Pearl Chapter 1-3 Test Terms and Vocabulary Preview

For the test covering the first three chapters of Steinbeck's The Pearl on Nov. 15, you should know the meanings of the following literary terms, vocabulary words, etc.:

Literary Terms

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Analogy
• Anaphora
• Antithesis
• Assonance
• Cliche
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Vocabulary

• Adequate
• Chastise
• Discrepancy
• Illuminate (not with light)
• Juxtapose
• Parallel (as a verb)

Mood/Tone Words

• Apathetic
• Condescending
• Contemptuous
• Expectant
• Indifferent
• Reverent
• Sarcastic
• Sinister
• Tragic
• Tranquil