Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Literary Elements
Literary Elements II
Books
100
______________ means to show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
What is exult.
100
______________ is any kind act, but it can also describe the desire to do nice things.
What is benevolence.
100
“The endless atmosphere was a giant blue eye” is an example of:
What is a metaphor.
100
Clarisse's white dress and fragile milk-crystal face is ___________ of her innocence and purity.
What is symbolic.
100
The phoenix in Fahrenheit 451 represents:
What is rebirth.
200
This word most likely means "a prolonged state of gloom" or a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
What is melancholy.
200
Someone who is _______________ is likely to deal with things sensibly and realistically.
What is pragmatic.
200
The book's references to the events at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. This is an example of:
What is an allusion.
200
When the book references something that happens in a character's past, it is considered to be:
What is a flashback.
200
Mildred's overdose is symbolic of:
What is the unhappiness of society.
300
To _______________ is to acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.
What is assimilate.
300
This word means inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
What is formidable.
300
“The smell like a stove, but still so cold” is an example of which literary elements?"
What is simile.
300
"Rudy is a race car when he runs on the soccer field."
What is a metaphor.
300
This character narrates The Book Thief.
What is Death.
400
These two "I" words are important. When something is _____________, it is not directly stated but suggested, which may help you make an ________________.
What is implied and inference.
400
This is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is empathy.
400
"and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning” is an example of"
What is metaphor.
400
“While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning” is an example of which literary element?
What is imagery.
400
This symbol has both positive and negative connotations in Fahrenheit 451.
What is fire.
500
Danny tried to stay _______________ in the newspaper article and show all sides of the story, but he had such strong opinions that his writing ended up being _______________.
What is objective and subjective .
500
_____________ means the dictionary definition of a word while _____________ means the implied meaning of a word.
What is denotation and connotation.
500
“I picked up each soul that day as if it were newly born” is an example of which literary element.
What is simile.
500
"Even the clouds were trying to get away” is an example of:
What is personification.
500
When Montag sees himself in Clarisse's eyes, this is the first time:
What is Montag really sees how dark his is.