Literary elements and devices
This literary device includes sound words like "moo," "crash," and "boom!"
What is onomatopoeia?
This character, Montag's boss, is killed by Montag in Part 3 of the book.
Who is Captain Beatty?
This character provides comic relief by telling stories about "Queen Mab" and making fun of others, but he ultimately curses both families as he dies.
Who is Mercutio?
This sentence type could also be called an incomplete sentence: "someday if we are fortunate."
What is a fragment?
The acronym ICE stands for this and refers to the correct way to incorporate textual evidence (quotes) in writing.
What is introduce, cite, and explain?
These two literary devices compare two things to each other, but the first device uses "like" or "as" and the second one does not.
What are simile and metaphor?
This machine runs after Montag and kills the scapegoat, the man presumed to be Montag, on tv.
What is the mechanical hound?
During this time period, which Shakespeare lived in, everyone was passionate about seeing live theatre, from Queen Elizabeth I of England to the poor "groundlings" who stood in front of the stage.
What was the Elizabethan Era?
These two types of prepositional phrases describe the subject or predicate using a phrase that starts with a preposition (e.g. of, in, with, etc.).
What are adjective and adverb phrases?
The following is an example of this: "Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's greatest play because it has been performed more than any other and it explores important questions like love, hatred, and family."
What is a thesis statement?
These four character types are used to describe a character's complexity and change throughout the story.
What are round, flat, dynamic, and static characters?
While trying to read the Bible on the subway, Montag struggles to keep the words in his mind, leading to a flashback of these symbols from his childhood. (Hint: this is also the title of Part 2!)
What are the sieve and the sand?
This type of meter, known for having ten syllables in an unstressed/stressed pattern, was used by Shakespeare to indicate formal and poetic diction.
What is iambic pentameter?
This type of phrase adds information about the subject of the sentence, usually set apart by commas.
What is an appositive phrase?
This type of citation appears on your "Works Cited" page at the end of your essay.
What is a reference citation?
If an airplane pilot is afraid of heights, it would be an example of this literary device.
What is situational irony?
This literary device appears in the following quote from the book: “It’s fine work. Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn ‘em to ashes, then burn the ashes.”
What is alliteration?
This scene provides a "spoiler" at the very beginning of the play but leaves the audience wondering how everything will happen and why they should care.
What is the Act 1 Prologue?
The following underlined words are examples of three parts of a sentence (in order): "Her teachers and friends supported her idea for the club."
What are the subject, predicate, and complement?
This appears on the first page of an essay and lists the author's name, the class name and period, the teacher's name, and the date (day/month/year).
What is an MLA heading?
These two types of diction are used by the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet because she speaks using simple, casual, everyday language (name at least one type).
What are slang and informal diction?
Montag knows that he will not cry at the death of this character, even though they were close for many years.
Who is Mildred?
Juliet uses these two deathly items at the end of the play; the first one makes her seem like she's dead, and the second one leads to her actual death.
What are the potion and the dagger?
Sentences may be classified as one of these four sentence types.
What are declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences?
In a debate or argumentative essay, you should use these three things to state your claim and shoot down your opponent's claim.
What are arguments, counterarguments, and rebuttals?