dispose of the weak.
What is Candy's dog.
400
Often compared to a bridge it connects one paragraph or idea to another.
What is a transition.
500
The last two lines of a sonnet.
What is a couplet.
500
Modest success through hard work is another way to express this popularized term for hundreds of millions of people.
What is the "American Dream".
500
Whites fled the cities in favor of the rapidly growing suburbs in this phenomenon heralded in the 1950s.
What is "white flight".
500
A stable buck segregated from everyone else at the ranch.
Who is Crooks.
500
In an essay it's a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
What is a thesis.