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56 Cards in this Set
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The time and place of a literary work.
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Setting
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The author's attitude toward his subject matter.
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Tone
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The overall emotional atmosphere of a literary work.
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Mood
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Any technique an author uses to develop the characters in a work of literature.
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Characterization
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The use of vivid descriptions that appeal to the five senses.
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Imagery
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The struggle that the main character undergoes in a literary work.
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Conflict
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The three types of conflict are....
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Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person Person vs. Society Person vs. Nature |
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Concrete or abstract, it represents something else.
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Symbol
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When a writer juxtaposes (places side by side) opposite ideas to create a single truth.
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Paradox
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The type of irony created when a character says the opposite of what he means or what you expect him to say.
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Verbal Irony
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When the events in the story are the opposite of what is expected.
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Situational Irony
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When the audience or reader knows more information than the characters.
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Dramatic Irony
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When a writer makes a comparison between two unlike items using like or as.
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Simile
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When a writer makes a comparison betweeen two unlike items without using like or as.
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Metaphor
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A figurative comparison in which the author gives human qualities to non-human subjects or abstract ideas.
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Personification
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An extreme exaggeration used to stress an idea.
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Hyperbole
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A contradiction in terms such as jumbo shrimp.
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Oxymoron
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Author of Romeo and Juliet.
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William Shakespeare
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Author of Of Mice and Men.
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John Steinbeck
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Author of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Harper Lee
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Author of The Odyssey
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Homer
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Author of Fahrenheit 451.
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Ray Bradbury
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Author of Feed.
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M. T. Anderson
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Author of Animal Farm.
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George Orwell
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Author of A Tale of Two Cities.
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Charles Dickens
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Author of Julius Caesar
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William Shakespeare
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Author of Ordinary People
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Judith Guest
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Author of Antigone
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Sophocles
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Author of Night
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Elie Wiesel
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Author of Jekyll and Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Author of Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley
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Author of Twelve Angry Men
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Reginald Rose
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Author of The Crucible
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Arthur Miller
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Author of Death of a Salesman
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Arthur Miller
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Author of The Scarlet Letter.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Author of The Great Gatsby.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Author of The Things They Carried.
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Tim O'Brien
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Author of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Mark Twain
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In the Crucible, which character's internal conflict ultimately leads to his moral transformation.
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John Proctor
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The Puritans came to America to escape persecution yet ultimately created a society that persecuted and abused its own members. This is an example of....
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Irony or Paradox
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These items sit atop Reverend Paris's alter and symbolize his greed.
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Golden Candlesticks
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Name two characters who symbolize Willy Loman's definition of success.
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Uncle Ben
Dave Singleman |
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What single event is the catalyst for Biff's downard spiral?
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Willy's affair
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Willy's desire "to be known", and well-liked is actually a criticism of America's obsession with...
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Popularity
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Which character is a symbol of an emerging, modern business mentatlity in which business is business?
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Howard Wagner
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The boys outlandish plan to open a sporting goods store is fueled by whcih character's unrealistic notions of success.
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Willy Loman
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By the play's end, he shouts, "I'm a dime a dozen."
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Biff Loman
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These two characters values of hard work, honesty, and studey are held in contast to Will and Biff.
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Charley and Bernard
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Although an enabler, this character is the rock anchoring the Loman family.
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Linda Loman
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Author of A Raisin in the Sun.
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Lorraine Hansberry
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Which two characters represent a clash in generational values?
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Ruth v. Beneatha
Momma v. Beneatha Momma v. Walter Walter v. Beneatha |
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Mama's household item symbolizes mama's hope for a happier and healthier life.
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Plant
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What business does Walter wish to open with Bobo and Willy?
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A Liquor Store
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Beneatha wants to become a ....
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Doctor
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What brave act is the family willing to complete at the end of the play in order to better their lives?
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Moving into a white neighborhood (Clybourne Park)
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Which work(s) advocate(s) the following theme: Pursuit of individuality or individually defined goals may be difficult, but is an admiarable and heroic journey.
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The Crucible
Death of a Salesman Romeo and Juliet |
