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Written in verse and Written in verse and featuring a larger-featuring a larger-

than-life hero, than-life hero, Beowulf Beowulf is an example of this is an example of this

type of poem.type of poem.

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What is an epic What is an epic poem?poem?

Since Since BeowulfBeowulf was was passed along by word-passed along by word-

of-mouth, it is an of-mouth, it is an example of this type example of this type

of tradition.of tradition.

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What is an oral What is an oral tradition?tradition?

The monster Grendel is a The monster Grendel is a descendant of this Biblical descendant of this Biblical villain – the first murderer, villain – the first murderer, according to Christianity.according to Christianity.

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Who is Cain?Who is Cain?

This is Joseph This is Joseph Campbell’s term for an Campbell’s term for an object that saves the object that saves the day and has healing day and has healing

properties.properties.

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What is the What is the elixir?elixir?

This is Joseph This is Joseph Campbell’s term for Campbell’s term for

the “doorway” to the “doorway” to adventure in his adventure in his

model of the model of the monomyth.monomyth.

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What is “the What is “the threshold”?threshold”?

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In “Long Black Veil,” In “Long Black Veil,” this is the reason why this is the reason why the speaker does not the speaker does not

provide an alibi.provide an alibi.

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wife?wife?

The howling at the end of The howling at the end of “All Along the “All Along the

Watchtower” suggests Watchtower” suggests this.this.

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What is What is impending impending conflict?conflict?

Bob Dylan’s use of Bob Dylan’s use of contractions suggests contractions suggests that his audience is that his audience is

primarily composed of primarily composed of these people.these people.

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What is common What is common people?people?

In “Blowin’ in the In “Blowin’ in the Wind,” the contrasting Wind,” the contrasting imagery of the dove imagery of the dove and the cannonballs and the cannonballs

symbolize this.symbolize this.

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What is peace What is peace and war?and war?

““All Along the All Along the Watchtower” features Watchtower” features types of characters – types of characters –

such as “the joker” and such as “the joker” and “the thief” – which Carl “the thief” – which Carl

Jung called this.Jung called this.

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What are What are archetypes?archetypes?

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A Shakespearean A Shakespearean sonnet is also known sonnet is also known

as this type of sonnet.as this type of sonnet.

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What is an What is an Elizabethan Elizabethan

sonnet?sonnet?

Othello’s ethnicity is Othello’s ethnicity is this, which means he is this, which means he is a dark-skinned man of a dark-skinned man of

Arabic or African Arabic or African descent.descent.

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What is a What is a Moor?Moor?

Iago tells Othello to Iago tells Othello to beware of jealousy, for beware of jealousy, for

it is this.it is this.

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What is the What is the green-eyed green-eyed monster?monster?

This was usually the This was usually the function of the rhyming function of the rhyming couplet at the end of a couplet at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet.Shakespearean sonnet.

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What is an ironic What is an ironic twist or a twist or a summary?summary?

When Iago says “it is When Iago says “it is thought abroad that thought abroad that ’twixt the sheets he ’twixt the sheets he

[Othello] has done my [Othello] has done my office,” he means this.office,” he means this.

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What is slept What is slept with Iago’s wife with Iago’s wife

(Emilia)?(Emilia)?

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The Importance of Being The Importance of Being EarnestEarnest offers offers

commentary on this time commentary on this time period, named for the period, named for the

queen of England at the queen of England at the time.time.

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What is the What is the Victorian Age?Victorian Age?

This is Algernon’s nickname This is Algernon’s nickname for leading a double life; it for leading a double life; it

is derived from the name of is derived from the name of his contrived ailing uncle.his contrived ailing uncle.

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What is What is bunburrying?bunburrying?

Oscar Wilde was born Oscar Wilde was born and raised in this and raised in this

country.country.

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What is Ireland?What is Ireland?

This type of character – This type of character – such as Lady Bracknell – such as Lady Bracknell –

obstructs the obstructs the relationship of another relationship of another

character.character.

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What is a What is a blocking figure?blocking figure?

The play includes a lot of The play includes a lot of this type of humor, which this type of humor, which

revolves around the revolves around the physical movements of physical movements of

the actors.the actors.

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What is What is burlesque burlesque humor? humor?

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The novel is an example The novel is an example of this type of story, as it of this type of story, as it can be read on both the can be read on both the literal and the symbolic literal and the symbolic

level.level.

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What is an What is an allegory?allegory?

Old Major represents this Old Major represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian

Revolution, as he provides Revolution, as he provides the impetus for the the impetus for the

revolution, but dies before revolution, but dies before

it begins.it begins.

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Who is Karl Who is Karl Marx?Marx?

Snowball represents this Snowball represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian

Revolution, as he is a well-Revolution, as he is a well-educated leader that is educated leader that is

eventually led into exile.eventually led into exile.

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Who is Leon Who is Leon Trotsky?Trotsky?

Napoleon represents this Napoleon represents this figure from the Russian figure from the Russian

Revolution, as he becomes Revolution, as he becomes a tyrant and changes laws a tyrant and changes laws

to meet his own needs.to meet his own needs.

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Who is Joseph Who is Joseph Stalin?Stalin?

This character who meets his This character who meets his end at the glue factory is end at the glue factory is named in reference to a named in reference to a

famous rebellion in China.famous rebellion in China.

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Who is Who is Boxer?Boxer?

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This is the name of the This is the name of the school that Holden school that Holden flunks out of at the flunks out of at the

beginning of the book.beginning of the book.

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What is Pencey What is Pencey Prep?Prep?

This is the name for This is the name for a recurring theme, a recurring theme, object, or idea in a object, or idea in a work of literature.work of literature.

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What is a motif?What is a motif?

As she is highly As she is highly advanced for her age, advanced for her age,

Phoebe could be Phoebe could be considered this. (An considered this. (An

adjective; a typical type adjective; a typical type of character in of character in

Salinger’s works)Salinger’s works)

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What is What is precocious?precocious?

This item chiefly This item chiefly reinforces the motif reinforces the motif

of protection.of protection.

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What is the red What is the red hunting hat?hunting hat?

ThisThis type of narration – an type of narration – an uninterrupted flow of uninterrupted flow of

thoughts from the thoughts from the character’s mind – is one character’s mind – is one of the reasons this book is of the reasons this book is

considered a Modernist considered a Modernist work.work.

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What is stream-of-What is stream-of-consciousness?consciousness?

This Irish satirist wrote “A This Irish satirist wrote “A Modest Proposal” in response Modest Proposal” in response

to his nation’s problem of to his nation’s problem of hunger. hunger.

Who is Jonathan Who is Jonathan Swift?Swift?