Authors
Genre of Literature
Literary Terms
Potpourri
Questions????
100
He wrote, "Monet's Water lilies"
Who is Robert Hayden.
100
What genre of literature is "To Be Young, Gifted and Black?"
What is Autobiography.
100
Clues or hints that a writer gives about something that has not yet happened is ______________.
What is foreshadowing.
100
The quotation "she romped now and then like a circus horse" is an example of a(n) ______________.
What is simile.
100
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is written in the _________person.
What is first.
200
I wrote "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
Who is Lorraine Hansberry.
200
What genre of literature is "In Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father?"
What is poem.
200
The way a writer expresses ideas through style, form, content, and purpose is known as an author's __________.
What is voice.
200
In "Monet's Water Lilies," references to Selma and Saigon are examples of _________________.
What is allusion.
200
In "Flight," Pepe' kills another man with a _______?
What is knife
300
I wrote "The Killers."
Who is Ernest Hemingway.
300
What genre of Literature is "Notes of a Native Son."
What is Autobiography.
300
One device used in "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story is _________.
What is repetition.
300
"Hiroshima" talks about the effects of the first ______?
What is Atomic bomb.
300
A phrase that has a different meaning than its words really mean.
What is an idiom.
400
I wrote "The Catbird Seat."
Who is James Thurber.
400
What Genre of literature is "The Catbird Seat?"
What is Short Story.
400
In the poem "In Honor of David Anderson brooks, My Father," the author includes a ____________ before beginning the poem.
What is subtitle.
400
I wrote "Flight".
What is John Steinbeck.
400
What is the setting of "Flight?"
What is Flight takes place on a small farm 15 miles outside of Monterey, CA.
500
I wrote "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
500
What genre of literature is "Hiroshima?"
What is Nonfiction
500
Hemingway mainly uses _______ to develop characters such as Ole Andreson in the "The Killers."
What is dialogue.
500
In "Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father" is one example of a __________
What is requiem.
500
The tone in "Notes of a Native Son" can best be described as __________.
What is determined.