Show:
Oedipus the King
Of Mice and Men
The Sword in the Stone
A Christmas Carol
The Odyssey
100
"Pat" ending
What is deus ex machina?
100
a reference to another piece of literature
What is allusion
100
The joust between King Pellinore and Sir Grummore
What is satire
100
One-sided characters represent human traits
What is allegory
100
Odysseus' ego which brings harm to his shipmates
What is hubris
200
tragic flaw/error in judgement
What is hamartia
200
Lennie's obsession with soft things; when George tells Lennie to remember the clearing by the river
What is foreshadowing
200
Cigarettes, Encyclopedia Britannica, and a guncase - among the things Merlyn has in his cottage
What is anachronism
200
The "ah-ha!" moment
What is epiphany
200
Future generations honor your name
What is kleos
300
purging of emotions
What is catharsis
300
The beginning of the novel and the end of the novel take place by the river.
What is parallel construction
300
"There is nothing except power..."
What Wart learns from the King of the Moat
300
Marley's chain
What is symbolism
300
Hero's journey, rite of passage, mentor, shapeshifter, etc.
What are archetypes
400
doomed from the start
What is a tragic hero
400
"Someday we're going to get a little place and have rabbits..."
What is the American dream
400
Dig and love your home
What Wart learns from the Badger
400
If Scrooge can change, so can YOU!
What is theme
400
"Long-suffering Odysseus, patient Penelope, god-like Telemachos"
What are epithets
500
asks as the voice of reason and the voice of the common man
What is the chorus
500
"The best laid plans of mice and men Gang aft agley."
What is theme (as well allusion)
500
Sometimes the use of power is necessary
What Wart learns from Robin Wood
500
Tiny Tim - a child representing the essence of innocence
What is abstract vs. concrete
500
"Gee, I'd love to hang out with you and be immortal and all, but I really want to go home to Penelope."
What is nostos