Literary Devices
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
What is a simile?
debut novel by Nigerian author. first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria
What is Chinua Achebe?
This word means intended to teach.
What is didactic?
He is the protagonist in a 1958 novel with the nickname "Roaring flame"
What is Okonkwo?
This is the year Iona Prep was founded. President Woodrow Wilson was in the third year of his presidency.
What is 1916?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
British author responsbile for the collection of Harry Potter series.
What is J. K. Rowling?
A person who supposed to be able to foresee the future
What is a soothsayer?
Okonkwo’s oldest son, whom Okonkwo believes is weak and lazy.
What is Nwoye?
This is the year that Iona Prep moved to its final home on a 27-acre campus at 255 Wilmot Road. Lydon B. Johnson was finishing up his presidency during this year.
What is 1968?
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
What is symbolism?
This author wrote a book based on the early life of Buddha.
What is Hermann Hesse?
When an argument is constructed based on the ethics or credibility of the person making the argument.
What is ethos?
The first white missionary to travel to Umuofia.
What is Mr. Brown?
This is the percentage of Iona Prep students graduates who go on to attend a four-year higher education institution. It is 16% higher than the national average.
What is 100%?
A warning or indication of (a future event
What is foreshadowing?
This author wrote a book about a 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school.
What is J. D. Salinger?
existing or occurring in the same period of time.
What is contemporaneous?
A well-educated and ambitious aspiring alchemist in this 1988 novel.
What is The Englishman?
This is the year that the biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories were renovated. The song "Royals" by Lorde was deemed the song of the year.
What is 2013?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
An English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and one of the world's greatest dramatists.
What is William Shakespeare?
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
What is dialogue?
An enlightened religious leader with many followers. Also known as the Buddha in this in this 1922 novel.
What is Gotama?
It is the number of advanced placement courses that Iona Prep offers. The number is reflective of the average age of a high school freshman.
What is 14?