Literary Devices, Symbols, and Themes in Woolf, Greene, and Lord of the Flies

What does Woolf's "The Lady in the Looking-Glass" primarily question?

Knowledge and perception

How is Isabella Tyson described in The Lady in the Looking-Glass?

Wealthy and solitary

What does the mirror symbolize in Woolf's story?

Perception vs. reality

What does Isabella Tyson represent?

The unknowability of others

What do letters symbolize in The Lady in the Looking-Glass?

Mystery of private life

What causes the narrator's fantasies to collapse?

The narrator leaves

What does the final line "there was nothing" suggest?

Illusion exposed

How is the narrator best described?

Third-person, detached, and opinionated

In The Lady in the Looking-Glass, the narrator's imagination creates the ________ of knowledge.

Illusion

How does Jerome's father die?

A pig falling from a balcony

What does Jerome struggle with most?

Public laughter about the death

What does Jerome's nickname at school reveal?

Cruel humor

When does Jerome truly become an adult?

When he accepts the absurdity of death

What tone does Mr. Wordsworth's reaction set?

Ironically humorous

How does Sally react differently than others?

With sympathy

What does Sally's reaction to Jerome's story prove?

Her emotional maturity

What is Jerome's father ultimately revealed to be?

A travel writer

What is Jerome's greatest fear before telling Sally about his father?

That she will laugh at his father's death

How would you describe Greene's tone?

Ironically humorous yet sympathetic

According to Greene, what defines true love?

Empathy and acceptance of another's pain

How is a metaphor different from a simile?

It makes a direct comparison

What literary device is "boom," "buzz," and "crash"?

Onomatopoeia

What is an allusion?

A cultural reference

Which literary device repeats consonant sounds?

Alliteration

What is an example of personification?

The wind whispered through the trees

What is a comma splice?

Two independent clauses joined only by a comma

Which correctly fixes a comma splice?

I went home; I was tired.

What is the correct MLA in-text citation format?

(Author page#)

How should short story titles be formatted?

In quotation marks

What does Jack represent in Lord of the Flies?

Savagery

What does the signal fire symbolize?

Rescue and civilization

What does the conch shell symbolize?

Order and democracy

What does the "beast" ultimately represent?

Fear within humanity

What does Simon's forest glade symbolize?

Natural goodness

What does the parachutist symbolize?

The adult world's violence

What does Simon's death represent?

Loss of innocence

Why do the boys kill Simon?

Fear and mob mentality

What do Piggy's glasses symbolize?

Intelligence and reason

What does Piggy's death represent?

The end of reason

What does the conch shattering signify?

Collapse of civilization

What does the naval officer represent?

Flawed civilization

Why does Ralph weep at the end of the novel?

Loss of innocence

Name one symbol of savagery in Lord of the Flies.

Face paint / Lord of the Flies / Castle Rock

What does the Lord of the Flies symbolize?

Evil or darkness within humanity

What object brings the boys together in Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies?

The conch shell

What meter is a Shakespearean sonnet written in?

Iambic pentameter

How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

Fourteen

How many syllables are in each line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Ten

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

Three

Where does the volta usually occur?

At the start of the third quatrain

What is the purpose of the rhyming couplet in a sonnet?

To provide resolution

What does "craven" mean?

Cowardly

What does "to move stealthily" mean?

Skulk

What does "dour" mean?

Stern, gloomy, or unyielding

What does "to praise extravagantly" mean?

Extol

What does "not easily moved emotionally" mean?

Stolid

What is a cure-all called?

Panacea

Define panacea.

A cure-all or solution to all problems