What book is this?
Literary Terms
Maurice!
Figurative Language
Meaning as a Work/ Lesson
100

A lonely boy who walks around the city and  calls everyone phoney. Despite him calling everyone out for being phoney, he is the biggest one of all time

Catcher in the rye 

100

A term which refers to the part of something so the whole person/thing

Metonymy 

100

 How many times has he been sent back to his seat?

Too many times/ At least 100

100

I move as fast as a cheetah

Similie

100

A story about the loss of innocence, enhanced awareness and fears of this loss. The main character wants to save childern from the loss he experienced 

Catcher in the Rye 

200

The ironic book about firemen burning books

Fahrenheit 451

200

A term that helps establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas

Analogy

200

Can he make good jokes?

Yeah

200

The sky misses the sun at night 

Personification 

200

Materialism isn't everything. And wealth doesn't always bring happiness.

The Pearl

300

Trick question everyone dies

Every Shakespeare play

300

A term that repeats sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase "A long song"

Assonance

300

Maurice is a(n)

A. Oreo Thin

B. Reese Cup

C. Twix Bar

D. Jolly Rancher

E. A and B 

E

300

 I told you a million times clean your room

Hyberbole

300

Social class does not exemplify a person's intelligence, character, or generosity. Affection, loyalty and conscience are more important than social advancement.

Great Expectations 

400

A story about money, fame, trying to impress a girl who doesn't deserve it and being slightly betrayed.

Great Gatsby

400

A term that attaches human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals

Personification

400

Is he super creative?

Of course!

400

He heard the sound of fire, like wire shaking the air 

Assonance 

500

A story about feeling trapped and drowning  away with your sorrows

The Awakening 


500

A word or phrase preceding or following a name with serves to describe the character

Adjective

500

Maurice's birthday is September 11th 

True or False

True!

500

A creatively dull person cannot do anything in his life

Paradox