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| Who is the author of the House of Mirth? |
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| when you compare two things without using the words like or as |
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| opposing or opposite ideas |
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| Who is Lawrence Seldon & why didn't he marry Lily? |
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| He is a lawyer in the book Hoouse of Mirth and because he wasn't a very wealthy man Lily didn't marry him! |
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| obvious or intentional exaggeration |
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| Why was Troy so aggressive and strict towards his children? |
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| He didnt want his children to become lazy and useless people. He wanted them to be hard working people and nothing like his father! |
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| Who was the protagonist in The House of Mirth? |
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| a foil is when a character is compared and differs from another character |
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| What was the main theme of the House of Mirth? |
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| The roles of women & how they were portrayed in this society |
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| Who is the protagonist in the novel Heart of Darkness? |
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| The character in The Heart of Darkness Marlow was looking for on his journey |
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| Why was Okonkwo so eager not to be like his father? |
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| Okonkwo didn't want to be a failure like him he wants to be successful |
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| a 14 line rhyme poem that expresses a complete thought |
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| What author was a foil to Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart? |
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| What was the country that was described as the "darkness" or "the other world"? |
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