Lit Midterm Review (Lit Terms/Authors) w/Anthem

Question 1

each character, object, or event symbolically or metaphorically illustrates a principle

Accepted Answer

allegory

Question 2

giving humanlike qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects

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personification

Question 3

fundamental and universal ideas explored in a literary work

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theme

Question 4

was inspired by his daughter to write

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Clavell

Question 5

the position of the narrator in relation to the story

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point of view

Question 6

published a novel in 1843

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Dickens

Question 7

was a social reformer

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Dickens

Question 8

believed that people had redeeming qualities and that change was possible

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Dickens

Question 9

an imitative work created to mock or trivialize

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parody

Question 10

when and where a story takes place

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setting

Question 11

wrote a novel about Day and June

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Lu

Question 12

wrote Anthem

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Rand

Question 13

grew up in Victorian England

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Dickens

Question 14

the use of powerful messages and ideas to make a person feel or think a certain way

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propaganda

Question 15

hinting at what is to come

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foreshadowing

Question 16

wrote 1984

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Orwell

Question 17

grew up in Communist Russia

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Rand

Question 18

wrote The Children's Story

Accepted Answer

Clavell

Question 19

a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 20

given name at birth was Eric Arthur Blair

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Orwell

Question 21

Original creation as a component of identity is an example of?

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theme

Question 22

when the outcome is the opposite of what is expected

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irony

Question 23

how a character is created by an author

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characterization

Question 24

a work used to ridicule, expose, or make fun of human conduct or vices

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satire

Question 25

hated collectivism and championed individualism

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Rand

Question 26

objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent ideas or concepts

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symbolism

Question 27

a comparison using like or as

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similie

Question 28

recurring structures, images, contrasts, or devices that help develop theme

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motif

Question 29

a shortened novel

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novella

Question 30

a lengthy work of fiction containing multiple chapters

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novel

Lit Midterm Review (Lit Terms/Authors) w/Anthem

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Lit Midterm Review (Lit Terms/Authors) w/Anthem

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