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Literary Devices
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Miscellaneous
Authors
100
Firefighter with burning desire seeks new reading material.
Who is Montag from Fahrenheit 451?
100
A reference to a famous work of art within literature.
What is an allegory?
100

"From ancient grudge break to new mutiny , Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life..." 

What is Romeo and Juliet?
100
The date of your AP Lit exam
What is May 9th?
100
Catcher in the Rye
Who is J.D. Salinger?
200
Choirboy seeks ultimate power in paradise.
Who is Jack from Lord of the Flies?
200

A long narrative poem, written in heightened language which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society

What is an epic or an epic poem?
200

“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.”

Who is Candy from Of Mice and Men?
200
The two types of reading material on the multiple choice section of your test
What are prose passages and poetry?
200
Hamlet
Who is William Shakespeare?
300

Ghost, party crasher, potential sire to the king of Scotland--all of the above describe this character from Shakespeare's bloodiest play.

Who is Banquo from Macbeth?
300

A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero. 

What is a character foil?
300

“Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.” 

Who is John Proctor from The Crucible
300
A crucial thing to look for as you read and analyze a poem in a TPCASST
What is the shift?
300
Death of a Salesman
Who is Arthur Miller?
400
Jealous uncle seeks brother's wife and throne--puts a bug in his brother's ear to make sure he gets what he wants.
Who is Claudius from Hamlet?
400

A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

What is a quatrain?
400

“This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

Who is Polonius from Hamlet
400
The "C" in TPCASST stands for this.
What is Connotation?
400
1984
Who is George Orwell?
500
He sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake...you can't hide from this entity!
What is Big Brother from 1984?
500
The two main types of sonnets
What are Shakespearean and Petrarchan?
500

"Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart."

The Scarlet Letter 
500
These are three things that you need to bring to your exam
What are a pencil, a blue or black pen, and an analogue watch
500
The Odyssey
Who is Homer?