Vocab Authors Figurative Language Literary Elements Genres and Movements
100
What is anomalous?
Definition: Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Petulant
Vindictive
Amicable
Anomalous
100
Who is Ray Bradbury?
Famous writer of Sci- Fi
100
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonants sounds at the beginning of a group word
100
What are characters?
The main people in a story
100
Who is an example of a confessional poet?
Taylor Swift is a good example of this kind of poet.
200
What is calm and collected?
What two word options are synonyms of “nonchalant”?
Anxious, concerned
Calm, collected
Wise, sagacious
Careful, cautious
200
What is a utopia (a nearly perfect society) and a dystopia (an imaginary society with great suffering)?

Many of Bradbury’s works revolve around these 2 ideas.

200
What is figurative language?
The words an author uses to go beyond the literal meaning, often used to get the
point across.
200
What is the setting?
The time and geographic location within a narrative, either nonfiction or fiction.
200
What is descriptive poetry?
A form of writing characterized by its deep depiction of a person, animal, or inanimate object.

300
What is unfavorable?
Antonym of “conducive”?
Unfavorable
Support
Fresh
Praise
300
What is 12?
The age at which Ray Bradbury started writing.
300
What is a metaphor?
“This room is an oven.” Is an example of what kind of figurative language.
300
What is a symbol?
The Martin Luther King record in the Nickel Boys is an example of this.
300
What is confessional poetry?
A form of writing that reveals details about the emotions and private lives of the poets.
400
What is adamant?
The boy’s mom was ___ and unable to be persuaded that her son couldn't go to his friend’s house prior to cleaning his room.
Benevolent
Conducive
Amicable
Adamant
400
What is Vogue?
Joan Didion edited for them.

400
What is personification?
Identify the figurative language being used in this example:
The kitchen is the heart of my mother's house
400
What is diction?
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
400
What is early 20th century literature?
"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg is in this genre/movement:
Contemporary Lit
Confessional Poetry
Early 20th Century Lit
500
What is vindictive?
Having or showing a strong unreasoning desire for revenge.
Vindictive
Vengeful
Bitter
Revengeful
500
What is “spare and precise language”?
Didion was known for this style.

500
What is a paradox?
Identify the figurative language being used in this example:
the beginning of the end.
500
What is a theme?
Ignorance and conformity in Fahrenheit 451 are examples of this.
500
What is contemporary literature?
A post-war type of literature.
Hint: Ray Bradbury






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