Poetry
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is the typical rhyme scheme of what kind of poem?
What is a sonnet?
"I told him a million times." Holden is known for speaking using this literary device.
What is hyperbole?
When Macbeth refers to his murder of Duncan as having "done the deed," he is utilizing this literary device.
What is euphemism?
"Big, bountiful blue begonias" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
Early on in the novel, Marjane is depicted as being split between her personal religiosity and her avant-garde family. This is visually depicted through ______.
What is juxtaposition?
"Out, out brief candle!" In this line, Macbeth uses _____ to compare a candle to life being extinguished.
What is metaphor?
Holden is fond of referring to people as these.
What is a phony/phonies?
Balram uses this as a symbol for servitude.
What is the rooster coop?
What is the epistolary form / epistolary novel?
The borders that go around a panel are known as these.
What are frames?
In William Blake's poem, "London," the lines of stanza two begin:
In every cry of every Man,
In every Infants cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban. . .
This repetition is also known as _______.
What is anaphora?
Ducks, smoking, and talking with women are three examples of ______ in Catcher.
What is motif?
When the Witches say, "Something wicked this way comes," they are really referring to this person.
Who is Macbeth?
Name an example of a zeugma.
What are ____ (various answers from Mrs. Peterson)?
Persepolis is this kind of literary work. (A combination of two we've read before...)
What is a graphic memoir?
"The old man hummed a calm, solemn hymn." utilizes this poetic device.
What is consonance?
Name and explain four of the major symbols in the novel.
What are...
- The ducks, the red hunting cap, the carousel, the record, the Lavender Room, the Museum?
In her last scene, Lady Macbeth tries to wash the blood off of her hands and feels overcome with guilt. She utters a famous line. . . "Out, ______ _____! Out, I say!"
What is damned spot?
This famous example of "antithesis" is said by the Witches in Macbeth.
What is "fair is foul and foul is fair"?
This is the final image we see in Persepolis.
What is Marji's mom has fainted while they are at the airport? (Marji is leaving for Vienna.)
This poetic device speaks directly to a person or object that is incapable of talking back.
What is apostrophe?
Name seven important characters from The Catcher in the Rye besides Holden.
Who are...
Phoebe, Ackley, Mr. Antolini, Mr. Spencer, Sunny, Maurice, Stradlater, Carl Luce, Jane Gallagher, Sally Hayes, etc.?
From the Murder Maps, name four moments of HIGH TENSION in The Sixth Night chapter of The White Tiger.
Various answers... Up to Mrs. Peterson!
The downfall of a tragic hero is caused by a fatal flaw or mistake, also called this.
What is a hamartia?
Name four major cultural/lifestyle changes that take place due to the Islamic Revolution.
What are (various answers... up to Mrs. Peterson)?