Literature Trivia
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This poet wrote "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," often exploring rural New England themes.
- Walt Whitman
- Emily Dickinson
- Robert Frost
- Carl Sandburg
This little pig's house of bricks was the only one that could withstand the Big Bad Wolf's huffing and puffing.
- The First Little Pig
- The Second Little Pig
- The Third Little Pig
- The Fourth Little Pig
This green, furry creature tried to steal Christmas from the Whos down in Whoville.
- The Grinch
- The Lorax
- The Cat in the Hat
- Yertle the Turtle
This author of "Romeo and Juliet" is often called the greatest writer in the English language.
- William Shakespeare
- Charles Dickens
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- John Milton
This repeated phrase completes the line from Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem about a dark bird - "Quoth the Raven, ___."
- Nothing more
- Nevermore
- Evermore
- Forevermore
Boats beating against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past, provides the poetic final image of this American classic.
- Of Mice and Men
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Gatsby
- East of Eden
This central character drives the action and faces the main conflict in a story, often serving as the hero or main focus.
- Foil
- Antagonist
- Narrator
- Protagonist
This is the person who tells the story, whether a character within the tale or an outside voice.
- Narrator
- Protagonist
- Author
- Focalizer
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