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Literary Terms
Animal Farm
Romeo and Juliet
Short Stories/Poems
100
Something that has meaning in addition to itself.
Symbol.
100
What event in history is Animal Farm alluding to?
The Russian Revolution.
100
Who marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence.
100
What are the bluejays compared to in "What Stumped the Blue Jays"?
Humans.
200
Comparing one thing to another, using "like, as, as if".
Simile.
200
What literary term can describe the use of onomatopoeia in Animal Farm?
Sound and syntax.
200
The quote "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks" is an example of which literary term?
Metaphor.
200
Why is the sea captain's decision so difficult in "The Leak"?
He must decide between completing his delivery or saving his wife's life.
300
When something is used to symbolize something else in a work of literature.
Metaphor.
300
What does Napoleon do to Snowball?
He overthrows him and runs him out of the farm.
300
The quote "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo" is an example of which literary term?
Alliteration (or Sound and Syntax).
300
Name an example of sound and syntax in "The Leak".
"Clangity-clang"
400
A reference within a written work to another written work or literary figure.
Allusion.
400
What was a mantra of the animals in Animal Farm?
"Four legs good, two legs bad."
400
What does poison symbolize in the play?
Romeo and Juliet's literal death.
400
What is making the sound "clangity-clang" on the sea captain's boat?
The pumps.
500
Situations and expressions in which words convey meaning opposite of what is expected.
Irony.
500
What do the pigs represent in Animal Farm?
The leaders of the Communist Revolution in Russia.
500
What is ironic about Juliet's fake death?
She would eventually be dead later.
500
Which imaginative comparison is Mark Twain using in "What Stumped the Bluejays"?
Allegory.