Longer Fiction I
What is the name of the Commander’s Wife, and how does she treat Offred?
Serena Joy; she is often cruel and bitter towards Offred.
Which character in Passing chooses to pass as white, leading to her complex relationship with Irene?
Clare Kendry
This term refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is meter?
This is a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?
"The moon was a silver coin in the sky." This is an example of what?
What is a metaphor?
I am a character who acts as a government informant but also seems to be helping Offred.
Nick.
Which character in "The Lottery" is a staunch defender of the ritual of the lottery?
Old Man Warner
This is the repetition of consonant sounds, typically at the beginning of words, in a line of poetry.
What is alliteration?
This is the use of similar sounds at the ends of words in a poem, especially in the final syllables.
What is rhyme?
"The wind howled through the night." This is an example of what?
What is personification?
I an the main antagonist for much of Heathcliff's life?
Hindley Earnshaw
Which character represents Edna's romantic interest and influences her emotional and sexual awakening?
Robert Lebrun
This is the term for the main idea or message conveyed in a poem.
What is theme?
This poet wrote "Ozymandias," which explores themes of power and decay
Who is Percy Bysshe Shelley?
"She was as fast as a cheetah." This is an example of what?
What is a simile?
Offred finds this phrase in her room, left by the previous Handmaid.
"Nolite te bastardes carborundorum."
The story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas can be seen as a critique of which concept in society?
What is utilitarianism or the ethical dilemma of sacrificing one for the greater good?
What literary device extensively reveals Offred’s inner thoughts and feelings?
First-person narration and stream of consciousness.
When a poet uses the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or stanzas, this is called what?
What is anaphora?
"I've told you a million times." This is an example of what?
What is hyperbole?
Who said, "He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
Catherine Earnshaw
How does The Awakening end?
Edna, feeling trapped by societal expectations, drowns herself in the sea.
This literary device involves exaggeration for effect.
What is hyperbole?
A poem that does not have a regular rhyme or meter is called what?
What is free verse?
"The classroom was a zoo." This is an example of what?
What is a metaphor?