Literary Devices
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work outside of the text
What is an allusion
This error occurs when a singular subject is paired with a plural verb, or vice versa.
Subject Verb Agreement
In 1984, Winston believes that hope for a revolution lies with this specific social group
Who are the proles
This theme explores the Party's use of "Newspeak" to limit the range of human thought.
What is language as control
Torvald’s pet names for Nora, like "little lark" or "squirrel," are examples of this literary device.
What is characterizatiom
A statement that seems contradictory or impossible but reveals a deeper truth upon further reflection.
what is a paradox
In this voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action rather than performing it.
what is passive voice
This character is the leader of the Brotherhood and the "Enemy of the People."
Who is Emmanuel Goldstein?
The "doll" metaphor represents this big picture idea about women's roles in 19th-century society
What is individual vs. society or geneder expectations
The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, or meaning.
What is parallelism
This term refers to the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for the reader, such as the oppressive "Big Brother" environment in 1984
Mood
this rule ensures that a pronoun clearly refers back to the specific noun it is replacing.
what is pronoun-antecedent agreement
This character is Okonkwo’s son who eventually converts to Christianity.
Who is Nwoye?
The title of the book Things Fall Apart refers to this big picture concept regarding the arrival of colonizers.
what is cultural collision or social collapse
Fix the pronoun-antecedent agreement in this sentence: "Someone left their copy of Things Fall Apart on the desk."
What is "Someone left his or her copy..."?
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza in poetry
what is enjambment
Correct the error: "Each of the girls in A Doll’s House have their own secret"
"Each...has her"
This character symbolizes the theme of "moral disease" by physically suffering from a spinal illness he inherited from his father’s "over-indulgence," and he uses a black cross on a calling card as a final signal of his death.
Who is Dr. Rank?
The "slamming of the door" at the end of A Doll's House is a major symbol for this theme.
what is independence, personal liberation or breaking gender norms
Identify the grammar error: "The group of elders meet every week to discuss the village's fate."
What is a Subject-Verb Agreement error? "The group... meets"
this term refers to the dictionary definition of a word, rather than its emotional associations.
what is a denotation
Identify the voice: "The files in the Ministry of Truth were rewritten by Winston"
what is passive voice
The fact that Okonkwo kills the boy he loves to avoid appearing "weak" is an example of this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
The slogan "Freedom is Slavery" is a prime example of this literary device, which features a statement that appears self-contradictory but contains a truth.
What is paradox
This character acts as a foil to Okonkwo because he is peaceful, artistic, and everything Okonkwo fears being.
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