The central or dominate idea behind a story.

Both security and alienation are symbolized by this piece of clothing in The Catcher in the Rye.

Holden is telling his story here.

The struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature?

"Like hell it is ... This is a people shooting hat."

The use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come.

George and Lennie's farm is a symbol of ...

Janie and Tea Cake survive the hurricane that took place here.

An exaggerated flat or static character.

"Naw, Ah needs two mules dis yeah. Taters is goin' tuh be taters in de fall. Bringin' big prices. Ah aims tuh run two plows."

The art of drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated by the author.

Holden wants the world to be silent, frozen and unchanging just like ...

George and Lennie are running from this town when the book opens.

A situation, incident, idea, or image that is repeated significantly in a literary work.

"I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land."

The methods, incidents, speech, etc., an author uses to reveal the people in the book.

Janie's hair symbolizes her ...

Janie and Jody live here together for 20 years.

The use of words to create impressions and meanings that are more than just the basic, accepted definitions.

"We could live offa the fatta the lan."

A literary movement that has at its core the depiction of life as it really is, with no attempt to hide or gloss over the problems, hardships, or ugliness of life.

The theory that only the strong survive, as shown through Candy's dog

When and where the story takes place.

The part of the story's plot that adds complications to the problems and increases the reader's interest.

"Thank yuh fuh yo' compliments, but mah wife don't know nothin' 'bout no speech-makin' ... She's uh woman and her place is in de home."