Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Who's who
100
Tenament in St. Louis
What is setting
100
Ashamed or embarrassed
What is abashed
100
Inconspicuous, unassertive
What is unobtrusive
100
A collection of wild or unusial animals
What is menagerie
100
This character loves to talk about the past
Who is Amanda
200
Tom, Laura, Amanda, Jim and the father
What are characters
200
Highly agitated
What is tumultuous
200
Glowing, brilliant
What is incandescent
200
To enroll in a college or univeristy as a candidate for a degree
What is matriculating
200
This character's portrait hangs on the living room wall
Who is the father
300
Laura lies about going to school...Tom goes to the movies...Amanda fights with Tom...Amanda wants Tom to get a gentleman caller for Laura...Tom leaves (series of events)
What is plot
300
To hint, suggest, imply
What is intimated
300
Grievous trouble, severe trial or suffering
What is tribulation
300
Liveliness, animation
What is vivacity
300
This character was once called "BLue Roses"
Who is Laura
400
The unicorn, the movies, the fire escape
What is symbolism
400
An implied or indirect reference
What is allusion
400
Baseless or excesive suspicion of the motives of others
What is paranoia
400
To chew
What is mastication
400
This character devotes free time to polishing the object in the glass menagerie
Who is Laura
500
Family responsibilities vs freedom
What is theme
500
To make gestures
What is gesticulating
500
Incapable of being pacified, unappeasable
What is implacable
500
A person who tells the story of events
What is narrrator
500
This character works as a telemarketer selling magazine subscriptions
Who is Amanda