Pearl Chapter 4-6 Test Terms and Vocabulary Preview

In addition to having read the second half of Steinbeck's Pearl here are some things you should know before Monday, Nov. 29th.

Literary Terms

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Analogy
• Assertion
• Fable
• Fairy Tale
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Legend
• Metaphor
• Myth
• Naturalism (as literary style/trend)
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Parable
• Paradox
• Personification
• Sensory Imagery (Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, Tactile, Visual)
• Simile

Mood/Tone Words

• Acceptance
• Anxiety
• Bitterness
• Contemplation
• Frustration
• Joy
• Rage
• Sorrow
• Sweetness
• Tenderness

Vocabulary

• Aspirations
• Dehumanize
• Renege
• Reptilian Brain

Mythological Characters

• Cyclops
• Erymanthian Boar
• Hydra
• Kraken
• Medusa
• Pegasus
• Perseus