Drama and Literary Terms
This character works against the main character - but isn't necessarily a "bad guy"
Antagonist
This is a group of words that does not form a complete thought and therefore is not a complete sentence
Sentence Fragment
This character comes to believe that life is "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Macbeth
This item represents order and civility on the island
The Conch Shell
In The Wife's Story, the characters were actually all this animal
Wolves
When using this type of characterization, the author shows the reader what characters are like through their actions
Indirect Characterization
This type of word is used to join two clauses or groups of words
Conjunction
This character's entire family is slain by Macbeth
Macduff
This location is the one "safe place" on the island before the Lord of the Flies shows up
Simon's Glen
Once the characters of The Lottery had designated a yearly sacrifice, this was the weapon they used for execution
Stones
This is a fourteen line poem with a set rhyme scheme
Sonnet
This type of word describes or modifies a verb
Adverb
Macbeth decides to fight Macduff to the death when he's called this
Coward
This is where the beast tells Simon he REALLY is
Inside the boys' minds
The Lottery was thought to have this effect on nature
Ensure a Bountiful Harvest
This is a remark made directly to the audience by a character on stage
Aside
This word stands in for a noun to make sentences less repetitive
Pronoun
This character, meant to be the comic relief of the act, pretends that he is answering the door to hell when guests come knocking at Macbeth's castle
The Porter
This character kills Piggy by pushing a boulder off a cliff
Ralph
This was Sergei's third and final wish for the magical goldfish
Bring back Yonni
This character or situation is meant to relieve tension with humor during an otherwise tragic play
Comic Relief
This word describes the relationship of one noun to another
Preposition
This character is said to be the "queen of the witches"
Hecate
This Hebrew name literally means "Lord of the Flies"
Beelzebub
Sergei refused to use his third wish for so many years because he was feeling this emotion
Loneliness