Raisin in the Sun Vocab & Lit Terms
Across
- 3. Dark in mood; gloomy or depressed.
- 4. A wedding ring stands for the idea of infinite love.
- 5. Irony when what is expected to happen is not what occurs.
- 6. All suffering is a precious gift.
- 8. - To act in a submissive, low, or servile manner in order to gain forgiveness.
- 9. Weak or lacking in effectiveness.
- 10. Put off or delay to a later time.
- 14. Done in a sly or secretive way to avoid notice.
- 15. The car coughed and wheezed before finally calling it quits.
- 19. Falcons fly freely in the frosty forest air.
- 20. Feeling of being flustered or annoyed.
Down
- 1. A comparison or relationship drawn between two things (not figurative).
- 2. Adapting and blending into a majority or popular culture.
- 7. A character mentions a historical event or a famous poem.
- 11. The author cited top authorities - doctors and professors - in her medical report.
- 12. I have a dream...I have a dream...I have a dream...
- 13. In a melancholy, sorrowful way.
- 16. To beg or plead in a desperate way for someone to do something.
- 17. Irony when the audience has critical information that the characters don't have.
- 18. To move in an unsteady way or to give way; lose strength.