Fahrenheit 451- Words/Essay Prompts – Flashcards
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Hyperbole
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the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
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Analogy
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a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
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Mood
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inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind
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Tone
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tone in a book means the attitudes toward the subject and toward the people reading the book
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Allusion
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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
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Personification
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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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Situational Irony
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irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
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Verbal Irony
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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
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Dramatic Irony
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irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
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Satire
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the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly,
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Paradox
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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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Cultural Context
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The characters society and how kit affects them, what they do, and how they act
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Elements of Dystopian Fiction
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Futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of perfect society are maintained through a controlling government.
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Plot Elements
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Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
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The Perils of Technology
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Too much advancement, evil robots, aliens, etc
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The Danger of Being and Individual
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Then people aren't equal and there is conflict. Uniqueness is frowned upon
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The Role of Fireman
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They burned books
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Free Will
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Not allowed due to television sets etc and monotone life made into routine words put in mouth
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Death and Rebirth
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Death of old Montag of ignorance and stupidity, rebirth of thirsting and wise Montag
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The Hero's Journey
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Departure (heros journey begins), Initiation (hero is tested), jReturn (journey complete)
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Allegory of the Cave
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Like in Montag's world change is despised people believe their own ways and customs to be right and attempt to preserve it
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Why Book Burning came about
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The people felt stupid due to the books and found some racist or against their cultures and wanted rid of it they wanted everything to be equal and the same.
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Relationship between montag and faber
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mentorship, father-son kind of thing, teacher
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Montag's rebirth
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Born again through knowledge
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Biblical allusions
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The book of Job in relation to montag
