The Crucible
Short Stories
Poetry
Literary Devices
The Great Gatsby
100

This is the city where the play takes place

What is Salem?

100

In "The Story of an Hour", this is the perceived cause of death of Louise Mallard's husband.

What is a railroad accident?

100

This is a major theme of Dickinson's poems, specifically in "I'm Nobody, Who Are You?"

What is identity?

100

This classifies similies, metaphors, alliteration, personification, idioms, oxymorons, and more.

What is figurative language?

100

This character is wealthy from bootlegging.

Who is Jay Gatsby?

200

This character is the leader of the girls making accusations.

Who is Abigail Williams?

200

In "The Sniper", this is the shocking, ironic relationship between the sniper and his final victim.

What is brothers?

200

This is a major theme in Whitman's collection as he uses lists to draw ideas together. 

What is connection?

200

This creates a persuasive effect in a speech, essay, or other piece of writing.

What is rhetoric?

200

This character fixed the 1919 World Series and is a mobster-type business partner.

Who is Wolfsheim?

300

This character is a minister known as an expert on witchcraft.

Who is Reverend Hale?

300

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", this is the cruel irony of Farquhar's escape, as it relates to his actual fate.

What is his only escape is flashbacks before his execution.

300

This is a characteristic feature in Dickinson's poetry, often used to create pauses and emphasis.

What are dashes?

300

This is when the audience knows more than the characters in a story or movie.

What is dramatic irony?

300

This character kills Myrtle Wilson.

Who is Daisy?

400

John Proctor forgets this commandment when Reverend Hale asks him to recite them.

What is "thou shalt not commit adultery"?

400

In "To Build a Fire", the man fails to make a successful, warm fire this number of times.

What is two?

400

This is the name for a list in a poem or other piece of writing.

What is catalog?

400

This is the author's specific word choice for effect.

What is diction?

400

This is the sport Tom Buchanan plays.

What is polo?

500

This character says, "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"

Who is Elizabeth Proctor?

500

In "The Ambitious Guest", this natural disaster ends the story.

What is a landslide?

500

This is the title of Whitman's most famous poetry collection.

What is "Leaves of Grass"?

500

This is to place or deal with close together for a contrasting effect.

What is juxtaposition?

500

The reason Myrtle runs towards Gatsby's car.

What is she thought Tom was driving it?