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The central idea or statement that controls and unifies an entire literary work Example: prejudice, racism, identity, voice
Theme
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird Significance: Atticus is explaining to Scout the importance of trying to "walk in someone else's shoes" and truly understand where they are coming from. This is how he lives his life and tries to teach Scout to live with the same level of empathy.
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Hairwoman
Book: Speak English teacher
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Who is the antagonist of Speak?
IT/Andy Evans
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Name the actress who played Melinda in the film version of Speak.
Kristen Stewart
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A comparison using "like" or "as" Example: Love is like an ocean.
Simile
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"I am clanless."
Book: Speak Significance: This quote exemplifies the loneliness and isolation that Melinda suffers throughout the novel. Because of the events that occurred over the summer, she is ostracized by her classmates and former friends which makes it much harder for her to speak about what happened to her.
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Tom Robinson
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird African American man wrongly convicted of raping Mayella Ewell. He was a victim of racism and prejudice and was shot trying to escape prison. He can be considered a "mockingbird" in the novel.
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What is the climax of To Kill a Mockingbird?
When Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout after the Thanksgiving Pageant in order to get back at Atticus for defending Tom Robinson. Boo Radley eventually saves the two children and kills Mr. Ewell.
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Name the actors who played both Atticus Finch and Boo Radley in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird
Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall
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Allusion
A reference to major work of art or literature.
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"When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside- walking through their days with no idea who they are."
Book: Speak Significance: Mr. Freeman is encouraging Melinda to open up and express herself through her art. He is focusing on the importance of identity and finding oneself through the expression of feelings. Melinda will never find her place until she says what is on her mind.
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Walter Mitty
Book/Story: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty An older man who, in an attempt to deal with the monotony of life and nagging of his wife, has a series of day dreams in which he lives out heroic and/or dangerous fantasies.
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What is the title of the short story we read by Kurt Vonnegut?
Harrison Bergeron
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Name the city and state in which Parks and Recreation takes place.
Pawnee, Indiana
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Climax
In a story, it is the moment of highest tension and usually a turning point.
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"...But sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of [another]... There are just some kind of men who- who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one."
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird Significance: Miss Maudie Atkinson is talking to Jem and Scout about morals and character. She points out that just because someone is religious or clings to seemingly pious virtues, doesn't necessarily make them a good person.
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Heck Tate
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird He is the sheriff of Maycomb County who, at the end of the novel, declares Mr. Ewell fell on his own knife in an effort to save Boo Radley from the discrimination of the town if they found out he was the one who kill Bob.
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What short story's themes focus heavily on the dangers of technology?
The Veldt
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Who is the owner of the Boston Bruins?
Jeremy Jacobs
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Antagonist (Need definition AND an example)
Person or thing that opposes the main character or protagonist.
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"They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else."
Title: Harrison Bergeron Significance: This is from the opening of the story where they explain that everyone is "finally" equal. In an effort to keep anyone from having an advantage over anyone else, people were forced to have handicaps. The story satires the lengths at which people will go to have equality, even if it means covering up their strengths.
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Emily Grierson
Short Story: A Rose for Emily She was an elderly woman in an old Southern town who was the subject of much gossip and whispering. After she died, the townspeople discovered that she had poisoned a man, kept his body in her house and slept with him.
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Name and define each part of Freytag's Pyramid (in order)
Exposition (background info), Rising Action (most of the story, all action/plot leading up to the climax), Climax (point of highest tension, turning point), Falling Action (after climax, lowering of tension, unraveling of conflict), and Resolution (ending, aftermath of conflict, "happily ever after")
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What is the name of Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, born on January 8, 2012?
Blue Ivy Carter