Antigone
The Crucible
The Matrix
Persepolis
ELA Terms
100

The name of ONE of the two brothers in "Antigone"

Who are Eteocles or Polynices
100

This character leads the accusations and manipulates others

Who is Abigail Williams

100

The Matrix is revealed to be this.

What is a simulated reality?

100

Marji is forced to wear this at school.

What is the veil

100

This point of view uses “I,” “me,” and “my” to tell the story.

What is first person?

200

The law that is broken by Antigone

Buring Polynices

200

The setting of the play is this historical event/location.

What is the Salem Witch Trials?

200

This pill allows Neo to see the truth.

What is The Red Pill

200

This major event shapes the story’s setting.

What is the Iranian Revolution?

200

This literary device uses descriptive language to create a picture in the reader’s mind.

What is imagery?

300

King of Thebes

Creon

300

John Proctor tears up this document at the end.

What is his confession?

300

Morpheus believes Neo is this figure.

Who is “The One”?

300

Marji often talks to this figure as a child.

What is God?

300

This technique interrupts the present action to show an event from the past.

What is a flashback?

400

Haemon tries to persuade the King to do this

What is Free Antigone

400

This term shows how fear can control a society.

What is hysteria?

400

Agents represent this larger idea.

What is control / oppression / systems of power?

400

This theme or BIG IDEA is shown through Marji’s confusion about rules and beliefs.

What is Identity

400

This is the narrator’s or author’s attitude toward a subject or audience.

What is tone?

500

This is the blind prophet

Who is Tiresias

500

Reverend Hale changes in this major way over the course of the play.

What is he goes from supporting the trials to opposing them?

500

This theme explores reality as we know it.

What is perception vs. reality?


Illusion

500

Satrapi’s use of black-and-white images emphasizes this.

What is contrast?

500

When a story is told by a narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters, it uses this point of view.

What is third-person omniscient point of view?