Plot & Characters
He is the fireman who begins to question his society.
Who is Montag?
A central theme, this is what the government uses to control thought.
(What is censorship?)
“The books leapt and danced like roasted birds.” What type of figurative language is this?
(What is vultures – metaphor or simile?)
These insects symbolize technology controlling people’s minds.
(What are the Seashells?)
Melancholy means this emotion.
(What is sadness?)
This teenage girl introduces Montag to a new way of thinking.
(Who is Clarisse?)
Montag's job is ironic because instead of stopping fires, he does this. (What is start fires / burn books?)
(What is start fires / burn books?)
“The furnace roared and the firelight flickered.” What device makes the fire seem alive?
(What is personification?)
This animal represents destruction and rebirth.
(What is the phoenix?)
A parlor in the book refers to this.
(What is a TV room?)
Montag hides books here after stealing them.
(Where is the air conditioning vent / behind the grille?)
The book warns about the dangers of losing this to media and conformity.
(What is individuality / critical thinking?)
“He wore his happiness like a mask.” What kind of figurative language is this? (What is a simile?)
(What is vultures – metaphor or simile?)
The fireman’s insignia shows this symbol of fire. (What is a salamander?)
(What is a salamander?)
To be noncombustible means this.
(What is not flammable?)
Montag’s wife, who is obsessed with TV and overdoses early in the book.
(Who is Mildred?)
This form of entertainment distracts citizens from reality.
(What is the parlor walls / TV?)
“The helicopters fell like vultures circling.” What are helicopters being compared to?
What are helicopters being compared to?
This mechanical creature tracks down those who disobey.
(What is the Mechanical Hound?)
A venomous substance is usually this.
(What is poisonous?)
Montag turns to this former English professor for guidance.
(Who is Faber?)
Books symbolize this in the novel.
(What is knowledge / freedom of thought?)
“With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene.” What is the fire hose being compared to?
(What is a snake – metaphor?)
The river Montag escapes into symbolizes this.
(What is rebirth / cleansing?)
Stolid describes someone who is this.
(What is unemotional / calm?)