Enhance Your Learning with English Classic Literature Flash Cards for quick learning
An English playwright and poet, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
A tragedy written by William Shakespeare, depicting the story of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona.
A figure of speech that compares two different things by stating that one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.
A novel written by Jane Austen, exploring themes of love, reputation, and social class in 19th-century England.
A literary device used to hint at or suggest future events in a story.
A novel written by Harper Lee, addressing racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the American South.
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables.
A novel written by Charlotte Brontë, following the life of a young orphan girl and her journey to independence and love.
A literary device that involves a contradiction between appearance and reality, often used to create humor or emphasize a point.
A novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, exploring themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream in the Jazz Age.
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
A novel written by Herman Melville, telling the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for revenge against the white whale.
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, often adding deeper meaning to a literary work.
A dystopian novel written by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian society controlled by Big Brother.
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.