F451 Characters
Vocabulary Words
F451 Themes
PVLEGS
Literary Devices
100

What is the main character's name?

Guy Montag

100

Word that describes something beatiful, or pleasant to the senses

Aesthetic

100

Books aren't permitted, and if caught with a book your house will get burnt.

(Clear example of what theme)

Censorship and Opression

100

What does the P in PVLEGS stand for?

Poise

100

Montag remembers his childhood 

(clear example of what literary device)

Flashback

200

Main character's wife

Mildred

200

Twisted and turned in pain or discomfort

Writhed or writhe

200

Mildred vs Clarisse 

(clear example of what theme)

Conformity vs Individuality

200

What does the V in PVLEGS stand for?

Voice

200

Blood on hands means guilt 

(clear example of what literary device)

Symbolism

300
Main character's mentor

Faber

300

To pour liquid over something or to put something out (like a fire).

Douse

300

How Montag changes after reading a book
(clear example of what theme) 

The Power of Knowledge

300

What does the L in PVLEGS stand for?

Life

300

Faber is like a mentor to Montag
(clear example of what literary device)

Simile 

400

Firemen captain's name

Beatty

400

The state of being forgotten or completely unaware

Oblivion

400

Parlor walls and the Mechanical Hound
(clear examples of what theme) 

Technology and its effects on society

400

What does the E in PVLEGS stand for?

Eye Contact 

400

The house was burning bright with an enormous amount of flames lighting up the dark night

(clear example of what literary device)

Imagery

500

What is the name of the book the main character has to learn

Book of ecclesiastes

500

Voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong.

Penance

500

Mildred overdoses on pills
(clear example of what theme) 

Alienation and Loneliness

500

What does the G in PVLEGS stand for?

Gestures

500

Beatty tells Montag not to read books, but then he starts quoting many different books

(clear example of what literary device)

Verbal Irony