Review
What is a Metaphor?
Acomparison between two things, not using like or as
What literary device is at work in the poem's title, "Lady Jordan"?
Allusion
This character is known for being vacant and empty of personality. This character does not think for themselves and pretends to be happy.
Mildred Montag
Name two inventions used in the novel that are real inventions we now use constantly in society.
Seashells, parlor walls, the medical snake
This object represents Ishmael's lost childhood and connection to his pre-war life.
His cassette tape or rap music
An author uses this to hint at future events.
Foreshadowing
In ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SHAME, Alok Vaid-Menon celebrates _________ to resist societal shame.
Body hair
"Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, gently, gently,".
What is this excerpt describing?
Mechanical Hound
Ms. K used this medication as an example of how society has evolved similarly to many of Ray Bradbury's predictions.
Narcan, the at-home overdose medication
Ishmael is first separated from his family during an attack on this village.
Mattru Jong
These are the 5 plot elements needed to correctly write any story (Name 3)
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
In understory, Craig Santos Perez writes to his daughter. What does he say they must carry, “no matter how far from home the storms take your canoe”?
Our stories or our cultural memory
The following themes show up in Fahrenheit 451 except: Censorship, Revenge, The Power of Knowledge, and The Dangers of Technology
Revenge
What is Clarisse's last name?
McClellan
This organization helps rehabilitate Ishmael and paves the way for his new life in the United States.
UNICEF
A speaker shares a personal experience and uses emotionally charged language to evoke empathy from the audience. Which persuasive appeal is primarily at work? (2 acceptable answers)
pathos or anecdote
In Yard by Caleb Femi, finish this line: all the [houses] I have lived in sit in my ________
Ribcage
What flower does Clarisse rub under Montag's chin?
a dandelion
Name at least one of the three chapter titles of the book
The Hearth and the Salamander / The Sieve and the Sand / Burning Bright
Ishmael is told this powerful phrase during rehab: “It’s not your fault.” Who says it?
Esther
This type of language is used in digital texts like advertisements, PSAs, and podcasts to directly instruct, command, or urge the audience to take action—often beginning with verbs like “join,” “listen,” or “don’t wait.”
Imperative language
In Who Will Tell Them? By Michael Simms, what is the main topic?
Global warming / the death of species
This literary devices used the in novel puts more effort into making a scene come alive, have more color, and feel.
Example: "The books were burning like the autumn leaves that are now in their last, full blaze of color before they are swept away by the first cold wind"
imagery
This moment in history (1950s) happened when a man named Joseph McCarthy started accusing everyone in Congress and government power of being communist.
Mccarthyism or The Red Scare
Kyung Seok Park refuses to wait any longer for the rights of _________ (a group)to be fully recognized in _______ (a country). (You need both)
People with disabilities / South Korea