Julius Caesar | Poetry | Night | Short Stories | Miscellaneous |
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Who is Julius Caesar?
This character is possibly the most famous character in the play, though he does not appear after the opening scene of Act III.
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What is alliteration?
This musical device is most obvious in the popular tounge-twister, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
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Who is Elie Wiesel?
This Nobel Peace Prize winner is the author of over 40 books, many of which deal which events in central Europe between 1940 and 1950.
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What are roses?
From /i/The Possibility of Evil/i/, these plants symbolize for the main character a well-cultivated social arrangement of respect and courtesy from the townsfolk.
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Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
This linguist and scholar is most well known for penning a series of books concerning "little folk" upon whom rests the burden of bringing an end to an epic battle against overwhelming forces of evil.
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What is "Et tu, Brute?"
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These famous last words express a sense of betrayal and are often quoted even today. |
What is the Shakespearean sonnet?
This poetic form consists entirely of lyrical poetry composed into 14 lines of iambic pentameter and was used profusely by "the Bard" himself.
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What is first person?
This is the point of view in which the critically acclaimed book /i/Night/i/ was written.
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What is catching a large bass?
From /i/The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant/i/, this is what the main character gives up in order to avoid appearing foolish in front of his older love interest.
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Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
This prolific author wrote such eerie short stories as /i/The Fall of the House of Usher/i/, /i/The Pit and the Pendulum/i/, and /i/The Masque of the Red Death/i/.
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What is March 15th?
The soothsayer warns Caesar to be wary of this certain date in March, referred to as the "ides."
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What is a scansion?
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When one marks the stressed and unstressed syllables of a poem in order to visually convey the rhythm of the text, one has produced this. |
What is the yellow star, or star of David?
This emblem, worn on the outside of one's clothing, was the precursor to the tattoos later given to the prisoners of the concentration camps in order to identify them as being of Jewish descent.
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What is foreshadowing?
In /i/To Build a Fire/i/, the main character is warned not to venture out into the Alaskan wilderness alone--advice which the main character ignores. The warning serves as this type of literary device.
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What is /i/The Great Gatsby/i/?
This American classic novel features characters such as Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchannan, and Jordan Baker in addition to the character that gives the novel its name.
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Where are the fields at Philipi?
This geographical location is where Caesar's ghost promises to meet Brutus again, being (not-coincidentally) the same area that Brutus has directed his armies should go.
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Who is Emily Dickinson?
This poet wrote the following poem and is identifiable simply due to her predictable poetic formula.
Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me. The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. |
Where is Sighet?
This small Hungarian town is the birthplace of the protagonist.
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What is situational irony?
/i/Harrison Bergeron/i/ is set in a futuristic society in which everyone is given a handicap in order to make all members of society equal, which only serves to highlight the differences in individuals further and is an example of this type of irony.
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What is a rabbit?
In "Of Mice And Men", George promised Lenny they would own their own farm and Lenny could tend to this type of small animal.
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What is the Feast of Lupercal?
This celebration is in progress as the play begins and is the reason for the race in which Marc Antony participates.
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What is a "fixed form"?
This type of poetry, also known as "traditional" poetry, has strict guidelines for all the various aspects of a poem (e.g.: rhyme scheme, meter, length, shape, syllables, etc.).
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What is the Gestapo?
This nickname, or abbreviation, is the popularized word used to describe Hitler's Geheime Staatspolizei, or secret police.
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What is /i/The Possibility of Evil/i/?
This short story, which we have read in class, carries with it the theme that people are not always what they appear to be.
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What is 77?
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The Roman numeral system indicates that "LXXVII" stands for this value. |